Trade Analysis: Colorado Avalanche acquire Casey Mittelstadt and Sean Walker

One could hardly blame you for thinking today was the NHL trade deadline given all the trade activity. With a relatively light schedule of games on the docket tonight, the general managers clearly decided to make use of their free time by getting a good chunk of their heavy lifting done now rather than waiting until the last minute.

That's bad news for the league's broadcast partners, who will have to fill time for an ungodly number of hours on Friday's telecasts. But it's great news for us, because we've finally got some real material to unpack the way we usually do whenever there's notable deals this time of year. The Vegas Golden Knights, Florida Panthers, Edmonton Oilers, and New York Rangers all made additions over the past 24 hours that are worth discussing and make them better, but w