The trade deadline is an exciting event in the calendar year of the NHL, when fans of both the best and worst teams are excited to see what their franchise is able to acquire to meet their specific needs. While deadline deals are a symbiotic relationship, the good teams take players to aid their playoff run and poor teams acquire draft picks or prospects to hopefully reverse their fortunes, it may begin to play a less significant role in the NHL season. With minimal growth pr

Corey Hirsch wrote an interesting article for Sportsnet, in the lead up to this years’ NHL trade deadline, about how being traded can have a significant impact on an athlete’s professional and personal life. Hirsch described the emotional toll that being traded took on him, and his marriage, as well as the challenges that traded players face in these situations. The sudden requirement to move to a new city, often on a moments notice and leave one’s family and friends (not to