The NHL trade deadline - the most wonderful time of the year. Unless you’re a fan of a marginal playoff team.
‘WE NEED TO MAKE A SPLASH AND GO ALL IN FOR THE CUP!’
‘WE NEED TO BRING IN CODY MCLEOD TO TRULY BE A CONTENDER!’
If your team is on the bubble - as the Penguins are this year - you are probably hearing stuff like that.
At present, the Penguins sit third in the Metropolitan with 71 points on the season. Two points behind Washington for second, two points up on Columbus for the second wildcard, and three points clear of Carolina in the nine spot, while the first place Islanders have accumulated 76 points in just 58 games played.