from Luke Fox of Sportsnet,

We step back to evaluate the NHL landscape and rank the moves its 31 general managers have made so far this summer in our NHL Off-Season Power Rankings....

1. Toronto Maple Leafs

John Tavares took a hometown discount to come to Toronto, the AHL Marlies ended 50-plus years of championship-free pro hockey in the city, and Kyle Dubas let someone else sign Leo Komarov for four more years. Pretty good month. Now, about those William Nylander and Auston Matthews extensions…

2. Tampa Bay Lightning

Able to see cap space the rest of us are blind to, Steve Yzerman pitched John Tavares and is on the brink of landing Erik Karlsson. He’s also been busy re-committing to players already on the roster: Slater Koekkoek, Louis Domingue, Cedric Paquette, the versatile J.T. Miller, and top-four D-man Ryan McDonagh....

more on the Lightning and 29 other teams...