No matter how your team views the onset of mid-April, the NHL is in an eventful stretch.
Weeks of rumors came to an end with the arrival of Monday afternoon's trade deadline, leaving some teams fully stocked for a deep postseason run and others counting down to draft day in July.
In the meantime, there are still games to be played as races for the top and bottom playoff rungs in the East, West, North and Central enter the final few weeks—setting up for a unique, compelling intradivision format.
Speaking of the West, the Colorado Avalanche put together another week of successful hockey, winning three of four games to maintain their positions in both the division and atop B/R's power rankings.