2023 NHL Trade Deadline Live Updates - Deadline Day Comes to a Close

We've seen a ton of moves over the last month of the season and our RotoWire experts are here to break down their best trades of the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline:

AJ Scholz -- It would be easy to point to a big name like Patrik Kane going to the Rangers but that's already a stacked team and the world-class winger's No-Movement Clause basically dictated where he could go any way. Instead, I believe it will be Boston's late move to snag Tyler Bertuzzi from the Red Wings without really having to give up too much. The Bruins have been the toast of the town all year long and look like locks for the Presidents' Trophy but will injuries, and potentially long-term ones, to Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno, Boston needed reinforcements and managed to pull off a big one in Bertuzzi. 

Kyle Riley -- Although there are a ton of names involved in this deal, there's really only one that matters, and that's Timo Meier. The fact the Devils were able to acquire the belle of the ball of this year's trade-deadline class without losing a single impact player or any of their top prospects while shedding just two early-round picks is pretty astounding. Meier is a physical scoring winger New Jersey was desperately in need of to round out the team's top six. If Meier, an impending restricted free agent, re-signs with the Devils this offseason, this should be viewed as a slam dunk for general manager Tom Fitzgerald.

Michael Finewax - The Bruins receiving Dmitry Orlov and Garnet Hathaway from Washington is my pick for the best trade of the deadline. Orlov has been a stud on the blueline for Boston since the Feb. 23 trade and Hathaway gives Boston another energy forward on the bottom six. The price of a first, second, third and fifth-round pick in upcoming drafts were well worth it for the best team in the NHL.

Corey Abbott -- New Jersey's acquisition of Timo Meier was the best move leading into the trade deadline. He was arguably the top player out there and could be a member of the Devils for a long time once a contract is worked out. New Jersey substantially improved upfront, without trading away one of their top prospects, which made the deal all the more impressive.

Ryan Dadoun -- The Rangers getting Patrick Kane from Chicago for just a 2025 fourth-round pick and a conditional second-rounder seems like a steal, but calling it the best trade is a bit of a cheat given that Kane tied the Blackhawks' hands. He reportedly was only willing to accept a trade to New York, which gave the Rangers all the leverage. So I'll also give an honorable mention to Ottawa waiting out Arizona until the Senators could acquire Jakob Chychrun from Arizona at the reduced price of a first-rounder and two second-round picks.

It's arguably the biggest trade of the day as John Klingberg heads to the State of Hockey to play for the Wild after being traded by the Ducks. After being held out of the lineup on Thursday, a deal for Klingberg seemed inevitable but nothing really came out over the course of the day regarding a move. 

It's hard to call Klingberg's 2022-23 campaign anything other than disappointing considering he has just 24 points in 50 games, including six with the man advantage. Last season, the blueliner racked up 47 points with almost half of that (20) scored on the power play. The Wild suddenly have a very crowded blue line that has already seen both veteran Matt Dumba and youngster Calen Addison serve as healthy scratches this year. Add in the eventual return of Jonas Brodin, who is out with a lower-body injury, and the minutes may suddenly be hard to come by in Minnesota. 

This has to be one of the most unique situations in NHL history as brothers Brett Ritchie and Nick Ritchie are reportedly being traded for each other as part of a four-player deal between Calgary and Arizona that also included Connor Mackey and the aforementioned Troy Stetcher. At least the pair should feel comfortable switching homes in their respective cities which should make for an easy transition. 

We've got three trades that have come in after 3pm ET time, though none of them are significant impact moves. First, it's Patrick Brown to the Senators in exchange for a 2023 sixth-round pick. If the 30-year-old winger can reach the 10-point mark this season, he is currently sitting with seven, it would mark a new career high for the seven-year pro. 

Next up is Rasmus Asplund going to Nashville from Buffalo for a 2025 seventh-round selection. Asplund has been stuck in the press box as a healthy scratch for the Sabres for weeks, playing in just two games since mid-January. The Predators are dealing with some injury concerns right now, so Asplund could at least have a chance at earning minutes in Music City. 

