Chris Patrick woke up Friday morning to see what trades around the NHL he missed. Quickly, the Washington Capitals' first-year general manager figured out that his colleagues around the league weren't bluffing about what they wanted in return.

Sometimes, a quote gets dropped in Canuckland that you just know is destined to become infamous. There was Todd Bertuzzi’s “It is what it is.” Markus Naslund’s “We choked.” Or when Jim Benning “kind of ran out of time.

The Vancouver Canucks are in one of the worst possible positions heading into the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline: on the playoff bubble. If you're in the league's basement, your course of action is clear: sell, baby sell. Let your pending unrestricted free agents know to pack their bags, because they're on their way to a contender.

The Winnipeg Jets could make a depth move or two, but there is some talk they could make a big move and they could dangle 2023 first-round pick Colby Barlow. Contract extension talks between Trent Frederic and Justin Brazeau have stopped, and multiple teams are interested.