We're just one month away from the first puck drop of the 2024-25 NHL season.
Some lingering business has been trickling in as players prepare for camp, though.
As we gear up for another year of hopes, dreams and disappointments, let's take a look at one thing each team probably wishes it could have before training camp begins.
Tampa Bay Lightning: A Shoulder Chip
Nikita Kucherov narrowly lost one of the most heated Hart Trophy contests in recent memory.
You could argue that he deserved to win just as much as Nathan MacKinnon depending on how you look at a player's value to their team.
Between Kucherov, the Jake Guentzel acquisition and the general "never give up" demeanor of this Lightning team, Tampa Bay might make an interesting shoulder-chipped run this year.
