With just two teams left standing in the 2015-16 NHL playoffs, now is a good time to look back at the trades that took place over the past 12 months and see what sort of impact they had on this season.
In today's salary-cap world, trades don't happen as much as they once did. Every deal needs to be carefully balanced in terms of not only talent, but also cap hits, contract lengths, waiver and free-agency eligibility. The equations are tricky, and even the pros can find themselves on the losing end of deals if players don't deliver as expected.
Here, we'll take a look back at some of the most impactful trades of the last year. The window for these deals begins after the Chicago Blackhawks received the Stanley Cup on June 15, 2015, so it includes last summer's deals around the time of the draft and free agency.
Most of the trades that are highlighted here have impacted this year's playoff picture in one way or another. I've also tried to shine the spotlight around the league rather getting too consumed by the most active teams, or the ones that have had especially long playoff runs.
The trades are presented in chronological or ...
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Revisiting the Biggest Trades of the 2015-16 NHL Season
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