The 2021-22 NHL trade deadline is looming and teams are already making moves.
The big deal of Week 18 saw Nick Ritchie and a draft pick go from to the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin and forward Ryan Dzingel.
Other big trades will follow suit in what’s one of the most exciting times of the season.
This was a big week for teams that were desperate to get going in time for a playoff push as well as some of the league’s best.
The Colorado Avalanche are still the team to beat, but teams like the Florida Panthers aren’t far at all and it seems like no division leader is totally safe.