Dickinson plays center, which adds to his value. In an ideal situation, he’s on the fourth line. For this current Blackhawks team, he’s the perfect third-line center behind Connor Bedard and Frank Nazar. For now, it makes more sense to extend him so he can keep helping develop others.

The trade deadline looms March 6, so that gives NHL general managers a dozen days to decide if they’re buyers or sellers. There will be options available to Sweeney's Bruins.

The Edmonton Oilers may be pivoting ahead of the trade deadline. According to NHL insider Bob Stauffer, the host of Oilers Now, Edmonton’s priorities have shifted in recent weeks.

For a decade, the same NHL teams have quietly controlled the trade deadline — long before the final hours arrive. By tracking every trade from February through deadline day, clear patterns emerge revealing which teams act as sellers,

Many fans have been eager to see Avery Hayes in Pittsburgh this season. Those feelings were only enhanced when Hayes woke up last Thursday, got the call-up, slept during a four-hour drive, showed up two hours before puck drop in Buffalo and scored twice in the first period.

The Nashville Predators were struggling two months ago and had some trade winds swirling around their big-name players like Steven Stamkos and Ryan O'Reilly. The idea they would have a chance to clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season seemed far-fetched.

Chicago Blackhawks fans shouldn't expect fireworks at the NHL trade deadline for a crucial reason motivating the team's plans.

The Los Angeles Kings are not silent in trade rumors in the NHL, as they have secured Artemi Panarin of the New York Rangers. There is now speculation about who they will target, including Evander Kane of the Vancouver Canucks,