Trade Deadline Tracker Keeps The Rumor Mill Spinning

The trade deadline tracker is doing what it always does in late-season hockey, which is feeding everybody just enough information to keep the phones buzzing. Deals are trickling in, rumors are moving faster than the actual paperwork, and every GM is pretending he is in control of the board. That is usually when the real gamesmanship starts, because one call can change a seller’s price or a buyer’s entire plan.