And finally (for now), Austin Wagner will join the Blackhawks after being traded for future considerations by the Kings. With all the moves Chicago has made at this point, selling off assets left and right, they are practically fielding an AHL club right now. Wagner is just 25 years old but has 171 games of NHL experience which is way more than much of the rest of the Hawks' roster. He should at least get some added minutes down the stretch. 

This will be one to follow heading into the coming days to see if we find out what exactly went down between the Flyers and Red Wings but the end result is the same, James van Riemsdyk will finish the 2022-23 campaign in the City of Brotherly Love. 

It's another depth addition, this time in Calgary as the Flames bring in Troy Stetcher from Arizona. The 28-year-old blueliner burst on the scene with Vancouver, racking up 20-plus points in two of his first three seasons but since then has struggled to provide much in the way of offensive production. His last regular-season goal was scored over a year ago Feb. 17, 2022 against the Rangers. Still, Stecther will be a nice depth add for the Flames but could serve as a healthy scratch periodically. 

After an initial report indicated that James van Riemsdyk would be heading to Detroit, rumblings started that the deal hadn't yet been finalized and now it would appear that the swap between the Flyers and Red Wings for the winger is off. 

It will be interesting to follow this ongoing saga to see if another team came in last minute with a better offer for Philadelphia or if perhaps Detroit had something else in the works that failed to materialize and impacted their ability to take on JVR. 

For now, hold onto your horses as we head into the final moments of the NHL Trade Deadline. (Disclaimer: Trades always come out after 3 pm, so there could be more things happening even after the "official" deadline)

This is probably the deal we've been waiting to see all day with James van Riemsdyk atop most trade boards as the best forward remaining. Unfortunately for JVR, the move isn't exactly to a contender as the Red Wings have been selling for the last few days, though they did re-sign star center Dylan Larkin to an eight-year contract extension. 

After just missing the 40-point mark for the first time in six seasons last year, James van Riemsdyk could be in danger of failing to reach that mark again in 2022-23 after recording a meager 23 points through 41 games. Still, he could be in contention to step into a first-line role alongside Larkin and should be in line for power-play minutes. It's possible a strong end to the season could bolster his numbers. 

With all the big fish having been moved in the week leading up to Deadline Day, it seems all that was left was for a league-wide shuffling of bottom-six forward. The latest to be moving on is Oscar Sundqvist who will essentially replace the departing Jordan Greenway in Minnesota with a pick headed back to Detroit. 

While Sundqvist numbers haven't exactly been impressive, he's registered 21 points in 52 games, he could challenge for the 30-point threshold for the first time since 2018-19 when he was with the Blues. It's not a huge deal but he replaces Greenway in the short term without being on the books heading into next season. 

We've got some more depth moves coming in as the last-minute deals start to come fast and furious here. First, it's another shuffle by the Maple Leafs who are sending Dryden Hunt to Calgary. The 27-year-old Hunt was only acquired by Toronto on Dec. 19 and made nine appearances for the club in which he garnered one goal on six shots, 31 hits and nine PIM while averaging a meager 8:26 of ice time. 

Hunt is currently in the minors after clearing waivers over a month ago and likely won't be brought up by Calgary immediately. Even if he does join the Flames' NHL roster, Hunt figures to serve as a healthy scratch more often than not. 

There have been rumblings all day that the Wild were willing to move Jordan Greenway but only for the right price and it seems the Buffalo Sabres were willing to meet general manager Bill Guerin's demands. No immediate word on the return for Greenway but the move provides the Wild with some cap relief heading into the future. 

While Buffalo faces a tough hill to climb to make the playoffs, they certainly aren't out of it yet and Greenway could help them to make a run heading into the final weeks of the season. He could be a nice fit in a top-six role alongside Dylan Cozens and Casey Mittelstadt. 

