Whoever Boston ends up making calls about, it’s very likely they won’t be alone in their pursuits no matter big or small.
With the scrum in the standings No. 2 through 6 in both conferences less than four games apart, teams may convince themselves they are still in the hunt well beyond the Feb. 6 trade deadline.
But that in no way means the roster Boston has now will be the roster it has Feb. 7, even if there are no big splashes.
It may just come down to a team blinking and overpaying to compete to spark a trade war far different than the sort we’ve seen in recent headlines.
One that could make for a very interesting spring, too.