There has been no scarcity of drama main as much as the 2023 NHL commerce deadline, with greater than 30 offers being revamped the previous week alone.
Although many of the huge names are off the board, together with Patrick Kane, Jakob Chychrun, Timo Meier, Ryan O’Reilly and Vladimir Tarasenko, there’s nonetheless loads of motion available earlier than the commerce window closes as basic managers throughout the league load up for a playoff run or stockpile property for the longer term.
Here is a listing of each commerce together with the most recent information and rumors main as much as the 2023 NHL commerce deadline.
The Winnipeg Jets have reportedly acquired ahead Vladislav Namestnikov from the San Jose Sharks in trade for a 2025 fourth-round choose.
This is the second time Namestnikov has been traded this week, as he was shipped from Tampa Bay to San Jose in trade for Michael Eyssimont on Wednesday.
Namestnikov has six objectives and 15 factors in 57 video games this season. The 30-year-old is making $2.5 million this season and is slated to turn into an unrestricted free agent. The Sharks retained 50 p.c of his wage beforehand, so Winnipeg is simply on the hook for $1.25 million.
Golden Knights, Kraken, Jets eyeing James van Riesmdyk
The Vegas Golden Knights, Seattle Kraken and Winnipeg Jets are among the many groups which have expressed curiosity in veteran winger James van Riemsdyk, one of many high remaining names out there forward of the NHL commerce deadline.
It would seem, nevertheless, that the Jets are actually out of the operating after including depth ahead Vladislav Namestnikov.
The Flyers are reportedly searching for a third-round choose in return for the 33-year-old, who’s within the ultimate yr of his contract that carries a $7 million cap hit.
With solely 9 objectives and 23 factors in 41 video games this season, van Riemsdyk might not be the identical affect participant he was a couple of years in the past, however he did rating 24 objectives a season in the past and might nonetheless be a strong middle-six addition and power-play web entrance presence on a playoff group.
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The Kings and Flyers have swapped depth forwards, with Brendan Lemiuex and a 2024 fifth-round choose heading to Philadelphia, and Zack MacEwen going the opposite technique to Los Angeles.
Neither participant will convey a lot offense — Lemieux has three factors in 27 video games, MacEwen has 9 in 46 — however they each present physicality in a fourth-line function.
This transfer saves the Kings somewhat further cap area, as MacEwen is making solely $925,000 this season to Lemieux’s $1.35 million.
The New Jersey Devils have reportedly acquired ahead Curtis Lazar from the Vancouver Canucks in trade for a 2024 fourth-round choose.
Lazar, 28, has three objectives and 5 factors in 45 video games this season and has two extra years remaining on his contract at a $1 million cap hit.
The St. Louis Blues acquired ahead Jakub Vrana from the Detroit Red Wings in trade for ahead Dylan McLaughlin and a 2025 seventh-round choose.
The Red Wings will retain 50 p.c of Vrana’s wage. The 27-year-old winger has yet another yr on his contract that carries a cap hit of $5.25 million.
A primary spherical choose of the Capitals in 2014, Vrana was positioned on waivers by the Red Wings in January shortly after getting back from NHL/NHLPA participant help program, designed to supply gamers remedy for psychological well being and substance abuse points.
He has appeared in solely 5 video games with the Red Wings this seasons, registering a objective and an help. He had six objectives and 11 factors in 15 video games with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins.
Penguins make first transfer of the day
The Pittsburgh Penguins kicked off the NHL commerce deadline within the center off the night time, reportedly buying ahead Nick Bonino from the San Jose Sharks.
Bonino, who gained back-to-back Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh in 2016 and 2017, offers the Penguins some added bottom-six depth. The 34-year-old has 10 objectives and 19 factors in 59 video games this season. He is within the ultimate yr of a two-year contract that carries a $2.05-million cap hit.
When is the 2023 NHL commerce deadline?
The NHL commerce deadline is Friday, March 3 at 3 p.m. ET.
Yahoo Sports will monitor all of the commerce rumors, information, gamers and groups to observe main as much as the deadline.
Who are the highest gamers out there?
Philadelphia Flyers winger James van Riemsdyk is arguably the most effective rental broadly believed to be out there. He has 9 objectives and 23 factors in 41 video games and is within the ultimate yr of his contract.
Vancouver Canucks winger Brock Boeser is one other intriguing goal. He has 12 objectives and 39 factors in 53 video games, however has one other two years on his contract that carries a $6.65 million cap hit.
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Joel Edmundson can also be garnering loads of curiosity. His bodily model of hockey is a coveted commodity by NHL GMs this time of yr. He has one other yr remaining on his contract at $3.5 million.
