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2023 - NHL Trade Deadline thread
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Maple Leafs trade Sandin to Capitals for Gustafsson, 1st-rounder
The Washington Capitals acquired defenseman Rasmus Sandin from the Toronto Maple Leafs for blue-liner Erik Gustafsson and a 2023 first-round pick, the teams announced Tuesday.
The first-round selection that Washington is sending was initially acquired from the Boston Bruins in the Dmitry Orlov trade.
Toronto selected Sandin 29th overall in 2019. The 22-year-old has posted 20 points in 52 games this season. He's signed through 2023-24 at a $1.4-million cap hit and will then be a restricted free agent.
Gustafsson has registered 38 points in 61 games with the Capitals this campaign. He carries an $800,000 cap hit and will reach unrestricted free agency at season's end.
The 30-year-old journeyman has proven to be an excellent power-play quarterback throughout his seven-year NHL career. His best season came in 2018-19 with the Chicago Blackhawks when he posted 60 points in 79 games. Toronto will be his sixth NHL stop if the club doesn't flip him before Friday.
The deal saves the Maple Leafs $1 million in cap space.
Wild reel in Johansson from Capitals
The Minnesota Wild acquired forward Marcus Johansson from the Washington Capitals for a 2024 third-round pick on Tuesday.
Johansson has 13 goals and 28 points in 60 games this season. The pending unrestricted free agent was traded to the Capitals at last year's deadline by the Seattle Kraken.
The 32-year-old has a cap hit of $1.1 million.
Johansson spent the 2020-21 campaign with the Wild, tallying six goals and 14 points in 36 games. He appeared in three postseason contests with Minnesota as well.
Oilers land Ekholm from Predators for Barrie, Schaefer, 1st-round pick
The Nashville Predators traded defenseman Mattias Ekholm and a 2024 sixth-round pick to the Edmonton Oilers for blue-liner Tyson Barrie, forward prospect Reid Schaefer, a 2023 first-round pick, and a 2024 fourth-round pick, the teams announced.
The 6-foot-4 Ekholm recorded 18 points in 57 games this season for the Predators, where he's spent his entire 12-year career. He's posted excellent underlying defensive numbers.
Ekholm, 32, is signed through 2025-26 with a $6.25-million cap hit. The Predators are retaining 4% of Ekholm's contract, per TSN's Pierre LeBrun.
Barrie, an offensive defenseman, registered 43 points in 61 games with the Oilers this season while posting superb underlying offensive numbers. He's also done an excellent job quarterbacking Edmonton's first-ranked power play.
The 31-year-old is signed through 2023-24 with a $4.5-million cap hit, but his inclusion was necessary to make the deal work from a salary cap perspective.
Edmonton is the top offensive team in the league but middle-of-the-pack defensively, so this deal makes them more balanced. Darnell Nurse and Evan Bouchard are the most likely candidates to replace Barrie on the top power play
The Washington Capitals acquired defenseman Rasmus Sandin from the Toronto Maple Leafs for blue-liner Erik Gustafsson and a 2023 first-round pick, the teams announced Tuesday.
The first-round selection that Washington is sending was initially acquired from the Boston Bruins in the Dmitry Orlov trade.
Toronto selected Sandin 29th overall in 2019. The 22-year-old has posted 20 points in 52 games this season. He's signed through 2023-24 at a $1.4-million cap hit and will then be a restricted free agent.
Gustafsson has registered 38 points in 61 games with the Capitals this campaign. He carries an $800,000 cap hit and will reach unrestricted free agency at season's end.
The 30-year-old journeyman has proven to be an excellent power-play quarterback throughout his seven-year NHL career. His best season came in 2018-19 with the Chicago Blackhawks when he posted 60 points in 79 games. Toronto will be his sixth NHL stop if the club doesn't flip him before Friday.
The deal saves the Maple Leafs $1 million in cap space.
Wild reel in Johansson from Capitals
The Minnesota Wild acquired forward Marcus Johansson from the Washington Capitals for a 2024 third-round pick on Tuesday.
Johansson has 13 goals and 28 points in 60 games this season. The pending unrestricted free agent was traded to the Capitals at last year's deadline by the Seattle Kraken.
The 32-year-old has a cap hit of $1.1 million.
Johansson spent the 2020-21 campaign with the Wild, tallying six goals and 14 points in 36 games. He appeared in three postseason contests with Minnesota as well.
Oilers land Ekholm from Predators for Barrie, Schaefer, 1st-round pick
The Nashville Predators traded defenseman Mattias Ekholm and a 2024 sixth-round pick to the Edmonton Oilers for blue-liner Tyson Barrie, forward prospect Reid Schaefer, a 2023 first-round pick, and a 2024 fourth-round pick, the teams announced.
The 6-foot-4 Ekholm recorded 18 points in 57 games this season for the Predators, where he's spent his entire 12-year career. He's posted excellent underlying defensive numbers.
Ekholm, 32, is signed through 2025-26 with a $6.25-million cap hit. The Predators are retaining 4% of Ekholm's contract, per TSN's Pierre LeBrun.
Barrie, an offensive defenseman, registered 43 points in 61 games with the Oilers this season while posting superb underlying offensive numbers. He's also done an excellent job quarterbacking Edmonton's first-ranked power play.
The 31-year-old is signed through 2023-24 with a $4.5-million cap hit, but his inclusion was necessary to make the deal work from a salary cap perspective.
Edmonton is the top offensive team in the league but middle-of-the-pack defensively, so this deal makes them more balanced. Darnell Nurse and Evan Bouchard are the most likely candidates to replace Barrie on the top power play
Blue Jackets trade Nyquist to Wild
The Columbus Blue Jackets dealt Gustav Nyquist to the Minnesota Wild for a fifth-round pick in this year's draft, the Blue Jackets announced Tuesday.
Columbus is retaining 50% of Nyquist's salary and cap hit, so Minnesota is paying $595,000 for the former and $654,000 of the latter, according to The Athletic's Michael Russo.
Nyquist has been out since late January with a shoulder injury but may be back for the playoffs. Columbus sits in the league's basement, but the Wild entered Tuesday occupying third place in the Central Division.
The Columbus Blue Jackets dealt Gustav Nyquist to the Minnesota Wild for a fifth-round pick in this year's draft, the Blue Jackets announced Tuesday.
Columbus is retaining 50% of Nyquist's salary and cap hit, so Minnesota is paying $595,000 for the former and $654,000 of the latter, according to The Athletic's Michael Russo.
Nyquist has been out since late January with a shoulder injury but may be back for the playoffs. Columbus sits in the league's basement, but the Wild entered Tuesday occupying third place in the Central Division.
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MMarch
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Unfortunately his goodbye statement makes it sound like he will not be back. Many times he talked about wanting to be the Hawks all time leading scorer, but that isn’t looking good right now. Very sad to see it play out this way.
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I noticed that. Set me to wondering if there's more acrimony there than we've heard about. Also, between him leaving and Johnny T apparently grappling with long COVID....well, let's say they're well-positioned for the draft lottery.
will-411
Verified Trader,
Everyone in the organization at the time of the Kyle Beech situation knew what was happening and either did nothing or participated in the coverup. That includes the players. Kane has his opportunity to distance himself from what has become a rotting organization and write a better ending chapter to his career. I can't imagine he has any interest in tying his horse to that post again.
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Kings trade Quick to Jackets for Gavrikov, Korpisalo
The Kings traded goaltender Jonathan Quick, a conditional 2023 first-round pick, and a 2024 third-rounder to the Blue Jackets for defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and netminder Joonas Korpisalo on Wednesday.
If Los Angeles misses the playoffs, Columbus will receive second-round picks in 2023 and 2024 instead of the 2023 first-round selection.
Quick has struggled in recent years but is a Kings franchise icon. He led Los Angeles to Stanley Cup championships in 2012 and 2014 and is the club's all-time leader in wins, saves, and shutouts - though he also tops the team in all-time losses and goals against by virtue of having played more games for L.A. than any other puck-stopper.
"Jonathan Quick is a two-time Stanley Cup winner who has been an outstanding goaltender in our league for a long time, and this deal provides us with draft capital that will be valuable as we move forward as an organization," Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said.
The pending unrestricted free agent is in the final season of the 10-year extension he inked with the Kings in 2012. It carries a $5.8-million cap hit, according to CapFriendly. Quick is 11-13-4 with a .876 save percentage over 31 contests in 2022-23.
Gavrikov was one of the NHL's top remaining trade targets ahead of the March 3 deadline. The steady rearguard is a pending UFA on a $2.8-million cap hit. He has three goals and seven assists in 52 games this campaign, but he's also produced 89 blocked shots, 56 hits, and 19 takeaways with only 14 giveaways in 2022-23.
Much like the Russian blue-liner, Korpisalo had spent his entire NHL career with the Blue Jackets. The Finnish goalie, who's also a pending UFA, went 11-11-3 with a .911 save percentage in 28 games with Columbus this season. His cap hit is $1.3 million.
Avalanche acquire Eller from Capitals
The Colorado Avalanche acquired forward Lars Eller from the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, reports TSN's Pierre LeBrun.
Eller has seven goals and 16 points in 60 games this season. The 33-year-old has a $3.5-million cap hit and is a pending unrestricted free agent.
Washington is reportedly retaining 31% of Eller's salary, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman. He will cost $2.415 million against the Avalanche's salary cap.
