from Frank Seravalli of TSN,

All eyes are on Joe Sakic, with his Colorado Avalanche on track to barely crack 50 points and trending toward the worst season in franchise history.

For that, forwards Matt Duchene and Gabriel Landeskog both land in the top five of TSN’s first Trade Bait list of the 2016-17 season. Sakic’s price for both players remains high. It may be more prudent for Colorado to wait until the off-season to reshape the franchise, when more teams will be willing to part with prized pieces, but the clock is ticking.

The NHL’s 2017 trade deadline is March 1, six weeks from Wednesday.

Arizona forwards Martin Hanzal and Radim Vrbata, as well as Detroit winger Thomas Vanek, head the list of potential rental players on the move between now and then.

Many teams will inquire about the available of non-rental core players, namely St. Louis Blues defenceman Kevin Shattenkirk and Oilers winger Jordan Eberle, but they are trending toward staying put.

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