Here we go, NHL fans.
The final chance for each team to make a splash and improve–or sell off–before summer is here. With teams officially on the clock for the NHL trade deadline, it’s a sprint to find out which general managers and executives will be the most active.
Here are the latest news, rumors and buzz around the 2017 NHL trade deadline.
Teams can make deals up until 3 p.m. on Wednesday March 1, 2017.
When is the NHL trade deadline 2017?
Will the Philadelphia Flyers sell off big parts during a disappointing season? Is it time for general manager Ron Hextall to consider shipping off a star like Claude Giroux? Or is all the talk around dealing the team’s captain overblown around a team that has taken a step back?
Are the New Jersey Devils poised to make a move? What can the New York Rangers do to keep open a window of championship contention?
Are the Washington Capitals finally poised to knock off the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference? Which contenders need to improve now to have a real chance at making a run when the Stanley Cup Playoffs arrive? How many big names will be moved before the deadline arrives?
Following along with our live NHL trade deadline blog to get all the answers and up-to-the-minute coverage of the news, rumors and notes leading into Wednesday’s deadline and the final stretch of the 2016-17 regular season on the ice.
[<a href=”//storify.com/nj_sports/2017-nhl-trade-deadline” target=”_blank”>View the story “NHL trade rumors: Rumors, reports, buzz around 2017 NHL trade deadline” on Storify</a>]<h1>NHL trade rumors: Rumors, reports, buzz around 2017 NHL trade deadline</h1><h2>Here are the latest news, rumors and buzz around the 2017 NHL trade deadline. Teams can make deals up until 3 p.m. on Wednesday March 1, 2017.</h2><p>Storified by <a HACKED_LINKs://storify.com/nj_sports”>NJ.com Sports</a>· Tue, Feb 28 2017 16:26:04 </p><div>It's going to be a wild day.</div><div>Gonna miss this big guy we had a lot of great years together. Guys in Toronto are getting one hell of a teammate. [?] https://t.co/hmepJp8YOFRyan Callahan</div><div>Canadian NHL teams are active.</div><div>#Leafs, #Sens, #Habs, #Canucks have all made trades today. Your move, Alberta. And, uh, #nhljets.Frank Seravalli</div><div>Sounds like the Caps are thinking both long and short-term.</div><div>MacLellan on Shattenkirk as a rental vs. signing him long-term: "Yeah, I don’t know how that works." Sounds like it’s not out of question.Greg Wyshynski</div><div>What will Tampa Bay do by the deadline?</div><div>So Tampa Bay still very much has some decisions to make in the off-season and perhaps even before tomorrow’s deadline…Pierre LeBrun</div><div>When is the deadline?</div><div>When is the NHL trade deadline 2017?the Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blue and the rest of the NHL are in the final hours leading up to the 2017 trade deadline, where players such as Kevin Shattenkirk, Thomas Vanek, Matt Duchene and Marc-Andre Fleury could be traded to new teams.</div><div>Are the Caps buyers at the deadline?</div><div>NHL trade rumors: Brendan Smith deal close? Washington Capitals still buying? Kevin Shattenkirk tradedThe 2017 NHL trade deadline is one day away, and trade rumors and deals leading up to the 3 p.m. deadline on March 1 continue to heat up. Buyers or sellers continue to make deadline moves, and teams continue to talk in the hopes of making late trades.</div><div>Which deals have been made so far?</div><div>NHL trade deadline 2017 tracker: What deals have been made?The NHL trade deadline is Wednesday, March 1, 2017 (3/1/17) at 3 p.m. Several deals have already been made, including the Washington Capitals acquiring defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk from the St. Louis Blues and the Minnesota Wild picking up center Martin Hanzal and forward Ryan White from the Phoenix Coyotes.</div>
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