You can tell it's September because everyone is settling their family business. We're down to just 11 restricted free agents who remain unsigned, and maybe seven who are actual NHL-quality players. The big name on the list these days is Jason Robertson, and the Dallas Stars are likely to stay in a pickle with this unless they can get him to sign for way under market value or, perhaps more likely, find a contract to move out.

It'll be interesting to see how things shake out in the coming days, especially in light of the two contracts announced just yesterday.

Let’s go:

New contracts for the kids

The hockey world woke up to the news that the rumored extension for Kirby Dach had come to pass.

Four years, $3.3ish-million against the cap per year. The deal is structured in such a way that Dach will