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Eight simple truths from NHL deadline day

By E.J. Hradek
ESPN The Magazine

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

The true beauty of the NHL's trade deadline is watching the darkness, caused by weeks of wild rumors, give way to the bright light of the truth. The actual trades reveal that truth. The trades tell you what a team really thinks about some of its players. In an instant, an untouchable prospect can become a player who just wasn't going to make it. If a team thinks it can win, and a lot of them do this season, general managers will hand out valuable draft picks like free ice cream on a hot summer d ...

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