Everyone in every sweater, be it Black and Gold or any of the other 31 NHL color combinations, knows it’s coming. They hear the chatter, and they chatter amongst themselves, but the locker room banter is still mainly about hockey.

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The likelihood of a Brad Marchand trade has gone up as of late, and now, TSN's Chris Johnston has all but confirmed a move to the Western Conference is upon us.

One day after Jordan Oesterle scored his first goal for the Bruins against the Predators in their 6-3 losson Tuesday, Boston put him on waivers. Two days after that, the Predators claimed him.