The NHL trade deadline day is one of the most exciting days of the season on the hockey calendar. Teams are gearing up for the playoffs if they think they can make a run, or they are shedding off veteran players and loading up with younger assets if they need to shift gears and look further into the future.
Trade deadline moves can fortify teams and add the needed extra ingredients to go on long playoff runs. The Pittsburgh Penguins have been the NHL’s best and most successful team in the salary cap era, and they’ve had to navigate dealing with the cap and the motives of other teams along the way.