PWHL free agency preview: What each team needs this off-season

One week after an expansion draft threw PWHL rosters into a blender, teams will have the chance to start rebuilding with free agents.

Teams can sign players on expiring contracts beginning Monday at 9 a.m. ET, and it should be a busy few days, with several notable names available. The league also has an entry draft scheduled for June 24, which will provide an injection of new young talent.

Top free agents include 2024 PWHL MVP Natalie Spooner (Toronto Sceptres), two-way forward Hannah Miller (Toronto Sceptres), Montreal Victoire defender Kati Tabin, and a group of players who won back-to-back Walter Cups with the Minnesota Frost, including defender Mellissa Channell-Watkins, goaltender Maddie Rooney and forward Michela Cava.

With the dust settled on expansion, here's what each team could use heading into the free-agent signing period.

The Sceptres emerged from the expansion draft relatively unscathed on defence, though it likely hurt to lose a promising rookie defender in Megan Carter. But bringing back Kali Flanagan, who's a free agent, will give Toronto four solid options on the blue line.

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Both goaltenders remain with the team too, though GM Gina Kingsbury hinted that the Sceptres are still sorting out who will take the lead in net next season. Starter Kristen Campbell had a difficult playoff series against Minnesota, to the point where head coach Troy Ryan opted to start third-string goaltender, Carly Jackson, in a do-or-die game.

The team will have to decide whether to turn back to Campbell, go with backup goaltender Raygan Kirk or find someone new.

"There's no doubt that we have to look at if there's other options or if