Colorado is sending a 2025 second-round pick to the Capitals in the transaction, according to LeBrun.
The 33-year-old Eller has 96 games of postseason experience. He's recorded 15 goals and 49 playoff points, including 18 points in Washington's Stanley Cup run in 2018.
The Kings traded goaltender Jonathan Quick, a conditional 2023 first-round pick, and a 2024 third-rounder to the Blue Jackets for defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and netminder Joonas Korpisalo on Wednesday.
If Los Angeles misses the playoffs, Columbus will receive second-round picks in 2023 and 2024 instead of the 2023 first-round selection.
Quick has struggled in recent years but is a Kings franchise icon. He led Los Angeles to Stanley Cup championships in 2012 and 2014 and is the club's all-time leader in wins, saves, and shutouts - though he also tops the team in all-time losses and goals against by virtue of having played more games for L.A. than any other puck-stopper.
"Jonathan Quick is a two-time Stanley Cup winner who has been an outstanding goaltender in our league for a long time, and this deal provides us with draft capital that will be valuable as we move forward as an organization," Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said.
The pending unrestricted free agent is in the final season of the 10-year extension he inked with the Kings in 2012. It carries a $5.8-million cap hit, according to CapFriendly. Quick is 11-13-4 with a .876 save percentage over 31 contests in 2022-23.
Gavrikov was one of the NHL's top remaining trade targets ahead of the March 3 deadline. The steady rearguard is a pending UFA on a $2.8-million cap hit. He has three goals and seven assists in 52 games this campaign, but he's also produced 89 blocked shots, 56 hits, and 19 takeaways with only 14 giveaways in 2022-23.
Much like the Russian blue-liner, Korpisalo had spent his entire NHL career with the Blue Jackets. The Finnish goalie, who's also a pending UFA, went 11-11-3 with a .911 save percentage in 28 games with Columbus this season. His cap hit is $1.3 million.
Avalanche acquire Eller from Capitals
The Colorado Avalanche acquired forward Lars Eller from the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, reports TSN's Pierre LeBrun.
Eller has seven goals and 16 points in 60 games this season. The 33-year-old has a $3.5-million cap hit and is a pending unrestricted free agent.
Washington is reportedly retaining 31% of Eller's salary, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman. He will cost $2.415 million against the Avalanche's salary cap.
Colorado is sending a 2025 second-round pick to the Capitals in the transaction, according to LeBrun.
The 33-year-old Eller has 96 games of postseason experience. He's recorded 15 goals and 49 playoff points, including 18 points in Washington's Stanley Cup run in 2018.
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Red Wings ship Hronek to Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks have found their right-handed defenseman.
The Detroit Red Wings traded blue-liner Filip Hronek and a 2023 fourth-round pick to the Canucks for a conditional 2023 first-round pick and a 2023 second-round pick, the teams announced.
The conditional 2023 first-round pick in the deal originally belonged to the New York Islanders. It was sent to Vancouver in the Bo Horvat trade.
Hronek is in the midst of a breakout year, recording 38 points in 60 games while averaging 21:32 per contest. The 25-year-old is under contract through 2023-24 with a $4.4-million cap hit and will be a restricted free agent upon the completion of the deal.
Coyotes sending Gostisbehere to Hurricanes
The Arizona Coyotes are trading defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere to the Carolina Hurricanes for a 2026 third-round pick, reports Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.
An offensive-minded blue-liner who excels at quarterbacking a power play, Gostisbehere recorded 10 goals and 21 assists in 52 games for the Coyotes this season. He's entering the final year of his contract and carries a $4.5-million cap hit.
Gostisbehere projects to slot in on the left side of the third pair of Carolina's blue line behind Jaccob Slavin and Brady Skjei.
Sabres send goalie prospect Portillo to Kings for 3rd-round pick
The Los Angeles Kings organization has invested further in the goaltending position.
The Buffalo Sabres traded coveted goalie prospect Erik Portillo to the Kings for a 2023 third-round pick, the teams announced.
Wednesday's deal comes less than 24 hours after the Kings acquired netminder Joonas Korpisalo from the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Portillo was the Sabres' third-round pick in 2019. He remains unsigned and is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. His path to playing time in Buffalo would've potentially been blocked by 23-year-old Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who's already in the NHL, and 21-year-old Devon Levi, who's also unsigned but is a more highly touted goalie prospect.
The Kings' goalie depth chart is made up of Korpisalo, a pending UFA, journeyman Pheonix Copley, and Cal Petersen.
The Vancouver Canucks have found their right-handed defenseman.
The Detroit Red Wings traded blue-liner Filip Hronek and a 2023 fourth-round pick to the Canucks for a conditional 2023 first-round pick and a 2023 second-round pick, the teams announced.
