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Tire kicking shifts into serious negotiation as NHL trade deadline looms

Plenty of names on the market as the buyers and sellers line up
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Pittsburgh Penguins’ Jake Guentzel (59) celebrates with Bryan Rust, left, Sidney Crosby (87), and Chad Ruhwedel after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. The Panthers won 5-2. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Last Friday’s game between the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals had the potential to upend not only the playoff race in the Eastern Conference but the NHL trading market with the deadline coming up fast.

Despite the 5-2 Capitals win, Washington is now expected to sell after falling flat in a loss to Arizona two days later. The Flyers could do some deals because it is unexpectedly in a playoff spot with less than six weeks to go in the regular season.

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