It's crunch time now.
A few NHL GMs have just a few days to change their fortunes—and possibly save their jobs—by making the deals that put their Stanley Cup-contending teams in position to win it all come June.
Other teams who sit just outside of the playoff periphery will be looking to crash the postseason party and keep their windows for contention open for as long as possible.
Could it be a team like the Oilers, with Connor McDavid impatiently waiting for a chance to play in the biggest games during the postseason? Or will it be a team like the Rangers that have loads of cap room available and want to strike while the iron is hot?