Job security is all relative, especially in the NHL and especially around this time of year.
All it takes to drive home that point is a few minutes talking to Brady Skjei, the lone Ranger signed beyond the 2021-22 season. As the 24-year-old defenseman knows, there are a few players on his team who are more than likely going to be traded before the Feb. 25 deadline, and that is mostly because of their expiring contracts. But despite having signed a six-year, $31.5 million deal this past summer, he still lives with uncertainty.