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It's been a busy summer for many teams. The Philadelphia Flyers underwent a major overhaul, shipping off Jeff Carter and Mike Richards to make room for Ilya Bryzgalov and Jaromir Jagr. The Minnesota Wild and San Jose Sharks traded stars -- Martin Havlat for Dany Heatley -- and the New York Rangers won the Brad Richards sweepstakes.
Capitals rising
Rating how much of an impact each team's offseason moves has had, based on the change in each team's GVT.
Team Change in GVT
Washington 29.8
Toronto 21.1
Florida 16.3
N.Y. Rangers 14.8
Edmonton 12.7
Buffalo 11.3
Columbus 10.1
N.Y. Islanders 8.1
Carolina 7.4
Detroit 6.8
St. Louis 3.9
Los Angeles 3.7
Ottawa 3.5
Chicago 2.2
Colorado 1.3
Anaheim 0.9
New Jersey 0.0
Pittsburgh -0.9
Dallas -2.4
Boston -3.3
Winnipeg -4.2
Calgary -6.4
San Jose -6.8
Minnesota -10.6
Tampa Bay -13.0
Nashville -13.4
Vancouver -13.9
Montreal -25.5
Philadelphia -25.9
Phoenix -27.6
These teams all have one more thing in common: None of them made the biggest overall impact this summer.
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Interesting. Do you think the Islanders are a playoff team now, and should the Rangers win the Atlantic?