When the NHL trade deadline hit last month, the biggest questions surrounded the Columbus Blue Jackets. They had two of the biggest stars in Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky, and it seemed that general manager Jarmo Kekalainen would trade them so they wouldn't leave at the end of the season when they were free agents.
However, Kekalainen took the opposite approach by bringing Matt Duchene and Ryan Dzingel into the fold in separate trades with the Ottawa Senators. Kekalainen made those moves in order to strengthen a bid to make the playoffs and then deliver a postseason run once they get there.