Defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren and forward Gustav Nyquist were on the move on Saturday as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline. The Colorado Avalanche got the ball rolling with another splash by acquiring Lindgren and winger Jimmy Vesey in a trade with the New York Rangers.

The NHL trade deadline is less than a week away, and the market is starting to heat up. The Florida Panthers made a move to bolster their blue line by acquiring defenseman Seth Jones from the Chicago Blackhawks,

The NHL’s trade market was heating up Saturday, and the Minnesota Wild struck by acquiring veteran winger Gustav Nyquist from Nashville in exchange for a second-round draft pick. This follows an earlier trade Saturday that saw the Colorado Avalanche land defenseman Ryan Lindgren from the New York Rangers.