Every trade deadline provides a certain level of uncertainty.
The chatter among rumored top names on the market intensifies with each pressing day. With that comes a mix of players entering the final year of a respective contract and other commodities with term and length remaining on a current deal, hoping to find a fresh start at a new home.
Over the last few seasons, Jake DeBrusk accustomed himself to the noise. Just nine days ahead of the closing of the trading period for the 2023-24 season and just hours removed after returning home from Boston’s woeful four-game road trip, DeBrusk admitted that the trade deadline process had crossed his mind.