Defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren and forward Gustav Nyquist were on the move on Saturday as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline. The Colorado Avalanche got the ball rolling with another splash by acquiring Lindgren and forward Jimmy Vesey in a trade with the New York Rangers.

New York Rangers great Mike Richter details the impact of the 4 Nations Face-Off Tournament and his thoughts on the Panthers Matthew Tkachuk in this one-on-one interview.

Forward Gustav Nyquist and defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren were on the move on Saturday as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline. The Colorado Avalanche got the ball rolling with another splash by acquiring Lindgren and winger Jimmy Vesey in a trade with the New York Rangers.

The Pittsburgh Penguins lost a potential Erik Karlsson suitor Saturday when the Florida Panthers reshaped the NHL trade market with a blockbuster for Seth Jones. The New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche swung a big deal,

Defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren and forward Gustav Nyquist were on the move on Saturday as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline. The Colorado Avalanche got the ball rolling with another splash by acquiring Lindgren and winger Jimmy Vesey in a trade with the New York Rangers.

This week, some teams have jumped ahead of the trade deadline. Yesterday, there was a big trade between the Florida Panthers and the Chicago Blackhawks.

A lot changed in 24 hours for the New York Rangers. Plus NHL ness and notes, including Seth Jones and Gustav traded before deadline.

Doug Plagens, the Panthers veteran radio play-by-play broadcaster, joined the " NHL @TheRink " podcast to discuss it all with co-hosts Dan Rosen and Shawn P. Roarke. In addition to diving deep on all things Panthers with Plagens, Rosen and Roarke went through a number of teams and what they could or should be doing before deadline.

It was a tough news conference for New York Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette as he explained that defenseman Adam Fox and K'Andre Miller were being evaluated after both suffered injuries.

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Defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren and forward Gustav Nyquist were on the move as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline.

Nate Schmidt and Carter Verhaeghe had third-period goals, Anton Lundell had a goal and two assists and the Florida Panthers topped the Edmonton Oilers 4-3.