NHL Trade Deadline Looms as Tracker Heats Up

The trade deadline chatter is ramping up, and the latest tracker is where the league’s real gossip lives. Teams are floating rumors, checking prices, and trying to figure out who is buying and who is pretending not to be. Front offices always say they are patient right up until the market starts moving, and then everybody suddenly discovers urgency. This is the part of the season when one call can change a playoff race and another can cost a GM his summer sleep.