With Deadline Day winding down in under an hour, our RotoWire experts take a look at the trades they deemed the worst of the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline:

AJ Scholz -- Maybe I'm just being a disgruntled homer here but the Mikael Granlund deal for Pittsburgh makes so little sense for the team on nearly every level. The last thing the Penguins needed was an over-30, undersized, slow forward that is underperforming this season. And that's exactly what they got in Granlund. Still, that's not even the worst part of this deal but rather the fact that he carries a $5 million cap hit for another TWO SEASONS. It's not a short-term fix but a long-term problem. 

Kyle Riley -- I get that all these picks will almost certainly fall toward the end of their respective rounds. I get Tampa Bay continues to operate in "win-now" mode. And I get that Jeannot has solid upside – he racked up 24 goals, 41 points and a whopping 318 hits through 81 games in 2021-22 – but the package the Lightning had to give up to acquire the 25-year-old winger, who's set to become a restricted free agent this summer, was simply far too much. This could end up being a major blunder for general manager Julien BriseBois unless Tampa Bay is at least able to make it to the Stanley Cup Finals.

Michael Finewax - Tampa Bay giving up a first, second, third, fourth and fifth pick plus Cal Foote for Tanner Jeannot. While Jeannot is a nice piece for the next few seasons, he is a bottom-six forward and it was too high a price to pay for someone averaging 15 minutes a game. It only cost the Rangers a second and fourth-round pick for Patrick Kane (albeit as a rental).

Corey Abbott -- The Coyotes' return from Ottawa in the Jakob Chychrun trade did not line up with what many believed it would be after nearly two years of rumors and speculation. The Senators didn't have to give up a top prospect or a talented young player. Arizona's reported asking price of two first-rounders was also reduced to one conditional first-round selection and a couple of second-rounders.

Ryan Dadoun -- The worst trade was Tampa Bay acquiring Tanner Jeannot from Nashville in exchange for Cal Foote and five draft picks, including a first-rounder. I get that the Lightning have earned people's trust with their sustained success and sometimes getting a complimentary player ends up doing more for a playoff run than a big splash because it gives you depth without potentially disrupting what's already working. That's still a ton to play for a third liner though.

After teasing the move early this morning, the Pittsburgh Penguins have officially brought back two-time Stanley Cup champion Nick Bonino in a three-team deal that see San Jose get two picks and a prospect and Montreal, which retained a portion of Bonino's salary, a fourth-round pick and a prospect. 

With the Habs taking on 50 percent of Bonino's cap hit, the Penguins can easily fit him in at his new cap total of just over $1 million, in part due to the departure of Brock McGinn who is heading to Anaheim in the Dmitry Kulikov deal. 

If you don't remember Bonino's time in Pittsburgh, you almost certainly will remember this Stanley Cup Playoff goal call courtesy of Sportsnet's Harnarayan Singh. 

The Lightning haven't made any significant changes as of yet, but they did feel the need to acquire Tanner Jeannot from the Predators, though they had to pay a huge price tag to do so. The Bolts surrendered defenseman Cal Foote, along with a 2025 first-rounder and four other draft picks. Seems like a pretty significant amount to shell out for a player that has just 14 points in 57 games this season, though he will certainly add some physicality to the lineup. 

A possible homecoming for J.T. Miller to his native Pittsburgh has been officially shut down. After speculation and rumor for months that the Penguins were going to try to acquire Miller, it seems the two sides couldn't come to an agreement and have closed the door on a potential move. 

It certainly doesn't mean that Miller won't be traded before Friday's 3 pm ET deadline but the Penguins have long been the team most tied to Miller, so it seems likely that the 29-year-old center will finish up at least the 2022-23 campaign in Vancouver. 

