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The One Thing Every NHL Free Agent Signing Must Avoid This Off-Season
With the NHL draft over and July free agency well underway, the doldrums of the summer are thankfully upon us. Rest, relaxation and recouperation are all on the menu for NHL players, not just on the Panthers and the Oilers but all of the rest of the National Hockey League teams.
Retro Rangers: Berenson Hit the Post!
Red Berenson was one of the first stars to emerge from the NHL’s initial expansion in 1967, scoring over 100 goals in his first three seasons with the St. Louis Blues and leading them to three consecutive appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals.
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![Ranking the top 25 NHL players of the 21st century](https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2024/0717/nhl_21-century-athletes_16x9.jpg)
From Crosby to Thornton, Ovechkin to Chara, here are hockey's best from the past 25 years. [...]
![From adding talent to losing captains: NHL teams that changed the most this offseason](https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2023/0929/r1231237_608x342_16-9.jpg)
From the Chicago Blackhawks to the Vegas Golden Knights, check out 13 teams most affected by offseason moves both good -- and well, not so good. [...]
![Blue Jackets' Laine cleared after broken clavicle](https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2024/0128/r1283668_1296x729_16-9.jpg)
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine was cleared to return from the NHL/NHLPA Players Assistance Program on Friday. [...]
![Flyers' Konecny gets 8-year, $70M extension](https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2024/0223/r1295164_600x400_3-2.jpg)
Flyers forward Travis Konecny has signed an eight-year, $70 million contract extension. [...]
![Suns' Ishbia wants to bring NHL back to Phoenix](https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2024/0502/r1327317_600x400_3-2.jpg)
Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia told Sportico that he has his sights set on bringing hockey back to Arizona. [...]
![Wells Fargo to drop name from Philly sports arena](https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2020/0521/r700871_600x400_3-2.jpg)
Banking giant Wells Fargo says it will not renew its naming rights deal with the home of the Philadelphia Flyers and 76ers when it expires in August 2025. [...]
![Sabres agree to $23.75M deal with Luukkonen](https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2024/0724/r1362796_600x400_3-2.jpg)
Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen went from being the Buffalo Sabres' third-string goalie at the beginning of last season to their potential long-term answer in net. [...]
![Oilers hire GM Bowman after Blackhawks case](https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2024/0724/r1362524_1296x729_16-9.jpg)
Stan Bowman, who resigned as Blackhawks GM in 2021 amid the fallout of a sexual assault case stemming from 2010, has been hired by the Oilers to serve as GM. [...]
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