Yesterday I wrote about teams that need to reload for the 2013/14 NHL season. By reload I meant that these were teams with the right core in place. Little to no adjustments need to be made moving forward. The abbreviated season seemed to hurt teams like the New York Rangers and Minnesota Wild where new faces had to gel and learn to play on the fly. Each of those clubs made the playoffs…barely, but the timing and cohesion was off a little, which prevented a deeper playoff run.

Today we will look at other teams that need more than a little tweak here and there. These teams have one or more star players on the team, but look like they may have taken a  step backwards this past season. I’m not suggesting they blow up the squad and have a fire sale, but much larger and deeper changes to the roster.

Here are five clubs that will need to be active this offseason and will have much different rosters when the season starts next fall.

Side note—I should have included the New York Islanders in my rebuilding article. They have a ton of young talent and will be a force in the Eastern Conference for years to come.

Now, for the teams that need more than a little help.

5. Edmonton Oilers-The Oilers were a fashionable pick to do some damage after their third consecutive first overall pick. They are a young and fun team to watch but they only have two viable lines to roll out each night. Justin Schultz proved that he has star power on the blue line, but the Oilers need some good veteran role players to do the dirty work that third and fourth line players do. The Oilers need some grinders, and that should be their focus this summer.

4. Tampa Bay-With a roster that includes Steven Stamkos and the Art Ross Trophy winner Martin St. Louis, you might wonder why Tampa would need to hit the reset button? The main reason is the money locked into old and unproductive, high-dollar veterans. After spending a small fortune last summer to revamp the defense, the Lightning gave up just as many goals this year. Goaltending and defense remain an issue and so does Tampa’s salary cap number.

3. Buffalo Sabres-The Sabres were another busy club last summer that ended up falling short of a playoff berth. Ryan Miller’s days in Buffalo could be done, especially considering Jhonas Enroth looked strong in his end of season audition for the Buffalo goaltending job. Miller needs a fresh start and the Sabres need some financial relief from his big salary.

2. Calgary Flames-The biggest non-surprise of this summer will be the semi-triumphant return of Jarome Iginla to the Flames. Iginla wanted to play for a Stanley Cup contender and chose Pittsburgh to finish out his contract. As a free agent this summer, Iginla will probably want to return to the club that he has spent his career with. The Flames also dumped Jay Bouwmeester at the trade deadline and will have a good bit of salary cap room to play with.

1. Vancouver Canucks-Though they are only a year removed from a Presidents Trophy, the Canucks are also coming off a second consecutive first round playoff exit. The elite players on the Canucks are getting older and a decision needs to be made about what to do with a certain set of twins.

Both Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin will be free agents next summer and at age 34 (before the 2014/15 season starts), why would Vancouver want to drop another $12.2 million per season on their declining skills. Then there is Roberto Luongo. The saga will end this summer with Luongo being shipped off to the Eastern Conference to either Toronto or the New York Islanders. The Canucks have a new coach coming in and will have a whole new look next fall.