Hey, it’s the end of the 22nd week of the NHL regular season. And we have to admit that we often think of the few weeks before the trade deadline as being extremely nothing-going-on.

And up until maybe five or six days ago, things would have felt more or less the same. But the league came alive this week, thanks largely to scheduling. Super-fun games, headline-grabbing results, massive returns to old markets or against former teams, and more. What a blast.

Let’s go: