That's Wild The Minnesota Wild made one trade in the weeks leading up to tomorrow's NHL trade deadline, acquiring winger Gustav Nyquist from the Nashville Predators, but will they be doing anything else?

The Wild operate with a higher degree of difficulty than 31 teams in the NHL, and trading their first-round pick for David Jiricek gives them less draft capital to offer other teams. That's all understandable. Nyquist was available, he could fit into the Wild's cap picture, and there was familiarity. It's not hard to see why the trade got made.

The Montreal Canadiens have basically told teams if you don’t pay up, and not draft picks, they aren’t trading Jake Evans.

Mikko Rantanen could be on the move again if Carolina cannot sign him to an extension. Brock Nelson, Erik Karlsson and brothers Brayden and Luke Schenn are all in the mix. Seth Jones, Ryan Lindgren

Ron Maclean: “You also, with Kyle, had a great conversation about Mikko Rantanen, and it was a little bit about the Cup possibility for Carolina. If they think it’s real, do they keep them and then lose them to free agency anyway? You go on, where are we at?

In today’s NHL rumours rundown, the trade deadline moves have begun as Seth Jones, Ryan Lindgren, and Gustav Nyquist were all dealt. The holdup for some teams looking to make moves has to do with the decision between the Carolina Hurricanes and Mikko Rantanen.

Seth Jones, Ryan Lindgren and Gustav Nyquist have already changed teams. And there is still plenty of time before the NHL trade deadline on Friday. Even after a series of deals prior to the 4 Nations Face-Off, the coming week should bring plenty of action before the NHL trade deadline on Friday.

NHL trade season is well underway. There have been significant trades going back to the fall but the “trade season” really kicked off in a big way in late January when the Colorado Avalanche shocked the hockey world by trading Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Seth Jones, Ryan Lindgren and Gustav Nyquist have already changed teams, and there is still plenty of time for more to happen. Even after a series of deals prior to the 4 Nations Face-Off, this week should bring plenty of action before the NHL trade deadline Friday.

Nashville scratched pending free agent winger Gustav Nyquist on Saturday for trade-related reasons. The Avalanche traded top-line forward Mikko Rantanen to the Hurricanes in late January ...