As the 2013 NHL regular season approaches its halfway point, trade talk is surprisingly limited.
The April 3 deadline is over a month away, meaning most teams will likely continue to put their best players on the ice and see what happens before they are forced to make a change. But there's also the threat of waiting too long to pull the trigger on a potential season-saving move.
With few players being mentioned in legitimate trade rumors this weekend, here we'll track what most NHL fans and experts are talking about.
Ryan O'Reilly Situation Gets Even More Bizarre
As if the standoff between the Colorado Avalanche and their talented young forward Ryan O'Reilly couldn't get any more ridiculous, there's this from the Toronto Sun's Steve Simmons (via Twitter):
O'Reilly turned 22 earlier this month and shows tremendous promise as an offensive threat. He tallied 55 points a season ago, dishing out 37 assists and scoring 18 goals for Colorado. For the Avalanche to let his contract situation get this out of control in the first place was foolish. But to carry on without him and while not even tr ...
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