The 2022 NHL trade deadline is March 21, and front offices are working overtime. It's not just an influx of scouts at games -- general managers and assistant general managers are populating the press boxes, too.
Calls are picking up in frequency and discussions are intensifying. Here's some scuttle I've been hearing after working the phones the past few weeks.
More: Trade tiers: Top players at each position There's some mystery to how active the Seattle Kraken will be, but one thing has been decided: Defenseman Mark Giordano is almost certainly on his way out.
Trade tracker for the 2022 deadline
Giordano on the move?