Dmitry Kulikov, who was held out by the Ducks against the Capitals on Thursday, is reportedly being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins, which would be the eighth NHL club for the defenseman over his 14-year NHL career. It's an interesting move for the cap-strapped Pens considering Kulikov doesn't offer a ton of offensive upside with just 15 points in 61 games. There hasn't been any word yet on a potential return but adding another defenseman would likely force Pittsburgh to ship out a blueliner or risk putting Chad Ruhwedel on waivers. 

It's not the most glamorous of moves but the Kings and Habs partners to trade a pair of minor leaguers with Frederic Allard going to Montreal and Nate Schnarr headed to LA. 

Schnarr is a 24-year-old center who has yet to make his NHL debut and has played in just 27 games for AHL Laval this year. Selected by the Canadiens in the third-round of the 2017 NHL Draft, Schnarr will be a restricted free agent this offseason. 

Defenseman Frederic Allard, meanwhile, has a full game of NHL experience, logging 16:59 of ice time for the Nashville Predators back in 2020-21. Similar to Schnarr, Allard will also be a restricted free agent come summer. 

According to reports, Colton Parayko has not been asked to waive his 15-team no-trade clause which would see to indicate that a deal for the Blues defenseman is unlikely to happen in the next two hours. 

Still, there are plenty of teams that wouldn't be on Parayko's list that could make an offer in the closing hours of today's NHL Trade Deadline. No doubt further complicating the fact is that the 29-year-old Canadian just signed a max eight-year, $52 million deal with St. Louis back in September. That's a lot of term and a big cap hit to take on, especially since it's almost guaranteed the Blues won't want to retain any salary for that long. 

We previously highlighted the interest in Philadelphia Flyers forward James van Riemsdyk and he remains on of the top remaining options on the trade block as we close in on the 3 pm Trade Deadline. In addition to JVR, here are the other top forward's still up for grabs, for the right price:

• Nick Schmaltz, Arizona
• Brock Boeser, Vancouver
• J.T. Miller, Vancouver
• Adam Henrique, Anaheim
• Conor Sheary, Washington

As mentioned in a previous post, it is a little strange to see Miller available given he is signed for another seven seasons. The same would seem to apply to Boeser who is signed at a $6.65 million cap hit through the 2024-25 campaign. In fact, Conor Sheary is the only true rental on this list as he will be an unrestricted free agent this summer. It will take a "hockey move" to secure the services of the other four forwards on this list since they carry long-term cap implications. 

Previously acquired by the Sharks from the Lightning in a swap for Michael Eyssimont, with Tampa Bay retaining 50 percent of his cap hit, Vladislav Namestnikov finds himself headed to the Great White North in a move to Winnipeg in exchange for a 2025 fourth-round pick. 

This will be the sixth trade involving Namestnikov since he was first traded from the Lightning to the Rangers back in 2018. With the Bolts this season, the Russian center has struggled to produce with just 15 points in 57 games. He should slot into a bottom-six role for the Jets, though the continued absence of Pierre-Luc Dubois due to a lower-body issue could see Namestnikov given more opportunities. 

Despite rumblings of a potential move for weeks, J.T. Miller remains on the Canucks roster for the time being, though it seems a trade could still be coming if Vancouver gets the right offer. The fact that Miller is being shopped does come as a bit of a surprise considering the team signed him to a seven-year, $56 million contract back in September but now suddenly seems willing to part ways with the 29-year-old natural center. 

An earlier report indicated that the Penguins, who have long been considered a suitor for the Pittsburgh-born Miller, went as far as they could with Vancouver but couldn't get over the goal line. 

It looks like two players will get fresh starts as the Kings and Flyers will swap Brendan Lemieux and Zach MacEwan. The 26-year-old MacEwan was activated off injured reserve Thursday after missing 12 games due to a jaw injury. Lemieux, for his part, has played in just three games since mid-January. Both players are set to hit free agency this summer and could easily find themselves playing in the minors following their moves. 

It's an interesting depth move for both side that is unlikely to impact either team long-term, especially the Kings in their upcoming postseason run. 

