One of the top prizes of the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline is on the move the night before deadline day. The Pittsburgh Penguins moved pending unrestricted free agent Jake Guentzel to the Carolina Hurricanes for a package that includes prospects and draft picks.

The AHL All-Star Skills Competition is one of those events on the hockey calendar that might not make the priority list for many hockey fans, but it absolutely should. After a thrilling NHL All-Star Weekend, the AHL is often batting cleanup and the astute hockey fans are going to find entertainment value and fun, but also a group of players that are going to go all out.

Throughout the build-up to the NHL Trade Deadline on March 3, FloHockey prospect analyst Chris Peters will be evaluating the deals involving notable picks and prospects.

The AHL All-Star Classic is one of the more underrated prospect showcase events on the calendar, just in terms of the collection of talent it brings under one roof. That's especially true this year with a litany of high-end NHL prospects participating in the midseason showcase Sunday and Monday in Laval, Quebec.

So what happens after an NHL team drafts a player?

As it seemingly does every year, the World Juniors is sneaking up on us a little bit. The 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship is just over a month away and sooner yet the preliminary rosters for national team camps will be announced.