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Originally Posted by MarkGio
I can't believe the NHL deadline is only 17 days away and the following trades have taken place since the season started:
- OCTOBER 7: Edmonton Oilers trade F Nail Yakupov to St. Louis Blues for F Zach Pochiro and a conditional draft pick.
- OCTOBER 8: Montreal Canadiens trade F Tim Bozon to Florida Panthers for D Jonathan Racine
- NOVEMBER 2: Pittsburgh Penguins trade G Mike Condon to Ottawa Senators for 2017 5th-round pick
- NOVEMBER 8: New York Rangers trade D Dylan McIlrath to Florida Panthers for D Steven Kampfer and a conditional 2018 7th-round pick
- NOVEMBER 16: Florida Panthers trade F Logan Shaw to Anaheim Ducks for F Michael Sgarbossa
- DECEMBER 9: Toronto Maple Leafs trade F Peter Holland to Arizona Coyotes for 2018 conditional draft pick
- JANUARY 11: Toronto Maple Leafs trade G Jhonas Enroth to Anaheim Ducks for 2018 7th-round pick
- JANUARY 13: Colorado Avalanche trade F Cody McLeod to Nashville Predators for F Felix Girard
- JANUARY 21: Los Angeles Kings trade F Michael Latta to Chicago Blackhawks for D Cameron Schilling
- JANUARY 24: San Jose Sharks trade F Tommy Wingels to Ottawa Senators for F Buddy Robinson, F Zach Stortini and 2017 7th-round pick
- JANUARY 26: Tampa Bay Lightning trade D Nikita Nesterov to Montreal Canadiens for D Jonathan Racine and 2017 6th-round pic
- FEBRUARY 4: New Jersey Devils trade F Vernon Fiddler to Nashville Predators for 2017 4th-round pick
This has to be the slowest year for trades for as long as I can remember. None of the players listed have any sort of top end talent.
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This is mainly due to the flat cap. Teams are unwilling to cripple their future financials anymore knowing there is no relief coming July 1st.