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Defensemen Rule Deadline Shopping Lists
GMs circle like sharks as the 2026 NHL trade deadline hits Friday at 3 p.m. ET, with every contender hunting blue-liners to shore up backends battered by injuries and Olympic fatigue. Panthers already flipped vet Jeff Petry to Minnesota for a seventh-rounder, signaling sellers like St. Louis might unload Colton Parayko or Justin Faulk next. Buffalo snagged Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn from Winnipeg, proving depth D-men fetch top-shelf prices when playoffs loom.
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