NEW YORK -- Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matt Martin had the chance to play the first seven seasons of his NHL career with New York Islanders center John Tavares.

Martn said he'd love to have Tavares as a teammate again someday, but his main concern is that his friend is happy with whatever decision he makes, whenever that may be.

After the NHL Draft, free agency and other offseason moves, NHL.com is taking a look at where each team stands. Today, the Los Angeles Kings:

The major changes for the Los Angeles Kings came at the top of the organization, with Rob Blake and John Stevens replacing general manager Dean Lombardi and coach Darryl Sutter after the 2016-17 season.

Blake, promoted from assistant GM, and Stevens, who long was considered the coaching heir apparent to Sutter, give the Kings some organizational continuity, but at the same time, each has the ability to introduce some fresh ideas. The Kings won the Stanley Cup in 2012 and in 2014 but have missed the playoffs in two of the past three seasons.

Free agent forwards Jarome Iginla and Shane Doan want to play in the NHL this season but are having difficulty finding someone to sign with.

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. -- The memories came flooding back the moment Pierre Turgeon walked into the New York Islanders' practice facility last week to participate in their first fantasy camp.

Turgeon, who was named an assistant coach of the Los Angeles Kings on July 10, immediately started thinking of former Islanders coach Al Arbour, the man who led Turgeon and the Islanders on an improbable run to the Wales Conference Final in 1993 that featured a seven-game series win in the second round against the Pittsburgh Penguins, who were seeking their third straight Stanley Cup championship.

After the NHL Draft, free agency and other offseason moves, NHL.com is taking a look at where each team stands. Today, the Florida Panthers:

The Florida Panthers promised changes after finishing 35-36-11 last season, 14 points out of the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference after winning the Atlantic Division in 2015-16.

One-stop shop for a comprehensive list of all 2017 NHL free agents and signings, including stories and analysis.

NOTE: Some of these players may have recently signed with their respective club; however, their contracts had not yet been filed with the League.

BRANDON, Fla. -- It didn't take very long for Mikhail Sergachev to be noticed at Tampa Bay Lightning development camp last month.

The defenseman prospect didn't even have to put on his equipment or handle a puck to pass the eye test of Benoit Groulx, coach of Syracuse of the American Hockey League, the Lightning's affiliate.

"He's a big guy," Groulx said. "I was with him in the elevator. He's big, he's thick."

Center Nolan Patrick, the No. 2 pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, signed an entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday.

"Every kid growing up wants to play in the NHL and that's been my goal since I was super young," Patrick said this month. "I don't set too many goals for myself, but three years ago I wanted to play in the NHL my first year eligible so that's what I'm trying to do."

Forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau agreed to terms on a three-year contract with the Ottawa Senators on Monday. It has an average annual value of $3.1 million and runs through the 2019-20 season.

Pageau, who was a restricted free agent, was scheduled to have a salary arbitration hearing in Toronto on July 28.

Forward Frederick Gaudreau signed a three-year contract with the Nashville Predators on Monday.

Welcome to the 2017-18 NHL Trade Tracker, the official list of completed deals since June 14. This is your one-stop shop for news, analysis and reaction from around the League as teams position themselves for the present and beyond.

Defenseman Brian Campbell announced his retirement after 17 seasons in the NHL on Monday.

Campbell, 38, had 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in 80 games with the Chicago Blackhawks last season. He signed a one-year contract with the Blackhawks on July 1, 2016 and was an unrestricted free agent.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Defenseman Dan Girardi wasn't sure if there still was a place for him in the NHL after the remaining three years of his contract were bought out by the New York Rangers on June 14.

Girardi, 33, then received a phone call from Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman, who expressed interest in bringing him to the Lightning. Girardi was also recruited by Lightning forward Ryan Callahan, his teammate with the Rangers from 2006-14 and with whom he's been firends since playing together for Guelph of the Ontario Hockey League.

Landon Girardi got super excited for one specific reason when his dad told him he was signing with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

NEW YORK -- Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matt Martin made a family's day at the NHL Store Powered by Reebok on Monday.

The Matt Martin Foundation, the American Humane and Tito's Vodka presented United States Army veteran Chris Ellis, his wife Kerry and their daughter Bree Lynn with a service dog, Lex, who they are bringing back to their home in Wendell, North Carolina.