The conditional 2023 first-round pick in the deal originally belonged to the New York Islanders. It was sent to Vancouver in the Bo Horvat trade.
Hronek is in the midst of a breakout year, recording 38 points in 60 games while averaging 21:32 per contest. The 25-year-old is under contract through 2023-24 with a $4.4-million cap hit and will be a restricted free agent upon the completion of the deal.
Coyotes sending Gostisbehere to Hurricanes
The Arizona Coyotes are trading defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere to the Carolina Hurricanes for a 2026 third-round pick, reports Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.
An offensive-minded blue-liner who excels at quarterbacking a power play, Gostisbehere recorded 10 goals and 21 assists in 52 games for the Coyotes this season. He's entering the final year of his contract and carries a $4.5-million cap hit.
Gostisbehere projects to slot in on the left side of the third pair of Carolina's blue line behind Jaccob Slavin and Brady Skjei.
Sabres send goalie prospect Portillo to Kings for 3rd-round pick
The Los Angeles Kings organization has invested further in the goaltending position.
The Buffalo Sabres traded coveted goalie prospect Erik Portillo to the Kings for a 2023 third-round pick, the teams announced.
Wednesday's deal comes less than 24 hours after the Kings acquired netminder Joonas Korpisalo from the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Portillo was the Sabres' third-round pick in 2019. He remains unsigned and is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. His path to playing time in Buffalo would've potentially been blocked by 23-year-old Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who's already in the NHL, and 21-year-old Devon Levi, who's also unsigned but is a more highly touted goalie prospect.
The Kings' goalie depth chart is made up of Korpisalo, a pending UFA, journeyman Pheonix Copley, and Cal Petersen.
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Coyotes trade Chychrun to Senators for 3 picks
The Ottawa Senators have won the Jakob Chychrun sweepstakes.
Ottawa acquired the defenseman from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a top-five protected pick this year, a 2024 conditional second-rounder, and a 2026 second-round selection, the clubs announced Wednesday.
If the Coyotes land in the top five of this year's draft, that pick will slide to next year and become an unprotected first-rounder. If the Senators reach the Eastern Conference Final this spring, the 2024 second-round choice becomes a top-10 protected first-rounder in the same year; if Arizona is in the top 10, the pick becomes an unprotected 2025 first-round selection.
Chychrun was - and has long been - one of the most tantalizing trade targets on the market. He's signed through 2024-25 at a $4.6-million cap hit.
The Florida-born rearguard hasn't played since Feb. 10 because the Coyotes were holding him out to protect their trade asset from injury.
The Ottawa Senators have won the Jakob Chychrun sweepstakes.
Ottawa acquired the defenseman from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a top-five protected pick this year, a 2024 conditional second-rounder, and a 2026 second-round selection, the clubs announced Wednesday.
If the Coyotes land in the top five of this year's draft, that pick will slide to next year and become an unprotected first-rounder. If the Senators reach the Eastern Conference Final this spring, the 2024 second-round choice becomes a top-10 protected first-rounder in the same year; if Arizona is in the top 10, the pick becomes an unprotected 2025 first-round selection.
Chychrun was - and has long been - one of the most tantalizing trade targets on the market. He's signed through 2024-25 at a $4.6-million cap hit.
The Florida-born rearguard hasn't played since Feb. 10 because the Coyotes were holding him out to protect their trade asset from injury.
Nick2317
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the Penguins adding granlund is hopefully the last nail in Hextall getting fired .....the reaction here is negative to say the least
Bruins acquire Bertuzzi from Red Wings for pair of picks
The Boston Bruins have acquired forward Tyler Bertuzzi from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a top-10 protected 2024-first round pick and a 2025 fourth-round selection, the teams announced Thursday.
The Red Wings will retain 50% of Bertuzzi's salary in the deal.
Bertuzzi is a pending unrestricted free agent with a cap hit of $4.75 million. The Bruins only have roughly $550,000 in deadline cap space.
The Boston Bruins have acquired forward Tyler Bertuzzi from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a top-10 protected 2024-first round pick and a 2025 fourth-round selection, the teams announced Thursday.
The Red Wings will retain 50% of Bertuzzi's salary in the deal.
Bertuzzi is a pending unrestricted free agent with a cap hit of $4.75 million. The Bruins only have roughly $550,000 in deadline cap space.
MMarch
One Man Wolfpack, ,
As if they weren’t already insufferable to watch, :bruins: adds another clown to their traveling circus. Yuck.
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Insufferable or not, they're scarier and snarlier than they were a week ago - and that's no mean feat. I hate to say it: they're the team to beat, I think.
MMarch
One Man Wolfpack, ,
Oh for sure, if they don’t win this year it will be an epic failure like TB in 2019.
