The trade deadline is months away, but some franchises might be inclined to start dealing sooner rather than later. Injuries are making a significant impact on every NHL roster already this year, and the way the schedule is arranged because of the Olympics, a slide early in the season could be devastating in April and May.
Just look at some of the players who will miss significant time already this year:
Vancouver : Daniel Sedin (four to six weeks) and Sami Salo (three to five)
Detroit : Johan Franzen (four months)
Columbus : Jan Hejda (four to six weeks)
Edmonton : Sheldon Souray (TBD - concussion)
Boston : Marc Savard (four to six weeks) and Milan Lucic (four to six weeks)
Pittsburgh : Sergei Gonchar (four to six weeks)
Nashville : Jason Arnott (two weeks)
Carolina : Erik Cole (four to s ...
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Article written by TAB BAMFORD
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