NHL'S CANADIAN TEAMS LOOK TO FILL WISH LISTS

GMS re-signing RFAS, engineering trades before all-out summer bidding wars begin

With both the NHL expansion and the entry draft behind us, here's a look at what's happened with the seven Canadian teams — and what's on the horizon heading into the free agency period on July 28.

CALGARY FLAMES

The week that was: Losing captain Mark Giordano to Seattle might have been the first step toward rebuilding a roster that failed to make the playoffs last season. In the entry draft they got USHL goal-scoring leader Matt Coronato with the 13th pick. North American Scouting's Mark Seidel gave the team an A-plus for finding value in the latter rounds with defencemen Cameron Whynot and

Cole Jordan, as well as goalie Arseni Sergeyev.

The week ahead: The Flames need someone who can replace Giordano's minutes.

EDMONTON OILERS

The week that was: The Oilers received criticism for acquiring 38-year-old defenceman Duncan Keith in a trade and re-signing 39-goalie Mike Smith, but the deals look worse after they also lost Adam Larsson in the expansion draft and could be without Oscar Klefbom for a second straight season. In the entry draft, Edmonton selected “slick” forward Xavier Bourgault at No. 22, then used a sixth-round pick on Russian winger Matvei Petrov. The week ahead: A deal is in the works for Toronto's Zach Hyman. But will the Oilers re-sign defenceman Tyson Barrie?

MONTREAL CANADIENS

The week that was: The Habs caught a break when Seattle opted not to select goalie Carey Price in the expansion draft, but that goodwill vanished when GM Marc Bergevin selected Logan Mailloux, who was charged with distributing a sexual photo without consent in Sweden last year.

Seidel gave Montreal an A-minus for landing forwards Riley Kidney and Oliver Kapanen in the second round, as well as for finding value in the latter rounds with winger Joshua Roy and goalie Joe Vrbetic.

The week ahead: With Shea Weber out for the season, expect the Habs to chase Dougie Hamilton and Barrie. But the big question is whether they can bring back centre Philip Danault.

OTTAWA SENATORS

The week that was: Some think the Sens overreached in using the 10th overall pick on scrappy forward Tyler Boucher, but Seidel praised the selection. “Boucher is very hard to handle and plays the style of game that fans will love, and coaches will covet in the playoffs,” he said, while giving Ottawa an overall B-minus grade for taking a chance on second-rounders Zack Ostapchuk and Benjamin Roger. The week ahead: The Senators have a number of restricted agents who need big raises.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

The week that was: Saying goodbye to Hyman in free agency opens up a huge hole in their top six. Seidel gave Toronto a C-minus, with over-aged Russian goalie Vyacheslav Peksa being the lone highlight.

The week ahead: With about $9 million in available cap space, the Leafs will try to get a goalie (Petr Mrazek? Braden Holtby?) to back up Jack Campbell.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS

The week that was: By trading for Oliver Ekman-larsson and Conor Garland, the Canucks made a statement. Seidel gave Vancouver a B-minus for a Euro-heavy draft strategy that included world under-18 standout Danila Klimovich in the second round and top-ranked goalie Aku Koskenvuo in the fifth round.

The week ahead: The challenge will be to re-sign Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson at reasonable numbers.

WINNIPEG JETS

The week that was: The Jets dodged a bullet when Seattle chose winger Mason Appleton rather than defenceman Dylan Demelo in the expansion draft. They landed sharpshooting centre Chaz Lucius with the No. 18 pick and Russian sniper Nikita Chibrikov was still available in the second round.

The week ahead: A defenceman remains at the top of general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff 's wish list.