We’re rapidly approaching the NHL’s trade deadline - a day that will be full of hockey analysts twiddling their thumbs on live television for the better part of six hours during TradeCentre on TSN and Hockey Central on Sportsnet. Who could forget those exhilarating mornings where hockey closest insiders best broke down trades like Sergei Plotnikov for a 7th for hours, while we all sat wondering “Is this really what I’ve devoted my day to watching?”
There has been an interesting trend going on among NHL teams in recent years: teams simply are not waiting until deadline day to move big name players.