The NHL trade market is heating up.
With just days to go until the annual holiday trade freeze comes into effect on December 19, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks struck the first player-for-player deal of the 2015-16 regular season on December 14.
Per NHL.com, defenseman Rob Scuderi was shipped to the Blackhawks in exchange for Trevor Daley, who had been acquired from the Dallas Stars during the offseason as part of the package received for Patrick Sharp.
Once upon a time, NHL general managers used to shake up their rosters with in-season trades on a fairly regular basis. Since the salary-cap era began, the action has dried up almost entirely, with deals clustered around the annual spring trade deadline and the summer amateur draft.
If Monday's trade is a sign of things to come, perhaps we'll see some other player movement before the end of the week. Plenty of teams are looking to deal—it's just a matter of finding the right partner and the right pieces to come back in return.
Here's a look at the teams that are most eager—or most desperate—to make immediate upgrades.
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