There is always plenty of talk ahead of the NHL trade deadline. Until a player is dealt, however, there's no telling what the cost of his acquisition will be.
Dictated by supply and demand, a domino effect of deals will be triggered either in the days or hours before the actual March 2 deadline or on the day itself.
With a month left on the market, we take a look at players whose trade value will never be higher. To qualify, they have to be among those likely to be traded at the deadline as opposed to the offseason, when more teams may be interested rather than just the ones in contention for the playoffs.
Parity has made it a much larger pool of hopefuls this year, which means expensive rentals and perhaps a few guys with term remaining and big dollars on their contracts finding new homes as well. Individually, these players will likely never be traded for more than the potential return between now and March.
Click ahead to see who makes the cut, where they could go and what they might command in compensation.
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NHL Players Whose Trade Value Will Never Be Higher
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