The NHL trade market is heating up with just days to go before the March 7 deadline, and some big names are still up for grabs.
Teams are scrambling to decide whether to be buyers or sellers as the 3 p.m. ET cutoff approaches.
Brock Nelson of the New York Islanders tops the list of players who might be wearing different jerseys next week. The talented center has been quietly putting together another solid season, with 19 goals and 41 points in 66 games.
What makes Nelson so valuable? He’s not just about scoring – he’s the kind of two-way center that championship teams desperately need. He can slot right into a second line and kill penalties too.
The Islanders find themselves in a tough spot. They’re five points out of a playoff spot, with five teams ahead of them in the wild card race. That’s a lot of ground to make up this late in the season.
Even though Isles GM Lou Lamoriello is famously tight-lipped about trade talks, the math seems pretty simple. Nelson would bring back a serious haul of prospects or picks in any deal.
For a team that’s likely missing the playoffs, keeping Nelson just doesn’t make sense. The question isn’t really if they’ll trade him – it’s what they can get in return.
The clock is ticking. And somewhere, a contending team is probably already putting together their best offer for one of the deadline’s most intriguing players.