The market for defensemen has already seen a number of pieces off the board with Jakob Chychrun to Ottawa, Filip Hronek to Vancouver, Vladislav Gavrikov to Los Angeles, Mattias Ekholm to Edmonton, Tyson Barrie to Nashville, and Jake McCabe to Buffalo. 

Despite that, there are still a few blueliners remaining on the trade block that could be moved before the 3pm ET trade deadline. Here are the names we most expect to be moved:

• John Klingberg, Ducks
• Carson Soucy, Kraken
• Matt Dumba, Wild
• Joel Edmunson, Canadiens
• Dante Fabbro, Predators
• Dmitry Kulikov, Ducks

Klingberg and Kulikov were held out of of Wednesday's matchup with Washington in the expectation that they would be traded, so those deals seem the most likely options to happen. For his part, Edmundson is just one game back from an extended injury absence, so that could scare a few teams away. Meanwhile, Dumba's offensive game has dried up, as he has just one point in his last 17 contests which comes after he was a healthy scratch for back-to-back contests. 

We've got our third move of the day as Curtis Lazar, fresh off a five-game injury absence due to a lower-body injury, joins the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a 2024 fourth-round selection. 

A bottom-six gritty forward, Lazar figures to take a similar role with New Jersey and will make the organization significantly more difficult to play against. With Timo Meier scoring goals, Lazar will be the pest that stops the opposing team's top talents. 

With all the moves over the past few weeks, there has been some movement in the Stanley Cup Champions Odds but one thing remains unchanged, the Boston Bruins remain the favorites, coming in at +425 at BetMGM. It's also worth noting that five of the top six teams in the odds are from the Eastern Conference, which is projected to be a playoff slugfest. 

Can the Bruins overcome the Presidents' Trophy curse which has seen every team since the 2012-13 Chicago Blackhawks fail to win the Stanley Cup? They are certainly going to make a run at it after bringing in Tyler Bertuzzi, Dmitry Orlov and Garnet Hathaway. 

With the deadline just hours away, the focus has been on who is moving where but there are two big-name stars that won't be going anywhere anytime soon. 

First, it was Dylan Larkin signing an eight-year, $69.6 million deal with Detroit that will keep him in the Motor City until he is 34 years of age. Unfortunately for the elite center, the signing was accompanied by a pair of trades that saw Tyler Bertuzzi and Filip Hronek shipped out for four draft picks, including two first-round selections. 

The other big signing saw the Boston Bruins lock up David Pastrnak for eight years in a $90 million deal that will see him become the highest-paid earner in Beantown next season while carrying the league's sixth-biggest cap hit as well. For the third time in the last four seasons, Pasta has already reached the 40-goal mark and could set a new personal best while breaking through the 50-goal threshold for the first time in his career. 

It's been weeks of speculation regarding where Jakob Chychrun would end up with the defenseman linked to the Capitals, Penguins, Hurricanes, Oilers and Kings, but it was a last-minute move by the Ottawa Senators to bring in the highly coveted blueliner. 

While Chychrun was held off the scoresheet in his debut for Ottawa on Thursday, he did rack up five blocks in addition to one shot and two PIM. Chychrun logged just 19:16 of ice time in his first game with the Sens but he should see his minutes jump up sooner rather than later, closer to the 23-plus minutes he averaged with Arizona this season. 

Late Thursday night, the Dallas Stars brought in Max Domi who had been widely considered a future trade piece when he signed a one-year deal with Chicago at the start of the season. Despite playing on the underwhelming Blackhawks, the 28-year-old DOmi still managed to rack up 18 goals and 31 helpers in 60 games this season, including 18 power-play points. 

It's actually the second move the Stars have made this offseason, having previously traded for Evgeni Dadonov, acquiring him from the Montreal Canadiens. The duo should both slot into middle-six roles for the Stars, bolstering their attacking options. 

