NHL Trade Watch Heating Up With Plenty Left Unwritten

The league is still in that familiar late-spring holding pattern where one rumor can snowball into three front offices dialing each other before breakfast. The real story here is not just who is moving, but which contenders are trying to get ahead of the board before the market turns ruthless. Around this time of year, every whisper matters because one injury, one contract, or one cold streak can flip a team from buyer to seller in a hurry.