David Pagnotta

It is, but I hope there's the action.

I think there will be, because this is different than last season because of exactly what you just said, the motivation for so many teams to get better and to improve and make the playoffs or go on longer runs is at a significant high.

Like Detroit can't miss the playoffs again.

Seattle needs to make a splash wants to make a splash.

You know, San Jose is looking to be aggressive and shore up that blue line.

St.

Louis has motivation to make a variety of different moves.

Florida's got to figure out, and Edmonton, but Florida's got to figure out goaltending.

Can they get to a point where it's going to be amicable to get, you know, Bobrovsky signed to a deal that has term because that's what he wants.

Toronto's got to get back in the postseason and everything that's going on there and so on and so on and so on.

Boston wants to build off of what they've got through.

We know that New Jersey, the goal for the Devils next season is to be a top three team in the Metro and get back on track there.

They're going to be aggressive with trying to add to their team.

That's an internal mandate.

Get back to the playoffs, fight for one of the top three spots in the Metro.

There are a lot of teams that have that motivation.

And because of that, because of what you said, shallow playoff mark, excuse me, free agent pool, there are teams that are going to have to be creative.

And there are teams that are willing to sell, i.e.

Calgary and so on, that have assets that they're starting to talk about.

The Rangers have others too.