Dave Poulin: Lightning. Jets. Rangers. Why so many of the NHL’s trade deadline winners have been losing
season. At American Thanksgiving, about 20 games in, teams take a breath and evaluate. It often brings the first flurry of player movement, sometimes a coaching change or two. Softer targets follow over Christmas and during the all-star break in late January, now combined with a bye week.It brings change to almost every franchise. You are either a buyer or a seller; few teams are caught in the middle. At 3 p.m. on March 3, the line was drawn.
But what looks good on paper doesn’t always play out on the ice. As one new player walks into the locker room, another walks out — changing the dynamic of a close-knit group. It’s hard to quantify, but on-ice performance is only a portion of a trade. Off-ice impact must also be taken into consideration.
There’s also increased pressure on the deadline buyers. Expectations immediately increase, a measure of confidence has been gained, and players often seem to forget that positive change doesn’t create positive results by itself. On the opposite side of the equation, sellers feel even less pressure than before and often emerge as spoilers, producing surprising results. There are few easy outs after the trade deadline, despite the roster imbalance.struggled, while those at the bottom of the standings scored impressive wins. San Jose, Chicago, Vancouver and Arizona beat much higher ranked teams, reminders that points are not handed out freely at this time of year.
The pressure has ramped up on three teams in particular with playoff aspirations: the New York Rangers (who added Vladimir Tarasenko,
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