<a href="https://theathletic.com/3600322/2022/09/16/lebrun-offseason-nuggets-devils-stars-hurricanes/">Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reported</a> on some of the key dates coming up for the NHL season in his rumblings column today.
<blockquote>• March 3: The NHL trade deadline. That’s a Friday, by the way.
• June 28-29: The NHL Draft in Nashville, which the NHL announced last month. That’s a Wednesday and Thursday. Remember that the NHL went to a Thursday-Friday draft this past July in Montreal, getting away from its normal Friday first round and Saturday end-of-draft set-up.
• July 1: Opening of free agency. So finally back to the normal July 1 Free Agent Frenzy day, for the first time since pre-pandemic. Free Agent Frenzy was Oct. 9 in 2020, July 28 in 2021 and July 13 this past year.</blockquote>
The one day in between the draft and free agency is going to be fun. The less prep time for NHL GMs between major decisions is only a good thing, and will hopefully lead up to some additional excitement leading into the draft as well. I could go for a Saturday day two of the draft, but it&#8217;s worth it for the short turnaround.
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<a href="https://theathletic.com/3600322/2022/09/16/lebrun-offseason-nuggets-devils-stars-hurricanes/">Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reported</a> on some of the key dates coming up for the NHL season in his rumblings column today.
<blockquote>• March 3: The NHL trade deadline. That’s a Friday, by the way.

• June 28-29: The NHL Draft in Nashville, which the NHL announced last month. That’s a Wednesday and Thursday. Remember that the NHL went to a Thursday-Friday draft this past July in Montreal, getting away from its normal Friday first round and Saturday end-of-draft set-up.

• July 1: Opening of free agency. So finally back to the normal July 1 Free Agent Frenzy day, for the first time since pre-pandemic. Free Agent Frenzy was Oct. 9 in 2020, July 28 in 2021 and July 13 this past year.</blockquote>
The one day in between the draft and free agency is going to be fun. The less prep time for NHL GMs between major decisions is only a good thing, and will hopefully lead up to some additional excitement leading into the draft as well. I could go for a Saturday day two of the draft, but it's worth it for the short turnaround.

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