Deals are going to get done ahead of the NHL trade deadline. Or at least that's the plan.
Although, there is a shared sentiment by a number of NHL executives that many of them are in "wait and see" mode. But how? How is it that teams are either approaching or have reached the 60-game mark and are unsure of what they are going to do -- if they do anything at all -- at the trade deadline?
Let's just say there are a number of different reasons. One Western Conference executive told ESPN that there is a greater importance when it comes to draft picks.