Brad Marchand wants to remain in Boston but knows he is a candidate to be moved before the Trade Deadline. The Bruins forward and captain becomes an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. Marchand, who has played his entire 16-season NHL career with Boston, has 45 points (20 goals, 25 assists) in 58 games.

Marchand still believes in what the Bruins can accomplish: "We haven’t played our best yet. When we do, we can play with any team."

This happens in the NHL too, though the players often have little agency when it comes to how they'll leave that negative work environment and when. Some of the prospects we'll look at here are in that situation.

Some teams got a jump start on trade season, while others have waited until after 4 Nations. Here's where things stand for each GM ahead of March 7.