There have been 25 trades in the NHL over the past five days -- and the trade deadline is not until 3pm ET on Friday. The hockey world is operating at warp speed right now, so it's been hard to process all of the changes, such as David Poile, the architect of the Nashville Predators for as long as they've existed, stepping down and Barry Trotz stepping in. It's all happening in a year where league executives claimed they'd be hamstrung by the stagnant salary cap.
"It's been an unexpected level of activity to say the least," one NHL general manager said.