The Minnesota Wild are reportedly willing to listen to offers for youngster Jordan Greenway, though they have yet to receive an offer that matches their evaluation for the 26-year-old winger. It's been a disappointing season for the New York native considering he has just seven points through 45 games this year and hasn't been able to secure more than a passing role with the man advantage. Perhaps complicating issues could be the fact that Greenway is just one year into a three-year, $9 million he signed with the Wild back in January of 2022. For a team that certainly looks like a contender, you'd have to imagine they would be looking for a corresponding move to bolster their forward ranks if they did move on from Greenway. 

It hasn't been all Eastern Conference teams getting into the action, though the 2023 NHL Playoffs will be a murder's row in the east given all the additions to already good teams. Still, the west didn't stand pat, as the defending Stanley Cup champions brought in Lars Eller from Washington to shore up their bottom six and required blueliner Jack Johnson, a popular "glue guy" in the locker room who played no small part in last season's title. The fact that the Avs only gave up a 2025 second-round pick and Andreas Englund in the pair of deals was remarkable in its own right. 

Perhaps one of the most surprising moves was the Kings shipping out two-time Stanley Cup champion and 16-year veteran Jonathan Quick to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Joonas Korpisalo and Vladislav Gavrikov. It's a tough ending to the veteran netminder's stored career in Los Angeles, though it won't be the last time the Kings have to deal with Quick as he is heading back to the Pacific Division with a trade to the Golden Knights, who have been racked by injuries between the pipes. The Kings and Knights square off April 6 in Las Vegas. 

When you think of the Edmonton Oilers, you certainly expect to see a ton of offense courtesy of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Unfortunately, the defensive side of the puck has been wanting for a while. In order to address those issues, the Oilers opted to bring in one of the best shutdown defenders of the last decade in Mattias Ekholm, giving up Tyson Barrie, a 2023 first-round pick, a 2024 fourth-round pick and a prospect in return. It may not be the sexist addition around the league but it could end up being the most impactful. While Ekholm is the key piece, Edmonton also brought in Nick Bjugstad, a move that isn't likely to impress some fans considering he hasn't registered a point in six straight games, though that was while playing for the Coyotes. 

Two more additions to the Western Conference include Nino Neiderreitter joining the Winnipeg Jets, set to take on a second-line role and Evgeni Dadonov headed to Big D after being traded to the Stars from the Habs. 
 

According to reports, Alex Kerfoot remains available ahead of Friday's 3pm ET NHL Trade Deadline and would be just the latest shakeup of Toronto's roster that has been almost completely overhauled, outside of their big starts of course. 

The one team previously linked to Kerfoot was the Vancouver Canucks, though it's unclear what, if any, impact the Luke Schenn deal between the two clubs would factor into any future trades. 

The Bruins' decision to add Garnet Hathaway and Dmitry Orlov from the Capitals in exchange for Craig Smith on Feb. 23 was likely to be the club's only significant move given their cap situation. That was before Nick Foligno and Taylor Hall suffered significant injuries that may still require surgery. The B's answer? Go out and get pending free agent Tyler Bertuzzi from the Red Wings for a 2024 first-round selection and 2025 fourth-round pick. 

Bertuzzi has been significantly limited by injuries this season himself, logging just 29 games for Detroit but has notched 14 points over that stretch and should thrive in a top-six role for the Bruins. Once Hall is cleared to return, the duo could form a dynamic goal-scoring third line that would be hard for any NHL club to match up against. 
 

It seems the Flyers are hoping to acquire a third-round pick in exchange for veteran James van Riemsdyk, which is similar to the deal that saw Lars Eller head to Colorado. 

According to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston, three teams are still in the mix for JVR, including Vegas, Winnipeg and Seattle, though as we've seen, moves can certainly be hijacked at any time. 

