Breaking down the NHL’s Trade Deadline from a Fantasy Hockey perspective.

Ian Gooding, Mike Clifford and Alexander MacLean deliver the spin on fantasy-relevant trades:

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MARCH 7

RANTANEN MOVES TO DALLAS

To DALLAS:
Mikko Rantanen, RW

To CAROLINA:
Logan Stankoven, RW
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2026
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2028
3rd-round pick in 2026
3rd-round pick in 2027

See analysis | Discuss

MARCHAND THE NEWEST CAT

To FLORIDA:
Brad Marchand, LW

To BOSTON:
Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2027

See analysis | Discuss

COZENS FOR NORRIS

To OTTAWA:
Dylan Cozens, C
Dennis Gilbert, D
2nd-round pick in 2026

To BUFFALO:
Josh Norris, C
Jacob Bernard-Docker, D

See analysis | Discuss

CARLO JOINS THE LEAFS

To TORONTO:
Brandon Carlo, D

To BOSTON:
1st-round pick (TBA)
Fraser Minten, C
Connor Dewar, LW
Conor Timmins, D

Discuss

SENS LAND ZETTERLUND

To OTTAWA:
Fabian Zetterlund, LW
Tristen Robins, C
4th-round pick in 2025

To SAN JOSE:
Zack Ostapchuk, C
Noah Gregor, LW
2nd-round pick in 2025

See analysis

BRUINS ACQUIRE JOKIHARJU

To BOSTON:
Henri Jokuharju, D

To BUFFALO:
4th-round pick in 2026

MRAZEK, SMITH FOR VELENO

To DETROIT:
Petr Mrazek, G
Craig Smith, RW

To CHICAGO:
Joe Veleno, RW

CANES ACQUIRE JANKOWSKI

To CAROLINA:
Mark Jankowski, C

To NASHVILLE:
5th-round pick in 2026

SPRONG MOVES AGAIN

To NEW JERSEY:
Daniel Sprong, RW

To SEATTLE:
7th-round pick in 2026

DEVILS ADD DEPTH AT CENTER

To NEW JERSEY:
Cody Glass, C
Jonathan Gruden, LW

To PITTSBURGH:
Max Graham, C/LW
Chase Stillman, RW
3rd-round pick in 2027

AVS ACQUIRE COYLE FOR MITTELSTADT

To COLORADO:
Charlie Coyle, C
5th-round pick in 2026

To BOSTON:
Casey Mittelstadt, C
William Zellers, LW
2nd-round pick in 2025

See analysis

LAUGHTON TO THE LEAFS

To TORONTO:
Scott Laughton, C
4th-round pick in 2025
6th-round pick in 2027

To PHILADELPHIA:
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2027
Nikita Grebenkin, RW

