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Welcome to NHL Trade Rumors your one stop shop to find the latest news on NHL trade rumors. A great trade can make all the difference in a team or it can hurt a team. Many times the value of a trade is a personal point of view when there aren't clear changes in performance stats to prove whether the team has benefited.
Sometimes trades aren't just for the team. Trades can be for the players as well. Not everyone fits into a team's organization of gets along with the staff or other players. Sometimes there isn't really anyone to blame. However all to often something isn't right with the players effort to fit in.
There also can be changes in management and a new philosophy brought to the team. A philosophy which may or may not fit all the players on a team. The player who was a hero for individual effort may be in the doghouse for not following the new team system or vise versa. The end result is someone may not fit into the old team but may be a perfect fit for a new team. But there are other considerations. Such as contract clauses, money and salary caps.
NHL hockey players earn great money, some of them earn amazing amounts of money. So along with the player comes the contract obligations which other teams may or may not be in a position to handle. Or might have to make adjustments in order to handle the salary. On top of that the teams doing a trade need to have a position to place the new players in. Teams need to fill weak spots or make a run for the playoffs. Multiplayer trades are common. Just are multi-team trades.
NHL trade rumors and gossip are often the lead stories in all the media. People build perfect teams in their minds from trades they would make if they were the team management. Or they just don't like a player and seeing him gone would make them feel better. It might not make the team or the player better. NHL trade rumors tries to give you all the information and the gossip.
