The most wonderful time of the year has come and gone once again. The NHL Trade Deadline has finally passed. On a day that most NHL fans shut down and consider to be a national holiday, it is the last chance for teams to make a push for a Stanley Cup run. For those teams near the bottom of the league (like my Chicago Blackhawks), it also is an opportunity to retool and rebuild by acquiring assets for the future. No matter what team you support, all hockey fans can be found glued to their devices monitoring the transactions throughout the day. Moves are constantly made all day up until the 3:00 pm EST deadline, which is when all pending trade calls need to be reported to the league office.
Here is every move that was made prior to today’s deadline:
March 21, 2022
- The Seattle Kraken acquired forward Victor Rask from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for future considerations.
- The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired goaltender Alexei Melnichuk from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for forward Antoine Morand.
- The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired forward Riley Nash from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for future considerations.
- The Los Angeles Kings have acquired defenseman Nelson Nogier from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for defenseman Markus Phillips.
- The Anaheim Ducks have acquired forward Evgenii Dadonov and a conditional second-round pick in the 2023 or 2024 NHL Draft from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for defenseman John Moore and forward Ryan Kesler. **This trade is pending review by the NHL and NHLPA.**
- The Ottawa Senators have acquired goaltender Michael McNiven from the Calgary Flames in exchange for future considerations.
- The Dallas Stars have acquired forward Vladislav Namestnikov from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a 2024 fourth-round pick.
- The Calgary Flames have aquired forward Ryan Carpenter from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a 2024 fifth-round pick.
- The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired forward Maxi Domi and defenseman prospect Tyler Inamoto from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for defenseman prospect Aidan Hreschuk in a three team trade. The Florida Panthers also receive forward prospect Egor Korshkov and a sixth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins have aquired forward Rickard Rakell from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forwards Zach Aston-Reese, Dominik Simon, goaltender Calle Clang, and a 2022 second-round pick. Anaheim retains 35% of Rakell’s contract.
- The Edmonton Oilers have acquired forward Derick Brassard from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a 2023 fourth-round pick.
- The New York Rangers have acquired forward Tyler Motte from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a 2023 fourth-round pick.
- The New York Rangers have acquired forward Andrew Copp and a 2023 sixth-round pick from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for forward Morgan Barron, a second-round pick (either STL’s in 22′ or NYR in 23′), a conditional second-round pick, and a 2023 fifth-round pick.
- The Montreal Canadiens have acquired prospect Nate Schnarr from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for goaltender Andrew Hammond.
- The San Jose Sharks have acquired defenseman Anthony Bitetto from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Nick Merkley.
- The Winnipeg Jets have acquired forward Zach Sanford from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for a 2022 fifth-round pick.
- The Colorado Avalanche have acquired forward Andrew Cogliano from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 2024 fifth-round pick.
- The Washington Capitals have acquired Johan Larsson from the Arizona Coyotes. The Coyotes receive a third-round pick in the 2023 draft.
- The Colorado Avalanche have acquired forward Artturi Lehkonen from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenseman Justin Barron and a 2024 second-round pick. Montreal retains 50% of Lehkonen’s salary.
- The St. Louis Blues have acquired defenseman Nick Leddy and forward Luke Witkowski from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for defenseman Jake Walman, forward Oskar Sundqvist, and a 2023 second-round pick.
- The Boston Bruins have acquired defenseman Josh Brown and a seventh-round pick from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for forward Zach Senyshyn and a 2022 fifth-round pick.
- The Los Angeles Kings acquired defenseman Frederic Allard from the Nashville Predators in exchange for forward Brayden Burke.
- The Nashville Predators acquired defenseman Alex Biega from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for future considerations.
- The Edmonton Oilers have acquired defenseman Brett Kulak from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenseman William Lagesson. Montreal also acquires a a conditional second-round pick in the deal. Year TBD.
- The New York Rangers have acquired defenseman Justin Braun from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a 2022 third-round pick.
- The San Jose Sharks have acquired goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for defenseman Jacob Middleton and a and a 2022 fifth-round pick.
- The Minnesota Wild have acquired goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a conditional 2022 second-round pick that could potentially become a first if Minnesota reaches the Western Conference Finals and Fleury accounts for 4 wins or more in the first two rounds.
- The Washington Capitals have reacquired Marcus Johansson from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for Daniel Sprong, a 2022 fourth-round pick, and a 2023 sixth-round pick.
- The Arizona Coyotes have acquired the rights to Nathan Smith and Bryan Little‘s contract from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a 2022 fourth-round pick.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired defenseman Nathan Beaulieu from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection.
March 20, 2022
- The Winnipeg Jets have reacquired forward Mason Appleton from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for a 2023 fourth-round pick.
- The Nashville Predators have acquired defenseman Jeremy Lauzon from the Seattle Kraken. Seattle receives a second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.
- The Dallas Stars have acquired goaltender Scott Wedgewood from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a 2023 fourth-round pick. Arizona adds yet another draft pick to their collection.
- The Arizona Coyotes acquired the rights to forward Jack McBain from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a 2022 second-round pick.
- The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired forward Nick Paul from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Mathieu Joseph and a fourth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. Ottawa retains 44.5% of Paul’s salary.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenseman Mark Giordano and forward Colin Blackwell from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for a 2022 second-round pick, a 2023 second-round pick, and a 2022 third-round pick. Seattle also retains half of Giordano’s salary in the move.
- The Los Angeles Kings acquired defenseman Troy Stecher from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.
- The Ottawa Senators acquired defenseman Travis Hamonic from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.
- The Florida Panthers acquired defenseman Robert Hagg from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.
March 19, 2022
- The Florida Panthers acquired forwards Claude Giroux, Connor Bunnaman, German Rubtsov, and a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for forward Owen Tippett, a first-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft or 2025 NHL Draft, and a third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. Philadelphia also retains 50% of Giroux’s salary.
- The Boston Bruins acquired defenseman Hampus Lindholm from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defensemen John Moore, Urho Vaakanainen and three NHL Draft picks. The Ducks also retain 50% of Lindholm’s salary for the remainder of his current deal. The Bruins then signed Lindholm to a an eight-year, $52 million contract on Sunday March 20th.
- The Minnesota Wild acquired forward Nicolas Deslauriers from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
March 18, 2022
- The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired forward Brandon Hagel, a fourth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, and a fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forwards Boris Katchouk, Taylor Raddysh, and two conditional first-round picks.
March 16, 2022
- The Calgary Flames acquired forward Calle Jarnkrok from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, a third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, and a seventh-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
- The Florida Panthers acquired defenseman Ben Chiarot from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Ty Smilanic, a first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, and a fourth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. Montreal retains 50% of Chiarot’s salary in the move.
- The New York Rangers acquired forward Frank Vatrano from the Florida Panthers in exchange for the later selection of either New York Rangers’ own 4th round pick in 2022 NHL Draft or the Winnipeg Jets’ own 4th round pick in 2022 NHL Draft. (This pick was previously acquired by the New York Rangers in another transaction.)
March 15, 2022
- The Minnesota Wild acquired forward Tyson Jost from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward Nico Sturm.
March 14, 2022
- The Colorado Avalanche acquired defenseman Josh Manson from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defensive prospect Drew Helleson and a second-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
**Latest Update 3/21/22 @ 11:22 pm EST.**