from Frank Seravalli of TSN,

The Trade Bait board will undoubtedly take different shape as we move closer to the Feb. 24 trade deadline (117 days away!) One thing will probably remain consistent: Some of the marquee pending free agents, who in past years would almost definitely become bait, will be expected to remain with their clubs for a playoff run - even without the guarantee of a future contract.

Those players include Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo and Bruins blueliner Torey Krug.

After that, the status of many of the players in the final year of their contracts will be dependent on team performance.

That’s why perhaps the biggest name, New Jersey’s Taylor Hall, debuts at the bottom of the latest Trade Bait list.

read on, with the Top 15 on the Trade Bait board, including Andreas Athanasiou in the 8th position...