‘Next up are unrestricted free agents, who will be free to sign elsewhere beginning Oct. 9 at noon: Johan Larsson, Zemgus Girgensons, Wayne Simmonds, Vladimir Sobotka, Jimmy Vesey, Michael Frolik and Matt Hunwick. While Simmonds checks a few boxes, his lack of foot speed doesn’t fit with how Krueger wants to play. We’re also saying goodbye to Vesey, Frolik and Hunwick, the latter of whom did not appear in a game last season because of a neck injury. Allowing these players to walk will give us flexibility to add salary elsewhere and we have some intriguing young forwards who will have an opportunity to win roster spots in training camp.’