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This year’s NHL trade deadline is Friday, March 3 at 3 pm ET. The weeks leading up to deadline day tend to be the busiest for player movement during the regular season. Teams that are out of playoff contention shop the pending free agents they can’t or won’t re-sign. Meanwhile, contenders attempt to acquire the best available talent to bolster their rosters for the postseason.
The New York Islanders could be hoping for the same sort of boost with their recent acquisition of Bo Horvat. They acquired the 27-year-old center from the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 30 to bolster their sagging offense as they attempt to nail down a playoff berth.
Sometimes a contender makes a trade that helps to propel them into the Stanley Cup Final. Recent notable examples include the Los Angeles Kings’ acquisition of Jeff Carter in 2012 and the New York Rangers bringing in Martin St. Louis in 2014.
Chicago Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane and St. Louis Blues center Ryan O’Reilly have become the subjects of frequent trade speculation among the media this season. They are the type of players who could lift a contender into a champion.
Here are five game-changing trades we’d love to see before the March 3 NHL trade deadline. You can give us your thoughts on this topic in the comments section below.