Canucks prospect Quinn Hughes has used his sophomore season at Michigan to develop both on and off the ice and prepare himself for moving up to the NHL, whenever that may be.

For three days, SI has hunkered down in the Lightning’s bullpen with coach Jon Cooper and his assistants, attending prescout meetings and strategy sessions, seeing how the league's top team aims to bring order to a chaotic game.

The topic of Skinner's future is once again rising to the forefront with the NHL's trade deadline looming on Feb. 25. 

In the past 17 months, Arizona and Chicago have completed four trades involving 16 different players—and both GMs say it's a coincidence.