CHICAGO --The stage is being broken down, the hanging video boards removed, the 31 team draft tables and all the chairs folded up and the phones and all the wires put away. The 2017 NHL Draft presented by adidas is over, but the NHL offseason is just beginning.
The window for teams to begin interviewing prospective unrestricted free agents begins Sunday. The free agent market opens at noon ET on July 1. In between, there will be plenty of trade talk and likely plenty of trades, considering the market is active.
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