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With less than 24 hours left before the NHL trade deadline<\/a>, a few Stanley Cup contenders in the Western Conference are not waiting until the last minute to get deals done.<\/p>\n

The league-best Colorado Avalanche acquired center Nicolas Roy from Toronto, and the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights got center Nic Dowd from Washington. The Dallas Stars filled their final big need of a forward by acquiring Michael Bunting from Nashville, while the Minnesota Wild added veteran defenseman Jeff Petry in a swap with back-to-back defending champion Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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