How all 6 PWHL teams look after the league's first trade deadline
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PWHL Ottawa GM Mike Hirshfeld went into Monday's trade deadline looking to add scoring and a veteran presence to a team that's struggled to close out games.
The next challenge: find another GM willing to trade players that fit those categories when there's no clear seller across the six-team league.
On top of that, PWHL GMs can't trade draft picks in this first season, nor do they have prospects to deal.
"That makes it more difficult because if you want to fill a hole or a gap that you see on one side of your roster, you're taking away from a strength that you currently have," Hirshfeld said on Tuesday.
A trade deadline is uncharted territory in this new league, one of many firsts GMs are navigating in the PWHL's inaugural season.
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Players are dealing with the concept of being traded for the first time in their careers.
Hirshfeld and Sauvageau agreed to a trade on Monday, one of only two that happened on a relatively quiet first deadline day across the PWHL.
Here's how each team looks after the deadline, with a break for the world championship set to begin next week. PWHL games will resume on April 18.
Toronto enters the homestretch with a roster that looks almost identical to the one that took the ice on Jan. 1.
Unlike Montreal or Minnesota, Toronto hasn't dealt with major injuries. The only change has been the addition of Victoria Bach to Toronto's top nine in February, moving Jess Jones to the reserve list.
With a 10-game win streak in hand, it's hard to imagine wanting to change anything about Toronto's roster.
Perhaps the most impressive stat over the streak: Toronto has gone 31 for 31 on the penalty kill.
You can attribute some of that to goalie Kristen Campbell, who has rebounded from a tough start. Or to a Toronto defence that boasts arguably the top D-pairing in the world in Jocelyne Larocque and Renata Fast.