ANAHEIM -- Maxime Comtois could have landed just about anywhere in the NHL. Every team except the Minnesota Wild and Washington Capitals had the opportunity to pick the 18-year-old left wing before the Anaheim Ducks selected him No. 50 in the 2017 NHL Draft.

Comtois had 51 points (22 goals, 29 assists) in 64 games for Victoriaville of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League last season, a drop from the 60 points and 26 goals he had in 62 games the season before. That dip caused Comtois to wait longer than expected to hear his name called at the draft in Chicago, but his slide may have ended at the ideal spot.

After the NHL Draft, free agency and other offseason moves, NHL.com is taking a look at where each team stands. Today, the Edmonton Oilers:

The Edmonton Oilers will look similar to the team that reached the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2006 but lost to the Anaheim Ducks in Game 7 of the Western Conference Second Round last season.

After the NHL Draft, free agency and other offseason moves, NHL.com is taking a look at where each team stands. Today, the Detroit Red Wings:

The Detroit Red Wings have not gone into a full rebuild while building a new rink.

All offseason long, NHL.com will cover all the angles leading up to your fantasy hockey draft. For some of the most compelling debates, our fantasy staffers will compare two players at a given position in the same projected draft range.

Value is quantified based on factors including (but not limited to) line combinations, power-play usage, team goalie situations, injury history, bounce-back, breakout or sleeper potential, possible regression and age. Once each writer has made his argument, fans can cast their votes in our @NHLFantasy Twitter poll.

THIS DATE IN HISTORY: July 17

1956: Bryan Trottier, one of the cornerstones of the New York Islanders' dynasty in the early 1980s, is born in Val Marie, Saskatchewan.

The Islanders select Trottier, a center with Swift Current of the Western Hockey League, in the second round (No. 22) of the 1974 NHL Draft. He joins the Islanders in 1975-76 and wins the Calder Trophy by scoring 32 goals and finishing with a rookie-record 95 points.

Is there anything more exciting than an overtime goal?

Probably not.

The 2016-17 NHL season had plenty of goals scored in overtime, some coming on a breakaway or a deflection, some winning games in the World Cup of Hockey 2016 or the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Stanley Cup arrived in Ken Mosdell's tidy retirement-home apartment 12 years ago today, and a man whose name was engraved four times on the priceless trophy as a member of the Montreal Canadiens said more with his moist eyes and broad smile than words ever could.

For the past two decades, in one of the great Stanley Cup traditions, each player and coach from the champions spends a summer day with the trophy, as do select others from the team. This month and next, the Cup is scheduled to visit at least six countries with members of the Pittsburgh Penguins, no doubt making a few return trips to venues from last summer, when the Penguins celebrated their 2016 championship.

TORONTO -- When goaltender Joseph Woll arrived for his second development camp with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 6, he could not help but think about how much experience he had gained in the past year.

The Maple Leafs drafted Woll, 19, in the third round (No. 62) of the 2016 NHL Draft after he spent two seasons with USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, on its under-17 and under-18 teams. Since then, he completed a successful freshman season at Boston College and helped the United States to a gold medal at the 2017 World Junior Championship.

Where else would rookie Carter Rowney take the Stanley Cup?

New Jersey Devils forward prospects Michael McLeod and Nathan Bastian have a lot more in common than being two top prospects working their way up the development ladder.

They also know how to make life easier on their equipment manager by using the same custom stick as teammates with Mississauga in the Ontario Hockey League.

EDINA, Minn. -- Defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk had a hunch when the Vegas Golden Knights selected him in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft that there was a possibility he wasn't going to stay with them for long.

"I think when you see [a team] takes that many defensemen, you know they're going to probably make a trade," van Riemsdyk said. "With that many [defenseman selected], they're going to find the best value they can, and that means most are going to get traded. I ended up being one of them."

The 2016-17 NHL season was full of wacky plays that many fans had never seen before.

Players prevented goals and scored them into their own net; goalies made incredible saves, then allowed more improbable goals.

Researchers and producers from NHL Network chose their 40 most improbable plays from the 2016-17 season for a special program to be broadcast during the summer. These are the ones they chose.

These are the 40 most eye-popping plays of the 2016-17 NHL season.

NHL teams are signing key players a full year before they would be eligible to become a free agent. Here's a list of long-term contract extensions that have been completed since July 1:

The San Jose Sharks said goodbye to Patrick Marleau the old-fashioned way.