With the likes of Vincent Trocheck, Justin Faulk and maybe even Robert Thomas still on the market, NHL trade deadline day has arrived with general managers having one last chance to beef up their lineups.
As Friday began, sellers appeared to be in control, with prices high and leaving playoff-contending buyers weighing a range of options.
Trocheck remains with the New York Rangers, who traded Sam Carrick to Buffalo. Toronto has multiple players on the block. And St. Louis is open for business with almost everyone on its roster gettable at the right price, from Thomas and Faulk to Colton Parayko and Jordan Binnington.
Minnesota and Philadelphia kicked off the wheeling and dealing Friday with a one-for-one swap. The Wild got forward Bobby Brink and sent defenseman David Jiricek to the Flyers, according to a person with knowledge of the trade.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade had not yet been finalized.
Brink is the fourth player added by the Wild this week after claiming forward Robby Fabbri off waivers from St. Louis, and making trades with Nashville for center Michael McCarron and Florida for defenseman Jeff Petry.