from Ken Cambell of The Hockey News,

One NHL general manager has gone over the players that are available prior to the trade deadline next Monday and has come to the conclusion that the laws of supply and demand will rule the day. And in this case it’s great news for the sellers because the demand outstrips the supply.

“I see a lot of guys out there who are Tier II players that teams will pay Tier I prices to get,” he said. “And I include myself in that. Of course I’d never say I overpaid for a guy, but yeah, if I get one of those guys I’ve probably had to overpay for him.”

Another GM who has been through countless deadlines says this one looks like almost every other one that has preceded them in the past 10 years in that it always looks like it will be a quiet day, but then the deals start coming fast and furious and at the end of the day you’re amazed at how many transactions come together.

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