See analysis | Discuss

JETS ALSO ADD BRANDON TANEV

To WINNIPEG:
Brandon Tanev, LW

To SEATTLE:
2nd-round pick in 2027

See analysis

LUKE SCHENN NOW A JET

To WINNIPEG:
Luke Schenn, D

To PITTSBURGH:
2nd-round pick in 2026
4th-round pick in 2027

See analysis

FLYERS SEND KUZMENKO TO THE KINGS

To LOS ANGELES:
Andrei Kuzmenko, LW
7th-round pick in 2027

To PHILADELPHIA:
3rd-round pick in 2027

See analysis

JACKETS BOLSTER FORWARD DEPTH

To COLUMBUS:
Luke Kunin, C

To SAN JOSE:
4th-round pick in 2025

CAPS ACQUIRE BEAUVILLIER

To WASHINGTON:
Anthony Beauvillier, LW/RW

To PITTSBURGH:
2nd-round pick in 2025

Discuss

SHEA WEBER’S CONTRACT DEALT AGAIN

To CHICAGO:
Shea Weber, D
Victor Soderstrom, D
Aku Raty, RW

To UTAH:
6th-round pick in 2026

ERIK JOHNSON BACK WITH AVS

To COLORADO:
Erik Johnson, D

To PHILADELPHIA:
Givani Smith, LW

CHOLOWSKI FOR BECKMAN

To NEW JERSEY:
Dennis Cholowski, D

To NY ISLANDERS:
Adam Beckman, LW

AUBE-KUBEL FOR BRANNSTROM

To NY RANGERS:
Nicolas Aube-Kubel, RW

To BUFFALO:
Erik Brannstrom, D

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MARCH 6

WILD TRADES FOR BRAZEAU

To MINNESOTA:
Justin Brazeau, RW

To BOSTON:
Marat Khusnutdinov, C
Jakub Lauko, LW
6th-round pick in 2026

ISLES FLIP KYLINGTON TO DUCKS

To ANAHEIM:
Oliver Kylington, D

To NY ISLANDERS:
Future considerations

NELSON DEALT TO THE AVALANCHE

To COLORADO:
Brock Nelson, C
William Dufour, RW

To NY ISLANDERS:
Calum Ritchie, C
Oliver Kylington, D
1st-round pick in 2026 or 2027
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2028

See analysis | Discuss

WALMAN HEADS TO EDMONTON

To EDMONTON:
Jake Walman, D

To SAN JOSE:
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2026
Carl Berglund, C

See analysis | Discuss

SOUCY NOW WITH RANGERS

To NY RANGERS:
Carson Soucy, D

To VANCOUVER:
3rd-round pick in 2025

BACKUP GOALIE SWAP

To FLORIDA:
Kaapo Kahkonen, G

To WINNIPEG:
Chris Driedger, G

REILLY SMITH RETURNS TO VEGAS

To VEGAS:
Reilly Smith, RW/LW

To NY RANGERS:
Brendan Brisson, LW/RW
3rd-round pick in 2025

See analysis | Discuss

MORE DEPTH FOR THE PANTHERS

To FLORIDA:
Nico Strum, C
7th-round pick in 2027

To SAN JOSE:
4th-round pick in 2026

DEVILS ADD DUMOULIN TO THEIR BLUE LINE

To NEW JERSEY:
Brian Dumoulin, D

To ANAHEIM:
Herman Traff, LW/RW
Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2025

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MARCH 5

PENS DEAL BUNTING

To PITTSBURGH:
Tommy Novak, C/LW
Luke Schenn, D

To NASHVILLE:
Michael Bunting, LW
4th-round pick in 2026

See analysis | Discuss

SHARKS ACQUIRE DESHARNAIS

To SAN JOSE:
Vincent Desharnais, D

To PITTSBURGH:
5th-round pick in 2028

LIGHTNING LAND BJORKSTRAND, GOURDE

To TAMPA BAY:
Oliver Bjorkstrand, RW
Yannu Gourde, C
Kyle Aucoin, D
5th-round pick in 2026

To SEATTLE:
Michael Eyssimont, W/C
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2026
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2027
2nd-round pick in 2025

To DETROIT:
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2025

See analysis | Discuss

PANTHERS ADDRESS GOALTENDING WITH VANECEK

To FLORIDA:
Vitek Vanecek, G

To SAN JOSE:
Patrick Giles, C/RW

See analysis | Discuss

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[Revisit 2024 Trade Deadline]

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MARCH 4

OILERS ADD GRIT IN FREDERIC, JONES

To EDMONTON:
Trent Frederic, W/C
Max Jones, LW/RW
Petr Hauser, RW

To BOSTON:
Max Wanner, D
2nd-round pick in 2025
4th-round pick in 2026

To NEW JERSEY:
Shane Lachance, LW

Discuss

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MARCH 1

SETH JONES TO PANTHERS, SPENCER KNIGHT TO HAWKS

To FLORIDA:
Seth Jones, D
4th-round pick in 2026

To CHICAGO:
Spencer Knight, G
1st-round pick in 2026

See analysis | Discuss

NYQUIST BACK TO WILD

To MINNESOTA:
Gustav Nyquist, LW/RW

To NASHVILLE:
2nd-round pick in 2026

See analysis | Discuss

AVS ADD LINDGREN TO BLUE LINE

To COLORADO:
Ryan Lindgren, D
Jimmy Vesey, LW/RW
Hank Kempf, D

To NY RANGERS:
Jusso Parssinen, C/W
Calvin de Haan, D
Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2025
Condirional 4th-round pick in 2025

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[All 2024-25 Season Fantasy Takes]

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