Five days to go, and pretty much the entire hockey world is all deadline, all the time. While we overhype the deadline every year, this season really does feel different. I can’t remember many previous years where it felt like such a wide range of outcomes were in play, from a week full of big names being moved and shaking up races to a quiet week that feels like a total bust and ends with James Duthie quietly playing solitaire on live TV for six hours.
History tells us that the next few days will play out more like the second option than the first, but for now, a lot of scenarios are in play.