Behind the scenes there is an increasingly pressing need to carry out transactions among National Hockey League (NHL) teams due to the 4 Nations Showdown which will be held from February 12 to 20.
Once the tournament is over, the March 7 trade deadline will arrive very quickly.
“The tone is more urgent than in the past,” a source from the Eastern Association told the media rg.org. By the end of the month [de janvier]I believe that teams will pull the trigger, even if they are forced to pay a higher price, to refuel before the home stretch of the playoff race.
The Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks would be two aggressive teams on the market, eager to stir things up to slow their slide in the standings.
For the moment, however, the prices would be too high.
The Chicago Blackhawks and the Winnipeg Jets also concluded a minor trade on Wednesday. The Canadian team obtained defender Isaak Phillips in exchange for another rearguard, Dmitry Kuzmin.
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