While the NBA still has some fairly big-name players available in free agency, the NHL’s market is essentially barren already. The best player signed by an NBA team was LeBron James by the Los Angeles Lakers, making them the clear free-agent winners.

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On the ice, the clear top player available was former New York Islanders center John Tavares, and he spurned returning to the only professional team he has known to sign a seven-year, $77 million deal with his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs – who became the clear NHL free-agent winners.

While LeBron’s signing with the Lakers improved Los Angeles’ title odds considerably, it didn’t make the Lakers the favorites. That’s not the case with the Maple Leafs, who have jumped into the favored role to win the 2019 Stanley Cup at +700.