The NHL trading deadline is March 1 and Matt Duchene, Gabe Landeskog and even Nathan MacKinnon all understand their names will continue to be tossed into much speculation as it approaches.
“It’s part of the game,” Duchene said after the Avalanche morning skate Friday. “It’s part of the business. When you’re in the position we’re in, you expect things like that.”
Said Landeskog: “That’s the way it should be when you’re not winning.” He added, “(When) you’re a last place team, especially when you’re not supposed to be, and in our opinion, we’re not supposed to be last, things are going to change.