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NHL Trade Deadline Day is one of the most exciting and entertaining days of the year for NHL fans.  Fans sit by the television or radio hoping that their favorite team pulls the trigger on a big deal.  Praying for a Stanley Cup or a brighter future.  The emotions are high that day, and the pressure is immense for NHL teams.  So do Deadline Day deals pay off?

Six deals for 2006 to 2016 played an influence in a team winning the Stanley Cup.  Not to good of odds.  The importance of making that deadline deal is virtually irrelevant.  Although it is fun for the fan, but NHL Deadline Day often does not pay off.  Will this year be different?

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