from Tom Gulitti of NHL.com,
Here's a look around the League at the latest deadline doings:
Los Angeles Kings
Carl Hagelin knows his time with Los Angeles might be running out, but the 30-year-old forward is trying to block that out while awaiting whatever comes next. The Kings (23-28-5) remain eight points behind the Minnesota Wild in the race for the second wild card from the Western Conference into the Stanley Cup Playoffs and likely will be sellers before the deadline.
That would mean Hagelin, who can become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, might be on the move again after being traded to the Kings by the Pittsburgh Penguins for forward Tanner Pearson on Nov. 14....
Pittsburgh Penguins
The return of defenseman Justin Schultz is imminent, but apparently not when the Penguins host the Edmonton Oilers at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, SN, TVAS).
It's good timing for Pittsburgh with the news Tuesday that defenseman Olli Maatta will be sidelined indefinitely with an upper-body injury he sustained against the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday....
With some uncertainty surrounding the length of Maatta's absence, it's possible Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford might will look to add a depth defenseman to help for the stretch run.
Florida Panthers
A 3-0 loss to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday left the Panthers at 0-2-0 during a seven-game homestand they viewed as pivotal to their hopes of climbing back into the Eastern Conference playoff race....
Speculation continues to swirl about the Panthers' interest in forward Artemi Panarin and goalie Sergei Bobrovsky should the Columbus Blue Jackets decide to trade either or both rather than risk losing them as unrestricted free agents on July 1. And the Panthers would likely be among the most interested if Panarin and Bobrovsky reach the UFA market.
TSN added Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau to its "Trade Bait Board"on Monday with the theory he could be part of a package to acquire Panarin and Bobrovsky from the Blue Jackets.
more on each of the above...
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