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The PWHL roster freeze deadline is now just over two weeks away. Teams have started making calls on the trade market, and more free agents from Europe are becoming available each week. Here's a look at one need and one want for each PWHL team.
The PWHL roster freeze deadline is March 31. Teams have already started making calls, and as teams in Europe get eliminated, more free agents are becoming available each week. Trades will be difficult this season yet again in the PWHL due to roster restrictions, salary cap averages, more upcoming expansion to consider, the restriction on trading draft picks, and the still tight PWHL playoff race as the deadline approaches.
Every team in the league however, has needs and wants as they head down the stretch run. It come via trade, or it could come via signing. Here's a look.
Boston Fleet Boston needs forward depth unless they get Olivia Mobley and/or Sophie Shirley back from LTIR. They got a clean slate on their reserve roster and there are players coming out of Europe who could fit the bill. The Fleet had forward Julia Nearis lined up for camp a year ago, and she'll be available once HV71 finishes their relegation round.
Boston may want to add another defender, particularly one who plays a defensive style as Zoe Boyd appears to be done for the season. Could they tap a blueliner from Seattle given the team's on-ice and front office connections from last season? Minnesota Frost If Minnesota gets Kendall Coyne Schofield back, the team has a as good of a chance as any to get back to a Walter Cup final.
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