Deadline Drama: Which Seven NHL Teams Are Racing Against Time to Shake Up Their Rosters?
In 2016-17, the Blues traded Kevin Shattenkirk away for a first-round pick despite being in a playoff spot. A year later, they boldly traded Paul Stastny away for another first-round pick despite only being one point back of a playoff position. The reasoning was simple: Doug Armstrong knew his team wasn’t a threat to go deep in the playoffs, even if it qualified, so he was willing to sell when many other teams in his position would have been satisfied with keeping the team together and squeaking into a playoff spot. Toronto would be wise to take the same approach.
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