Dan Rosen of NHL.com answers a few questions,

What top-pair defensemen are available via trade/free agency this offseason? Top-line forwards?

What's interesting is the list of the top potential unrestricted free agent defensemen includes several with a right-handed shot, including Alex Pietrangelo (St. Louis Blues), Tyson Barrie (Toronto Maple Leafs), Justin Schultz (Pittsburgh Penguins), Dustin Byfuglien (Winnipeg Jets), Travis Hamonic (Calgary Flames), Sami Vatanen (Carolina Hurricanes), Kevin Shattenkirk (Tampa Bay Lightning) and Christopher Tanev (Vancouver Canucks). There is a value with a right-shooting defenseman, especially one who can help on the power play. There's also Torey Krug (Boston Bruins) and TJ Brodie (Flames) on the left side; either would provide great value to any team.

The top forwards who could be an unrestricted free agent include Taylor Hall (Arizona Coyotes), Mike Hoffman (Florida Panthers), Ilya Kovalchuk (Washington Capitals), Tyler Toffoli (Canucks), Mikael Granlund (Nashville Predators), Evgenii Dadonov (Panthers), and Joe Thornton (San Jose Sharks), who could want a change if he decides to keep playing.

The goalie market could include Braden Holtby (Capitals), Jacob Markstrom (Canucks), Robin Lehner (Vegas Golden Knights) and Corey Crawford (Chicago Blackhawks).

I hesitate to say what will happen with any of them because we don't know what's going to happen with the NHL salary cap, and that impacts what teams will be able to do. There's still time for some of the players to do something this season that could impact their future. And as for trades, that market will materialize in the coming months, and some of it certainly will depend on what happens during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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