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How trades impact playoff picture

By Scott Burnside
ESPN.com

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

So, what does all the trade deadline to-ing and fro-ing mean to those teams who still harbor Stanley Cup dreams or playoff pipedreams? Here's the post-deadline look at playoff-hopeful teams and whether they're trending up, trending down or merely treading water. Eastern Conference • Buffalo Sabres: Got underrated Dainius Zubrus from Washington to bolster the team's crippled forward unit, but it ultimately cost them goaltending depth. Still, a pretty good trade-off. Trending up.  ...

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