stand pat

While he chose to stand pat, Yzerman did say what some of the top teams chose to do was interesting.

Russell’s improved play in recent weeks was a primary reason for the Lakers’ decision to stand pat at the trade deadline despite sitting in ninth place in the Western Conference standings.

Meanwhile, Dejounte Murray — maybe one of the most talked-about players over the past few weeks of trade speculation — remained in Atlanta, and plenty of other teams stood pat on Thursday.

Traders expect it to stand pat but hope it may cut rates at its next meeting in March.

Traders still expect the Federal Reserve to stand pat on interest rates when it announces its next move Wednesday afternoon.