The Flyers are reportedly searching for a third-round choose in return for James van Riemsdyk on the NHL commerce deadline. (Photo by Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire through Getty Images)
Completed 2022-23 NHL trades
The Montreal Canadiens acquired defenseman Frederic Allard from the Los Angeles Kings in trade for ahead Nate Schnarr.
The Philadelphia Flyers acquired ahead Brendan Lemieux and a 2024 fifth-round choose from the Los Angeles Kings in trade for ahead Zack MacEwen.
The New Jersey Devils acquired ahead Curtis Lazar from the Vancouver Canucks in trade for a 2024 fourth-round choose.
The St. Louis Blues acquired ahead Jakub Vrana from the Detroit Red Wings in trade for ahead Dylan McLaughlin and a 2025 seventh-round choose.
The Dallas Stars acquired ahead Max Domi and goaltender Dylan Wells from the Chicago Blackhawks in trade for a 2025 second-round choose and goaltender Anton Khudobin.
The Chicago Blackhawks reportedly acquired ahead Anders Bjork from the Buffalo Sabres for future concerns.
The Vegas Golden Knights acquired goaltender Jonathan Quick from the Columbus Blue Jackets in trade for goaltender Michael Hutchinson and a 2025 seventh-round choose.
The Arizona Coyotes acquired ahead Jakub Voracek and a 2023 sixth-round choose from the Columbus Blue Jackets in trade for goaltender Jon Gillies.
The Boston Bruins acquired ahead Tyler Bertuzzi from the Detroit Red Wings in trade for a protected 2024 first-round choose and a 2025 fourth-round choose.
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired ahead Mikael Granlund from the Nashville Predators in trade for a 2023 second-round choose.
The San Jose Sharks acquired ahead Vladislav Namestnikov from the Tampa Bay Lightning in trade for ahead Mikey Eyssimont.
The Vegas Golden Knights acquired ahead Teddy Blueger from the Pittsburgh Penguins in trade for defenseman Peter DiLiberatore and a 2024 third-round choose.
The Ottawa Senators acquired defenseman Jakob Chychrun from the Arizona Coyotes for a conditional 2023 first-round choose, a conditional 2024 second-round choose initially belonging to the Washington Capitals, and a 2026 second-round choose.
The Vancouver Canucks acquired defenseman Filip Hronek and a 2023 fourth-round choose from the Detroit Red Wings in trade for a protected 2023 first-round choose (initially acquired within the Bo Horvat commerce) and 2023 second-round choose.
The Carolina Hurricanes acquired defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere from the Arizona Coyotes in trade for a 2026 third-round choose.
The Los Angeles Kings acquired defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and goaltender Joonas Korpisalo from the Columbus Blue Jackets in trade for goaltender Jonathan Quick, a conditional 2023 first-round choose and a 2024 third-round choose.
The Colorado Avalanche acquired middle Lars Eller from the Washington Capitals in trade for a 2025 second-round choose
The Minnesota Wild acquired winger Gustav Nyquist from the Columbus Blue Jackets in trade for a 2023 fifth-round choose.
The Edmonton Oilers acquired defenseman Mattias Ekholm and a 2023 sixth-round choose from the Nashville Predators in trade for defenseman Tyson Barrie, a 2023 first-round choose, 2024 fourth-round choose and ahead prospect Reid Schaefer.
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenseman Luke Schenn from the Vancouver Canucks in trade for a 2023 third-round choose.
The New York Islanders acquired ahead Pierre Engvall from the Toronto Maple Leafs in trade for a 2024 third-round choose.
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenseman Erik Gustafsson and a 2023 first-round choose from the Washington Capitals in trade for defenseman Rasmus Sandin.
The New York Rangers acquired ahead Patrick Kane and protection prospect Cooper Zech from the Chicago Blackhawks in trade for a conditional 2023 second-round choose, a 2025 fourth-round choose and defenseman Andy Welinski. The Blackhawks additionally acquired Vili Saarijarvi from the Coyotes, whereas Arizona landed a 2025 fifth-round choose within the three-team deal.
The Minnesota Wild acquired ahead Marcus Johansson from the Washington Capitals in trade for a 2024 third-round choose.
The San Jose Sharks acquired the rights to unsigned prospect Henry Thrun from the Anaheim Ducks in trade for a 2024 third-round choose.
The Carolina Hurricanes acquired winger Jesse Puljujarvi from the Edmonton Oilers in trade for the rights to unsigned ahead Patrik Puistola.
