Teams weren’t waiting until the day of the 2018 NHL Trade Deadline to start making moves, with a few big names already changing addresses in the past few days.
The Montreal Canadiens traded long-time centreman Tomas Plekanec to the rival Toronto Maple Leafs yesterday, exchanging their main rental player before the scramble that will occur on February 26. Derick Brassard and Rick Nash have also already been moved, as the Eastern Conference has gotten the jump on those in the west.
With the number of available players dropping and time running out, the prices on the market may be high, but selling teams will also have to commit to a transaction or face the prospect of losing a player for no future assets at season’s end.