As it stands, the Canucks have only two open contract slots available beneath the 50-contract limit. Opening up an additional contract slot or two so that the club might push seriously to sign a small handful of NCAA free agents in March is something Vancouver should be motivated and able to achieve prior to the trade deadline.

For a decade, the same NHL teams have quietly controlled the trade deadline — long before the final hours arrive. By tracking every trade from February through deadline day, clear patterns emerge revealing which teams act as sellers,

The Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers are exploring a massive trade for Sergei Bobrovsky. Here is the $5M cap hit breakdown without a broker.

The Coaches Room is a weekly column by one of four former NHL coaches and assistants who will turn their critical gaze to the game and explain it through the lens of a teacher. Jim Corsi, David Marcoux, Paul MacLean and Joe Mullen will take turns providing ...