The NHL's annual trade deadline is Monday at 3 p.m. ET. It's the first one in a full 82-game schedule since February 2019 after COVID-19 shortened the past two seasons.
With the salary cap flattened at $81.5 million for the second straight season, there's been limited activity. Only 18 trades took place since the start of the regular season on Oct. 12 through March 2.
Business, however, has picked up over the past week, with 18 trades between March 14 and March 20. Notable deals include the Philadelphia Flyers shipping Claude Giroux to the Florida Panthers and the Boston Bruins acquiring Hampus Lindholm from the Anaheim Ducks.