One of the biggest fish of them all, defenseman Erik Karlsson, has already left the list after agreeing to an eight-year, $92 million contract to stay in San Jose. Philadelphia additionally

One of the biggest fish of them all, defenseman Erik Karlsson, has already left the list after agreeing to an eight-year, $92 million contract to stay in San Jose. Additionally, Philadelphia completed a trade-and-sign with Kevin Hayes, bringing the forward back together with Alain Vigneault, his previous head coach.

Will the first offer sheet for the restricted free agents be revealed since 2013? The talents of today and tomorrow are on the roster, namely Mitch Marner, Jordan Binnington, Brayden Point, and Mikko Rantanen. A general manager’s decision to gamble their next four first-round draft selections for one of these surefire stars is the only unanswered question.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the era of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, or, as the hockey community refers to it, “free agency,” is how Charles Dickens began “A Tale of Two Cities.