NHL Trade Deadline Tracker Heats Up as Rumors Swirl

The Athletic’s trade deadline tracker is where the quiet stuff stops being quiet, and that matters because every front office is weighing its options in real time. This is the stretch when one rumor can turn into three calls, a price gets driven up, and a GM suddenly looks a lot busier than he did yesterday. The tracker is following the latest rumors and deals, and the market is starting to take shape fast enough to make even patient teams sweat.