Over the course of the two weeks, the Toronto Maple Leafs have completely reinvented their lineup with major additions and a few substractions. It started Feb. 17 when they acquired Ryan O'Reilly from the St. Louis Blues in a three-team trade that included Adam Gaudette and a first-round pick, to name a few. Then there were the additions of Jake McCabe and Sam Lafferty, sending away another first-rounder and some prospects. The changes on defense continues when the team added Erik Gustafsson in exchange for Rasmus Sandin while also bringing back Luke Schenn, who last played for the club back in 2011-12. Will it be enough to get past a likely first-round playoff matchup with Tampa Bay? That remains to be seen. 

Not to be outdone by the Rangers, the rest of the Metropolitan Division hasn't been sitting back on their laurels. The other big fish to get moved prior to Friday was Timo Meier heading to the Devils in a nine-player swap that included several picks being shuffled around as well. Meier is still recovering from an upper-body injury, so he hasn't been able to get into a game for his new club yet. 

The Carolina Hurricanes didn't make any big splashes like the rest of the division, but they did pick up a bottom-six forward in Jess Puljujarvi and resurgent blueliner Shayne Gostisbehere. 

The fleury of activity actually started back on January 30 when the Islanders went after Bo Horvat from the Vancouver Canucks. Five goals and three assists in 12 games on Long Island marked a strong start for the center. The move was intended to give the club multiple attacking options but unfortunately, right after adding Horvat, the team lost Mathew Barzal indefinitely due to a lower-body injury. 

As if adding Patrick Kane wasn't enough, the Rangers opened the trade market by going after Vladimir Tarasenko and Niko Mikkola, though it was Tarasenko that was the true prize. With Kane and Tarasenko added to the top-six in the Big Apple, the Rangers may have one of the most dynamic first two lines in the NHL right now. 

In 11 games since joining the Blue Shirts, Tarasenko has racked up an impressive four goals and four assists, certainly showing why he was worth a hefty asking price. 

There have been a fleury of trades in the week ahead of the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline which officially closes at 3pm ET today. Among the big names that have already been moved, perhaps none was bigger than Chicago flipping Patrick Kane to the Rangers for blueliner Andy Welinski, a conditional 2023 second-round pick and a 2025 fourth-round selection. The deal was facilitated by the Coyotes who took on a portion of Kane's salary to make the numbers work for the Rangers. 

Patrick Kane, for the first time in his 16-year NHL career, donned a sweater that wasn't the Hawks' red and black against the Senators on Thursday, but was unfortunately held off the scoresheet in his debut.  
 

While some of the biggest pieces are already off the board as of Friday morning, there are still plenty of players that are available for a deadline day move, including but not limited to:

• John Klingberg, Anaheim
• Adam Henrique, Anaheim
• Brock Boeser, Vancouver
• Cam Talbot, Ottawa
• James van Riemsdyk, Philadelphia

These certainly aren't the only names on the trade board, so we can likely expect a busy day again Friday as we have seen for the last week. 

Pittsburgh is reportedly set to acquire two-time Stanley Cup champion Nick Bonino, who was part of the team's back-to-back titles in 2016 and 2017. While the veteran center has struggled to produce at the same level he did while with Pittsburgh, he's missed the 30-point mark in two consecutive seasons, but he's a gritty player that Pittsburgh's stars and coach Mike Sullivan are very familiar with. Whatever anger the fans base had with general manager Ron Hextall, the move to bring back a fan favorite who was part of the believed "HBK Line" could go a long way. 

The deal hasn't been finalized yet and Bonino will be a pure rental before hitting free agency in the summer but it will no doubt be better received than the Mikael Granlund trade. 

We are up and running already this morning with Jakub Vrana heading to St. Louis from Detroit to kick off deadline day. The 27-year-old Vrana has been buried in the minors this season and was only added to the NHL roster in the last month in order to showcase him as a potential trade piece. The rebuilding Blue get an established veteran who is under contract for one more year beyond this season while Detroit picks up a seventh-round pick and prospect Dylan McLaughlin who missed much of this season due to injury.