The Nashville Predators acquired ahead Austin Rueschhoff from the New York Rangers for future concerns.
The Buffalo Sabres acquired defenseman Riley Stillman from the Vancouver Canucks in trade for ahead prospect Josh Bloom.
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenseman Jake McCabe, ahead Sam Lafferty, a conditional fifth-round choose in 2024 and a conditional fifth-round choose in 2025 from the Chicago Blackhawks in trade for a conditional 2025 first-round choose, 2026 second-round choose, Joey Anderson and Pavel Gogolev.
The Nashville Predators acquired ahead Isaac Ratcliffe from the Philadelphia Flyers in trade for future concerns.
The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired ahead Tanner Jeannot from the Nashville Predators in trade for defenseman Cal Foote, a 2025 first-round choose (high 10 protected), a 2024 second-round choose, and 2023 third-, fourth- and fifth-round picks.
The Colorado Avalanche acquired defenseman Jack Johnson from the Chicago Blackhawks in trade for defenseman Andreas Englund.
The New Jersey Devils acquired ahead Timo Meier, ahead prospect Timur Ibragimov, defensemen Scott Harrington and Santeri Hatakka, goaltender Zachary Emond and a 2024 fifth-round choose from the San Jose Sharks in trade for a 2023 first-round choose, a conditional 2024 first-round choose, a 2024 seventh-round choose, defensemen Nikita Okhotiuk and Shakir Mukhamadullin, and forwards Fabian Zetterlund and Andreas Johnsson.
The Montreal Canadiens acquired ahead Denis Gurianov from the Dallas Stars in trade for ahead Evgenii Dadonov.
The Vegas Golden Knights acquired ahead Ivan Barbashev from the St. Louis Blues in trade for ahead prospect Zach Dean.
The Winnipeg Jets acquired ahead Nino Niederreiter from the Nashville Predators in trade for a 2024 second-round choose.
The Vancouver Canucks acquired ahead Vitali Kravtsov from the New York Rangers in trade for ahead Will Lockwood and a 2026 seventh-round choose.
The Colorado Avalanche acquired goaltender Keith Kinkaid from Boston Bruins in trade for ahead Shane Bowers.
The Boston Bruins acquired defenseman Dmitry Orlov and ahead Garnet Hathaway from the Washington Capitals in trade for ahead Craig Smith, a 2023 first-round choose, a 2025 second-round choose and a 2024 third-round choose.
The Chicago Blackhawks acquired winger/defenseman Hunter Drew from the anaheim Ducks in trade for ahead Josiah Slavin.
The Chicago Blackhawks acquired defenseman Nikita Zaitsev, a 2023 second-round choose and a 2026 fourth-round choose from the Ottawa Senators in trade for future concerns.
The Vegas Golden Knights acquired defenseman Dysin Mayo from the Arizona Coyotes in trade for Shea Weber and a 2023 fifth-round choose.
The New York Rangers acquired ahead Tyler Motte from the Ottawa Senators in trade for ahead Julien Gauthier and a conditional 2023 seventh-round choose.
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired forwards Ryan O’Reilly (50 p.c retained) and Noel Acciari from the St. Louis Blues in trade for 2023 first- and third-round picks, a 2024 second-round choose, together with minor-league forwards Mikhail Abramov and Adam Gaudette. The Minnesota Wild retained 25 p.c of O’Reilly’s wage in trade for Toronto 2025 fourth-round choose, whereas additionally sending ahead prospect Josh Pillar to the Maple Leafs.
The New York Rangers acquired ahead Vladimir Tarasenko and defenseman Niko Mikkola from the St. Louis Blues in trade for a conditional first-round draft choose in 2023, a conditional fourth-round choose in 2024, ahead Sammy Blais and prospect Hunter Skinner.
The Chicago Blackhawks acquired winger/defenseman Hunter Drew from the Anaheim Ducks in trade for ahead Josiah Slavin.
The Seattle Kraken acquired defenseman Jaycob Megna from the San Jose Sharks in trade for a 2023 fourth-round draft choose.
The New York Islanders acquired ahead Bo Horvat from the Vancouer Canucks in trade for ahead Anthony Beauvillier, prospect Aatu Raty and a protected 2023 first-round choose.
The Colorado Avalanche acquired defenseman Ryan Merkley and ahead Matt Nieto from the San Jose Sharks in trade for ahead Martin Kaut and defenseman Jacob MacDonald.
The Detroit Red Wings acquired ahead Jasper Wetherby from the San Jose Sharks in trade for ahead Kyle Criscuolo.
