from Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet,

- Since the puck dropped this season, not one player currently on an NHL roster has been traded. The only move was Tampa sending goalie Kevin Poulin to Calgary, and he was injured playing for AHL Stockton.

By this time last year, there was Sergei Gonchar/Travis Moen, Bryan Allen/Rene Bourque and Jason Demers/Brenden Dillon.

In 2013-14, we saw Matt Moulson/Thomas Vanek, Steve Downie/Max Talbot and the Ladislav Smid trade. I went back about 20 years and couldn’t find another season like this one. It is total gridlock.

- The NHLPA’s concern about 3-on-3 overtime was the wear-and-tear on players. So something I wanted to do this season is keep track of what changes (if any) we’d see. At this time last season, no team averaged less than three minutes of overtime play. Boston, Dallas and Edmonton were the closest. This season, nine teams are averaging below three minutes, although it’s kind of cheating to include Colorado, since the Avalanche have reached extra time just once.

Chicago is under two minutes. The rest are Anaheim, Arizona, Carolina, Detroit, Edmonton, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Others, like Washington, have seen their average drop by approximately one minute, to about 3:30.

- The NHL looked at cameras inside the goalposts to help determine if pucks go over the goal line, but scrapped the idea because not enough could be seen around the netminders. Soon, there will be a different attempt, a camera looking down from inside the crossbar. The league will check to see if the view is any better.

Also, cameras inside the boards at the blue-line and in the air above it will be tested in the near future, including at All-Star Weekend. The hope is to help with offside reviews. As Damien Cox reported, GMs will consider a rule change in March: making it irrelevant if your skate is in the air above the blueline. You either break the plane, or you don’t.

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