You know all about what Curtis Joseph can do for the Red Wings and how Bobby Holik fits in with the Rangers, but what about a few of the more subtle moves teams pulled in the offseason? Here's 15 low-profile, yet notable offseason moves that might make 2002-03 more interesting:

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1. Call New Jersey general manager Lou Lamoriello mean-spirited and cheap, but don't ever doubt his hockey acumen. While he dealt high-scoring winger Petr Sykora to the Mighty Ducks, he quietly picked up mobile defenseman Oleg Tverdovsky. That gives the Devils three talented puck-moving blueliners (Scott Niedermayer and Brian Rafalski being the others) and the ability to spring forwards at will. Look for youngsters Patrik Elias, Brian Gionta and Jeff Friesen to benefit in the transition game.

2. You may not know the name Tom Koivisto, but you might soon. The Blues' eighth-round pick in this summer's draft could get a good deal of ice time while Chris Pronger rehabs from knee and wrist surgery. Joel Quenneville's system stresses getting the puck out of the back end quickly and the Blues believe the 29-year-old Finn should help out in that department. He has been named the Finnish Elite League's Defenseman of the Year the past two seasons.

3. It was a quiet extension, but Mike Keenan is now under contract with the Panthers through the 2007-08 season. It's the biggest committment he's gotten from an NHL team since the St. Louis Blues. Speaking of, has his contract with them expired yet?

4. Watch for Oilers center Todd Marchant to be on the trading block soon. By signing a one-year deal for $1.54 million, he ensures that he will become a a Group V unrestricted free agent next summer (a player with 10 years of pro experience earning less than the league average, which was $1,642,590 in 2001-02). In his brief tenure as Oilers GM, Kevin Lowe has shown he doesn't wait around to pull these deals. The speedy Marchant would be a perfect addition to several teams, and at 29 should have some value on the trade market.

5. So much for that old line, "If you can't make it in Columbus?" Serge Aubin saw his playing time cut by the Blue Jackets and lost so much of his team's confidence that he was set free this summer at age 27. Instead of doubting his value, the Avalanche came in and scooped up their former role playing forward and likely will save a fourth line spot for him. Strange world, eh?

6. New Capitals coach Bruce Cassidy preaches a tough training camp to get players in shape and hopefully prevent injuries, something that decimated the team last season. Hmmm, anyone else feel that the Caps might simply be asking for a lot more injuries in training camp?

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7. Is the NHL trying to make a statement by pushing clubs to play hardball with 20-something RFAs? The veterans pretty much hung the youngsters out to dry during negotiations of the last Collective Bargaining Agreement. Players without arbitration rights are getting 10 percent raises -- and that's all. It should be interesting to see if players like Colorado's Alex Tanguay, Detroit's Jiri Fischer and Dallas' Brenden Morrow take the 10 percent or miss training camp.

8. Newsflash: Canucks GM Brian Burke is part of an ownership group that has agreed to buy the Western Hockey League's Tri-City Americans. The new owners are expected to push for lower pay and less benefits for players, threatening to remove booster club cookies from road game buses. "These guys have it way too good," Burke is overheard saying.

9. From The More Things Change ... Department: The Stars have pushed the idea that they need more youth in the lineup and will give opportunities to the bottle neck of prospects that has been laboring in Utah. But after signing Ulf Dahlen recently, there appears to be just one roster spot for the likes of Steve Gainey, Steve Ott, Marcus Kristoffersson, Barrett Heisten and Jon Sim to fight over.

10. In allowing Luke Richardson to walk as a free agent this summer, the Flyers put a lot of confidence in 22-year-old Bruno St. Jacques. It'll be interesting to see just how much heat the rookie gets from new head coach Ken Hitchcock, who has been known to eat up a few young players during his days in Dallas. This might be the ultimate test of assistant coach Craig Hartsburg's role as "good cop."

11. The reunion of the Senators and center Shaun Van Allen might be a beautiful thing. The Senators, who set Van Allen free two seasons ago, realized they missed a character veteran in the locker room. Meanwhile, Van Allen learned a valuable lesson about grass and fences during a season and a half of horror in Dallas. Watch for Van Allen to return to his plus-20 days.

12. Robert Dome has been called lazy at times, and that might be one of the reasons he's bounced around the minors so much. But the guy has responded well to people who believe in him, and the Flames certainly seem to have that ground covered. The talented right winger, who signed a two-way deal with Calgary over the summer, could be an interesting player to watch should Jarome Iginla's contract impasse cause him to miss time at the start of the season. Dome is the type of player who could seize the opportunity and score a few goals.

13. With Oleg Petrov, Mariusz Czerkawski and Donald Audette ahead of him on Montreal's depth chart, there seems little chance that right winger Randy McKay is going to get the chance to be an offensive contributor. McKay, who scored 23 goals for the Devils in 2000-01 but slumped to seven goals in 69 games last season, says he's healthy again after offseason hip surgery. It will be interesting to see if the 35-year-old, $2 million winger can get the 15 minutes a game he's used to.

14. With Jere Karalahti suspended for six months for violating the league's substance abuse program -- and the possibility of him never returning -- the acquisition of Pascal Trepanier looks very smart for Nashville. Trepanier was a solid soldier in Colorado, averaging 14:37 in ice time over 74 games. Though he was benched in the playoffs in favor of Bryan Muir, Trepanier definitely makes the Predators better.

15. The Penguins have an exemplary record of making lemonade out of lemons -- witness the recent turnarounds of Robert Lang and Martin Straka. Lang's biggest output was 22 points before Pittsburgh plucked him off the waiver wire in 1997. He posted 80 points in 2000-01. Straka was cast aside by the Islanders and Panthers in a span of 15 months back in 1996-97. He landed with the Penguins and has since tallied seasons of 83 and 95 points. This year's candidate for success? Insiders say the team is pushing for more from Randy Robitaille. The journeyman had 30 points in 40 games after coming from the Kings at midseason. Is 70 or more possible this year?

Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News is a regular contributor to ESPN.com.