The NHL is about to freeze over. Today as part of the Expansion Draft process, the freeze on trades, signings and waivers by anyone but Seattle goes into effect at 3 p.m. (all times are New York Time in NHL rules).
The purpose is to freeze the rosters, as Seattle then gets to talk to free agents, make their selections, and eventually, we’ll find out who those players are. This is the timeline, stolen from some blog site somewhere:
Saturday: At 3 p.m. the Expansion Draft trade and waiver freeze begins. No NHL SPCs can be signed in this period except by Seattle in relation to the draft.