You can’t remember the trade deadline rules. This only makes sense because they’re almost as numerous and annoying as waiver rules. Get up to speed here.
When exactly is the deadline?
Monday, March 21 at 3 pm Eastern Time
So nobody signed after that can play in the playoffs right?
The NHL is never that simple. All players already under NHL contract or on the reserve list of the team who can be signed to an NHL deal, can join either the AHL or NHL after the deadline and play in the playoffs.