February is the shortest month of the calendar year and one of the busiest in the NHL. Many teams get to “enjoy” playing fourteen games or so in twenty-eight days. The NHL Trade Deadline is usually towards the end of the month or just after the month ends. (Aside: This year’s deadline is on February 25.) This is the month where teams really act on whether they are going for it, standing pat, or selling off for next season. At the start of this month, the most improbable leaders of the Metropolitan Division in years remains in first. Yes, it’s the New York Islanders.
Weekly Metropolitan Division Snapshot: 2/3/2019 - 2/9/2019
