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

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

*******

MARCH 6

NAZEM KADRI RETURNS TO COLORADO

To COLORADO:
Nazem Kadri, C
4th-round pick in 2027

To CALGARY:
Victor Olofsson, RW
Max Curran, C
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2028
2nd-round pick in 2027

See analysis

BRUINS ACQUIRE LUKAS REICHEL

To BOSTON:
Lukas Reichel, C

To VANCOUVER:
6th-round pick in 2026

KINGS DEAL FOR SCOTT LAUGHTON

To LOS ANGELES:
Scott Laughton, C

To TORONTO:
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2026

SEATTLE LANDS BOBBY McMANN

To SEATTLE:
Bobby McMann, LW

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

See analysis

RED WINGS BOLSTER BLUE LINE WITH JUSTIN FAULK

To DETROIT:
Justin Faulk, D

To ST. LOUIS:
Justin Holl, D
Dmitri Buchelnikov, LW
1st-round pick in 2026
3rd-round pick in 2026

See analysis

FLAMES, RANGERS SWAP PROSPECTS

To CALGARY:
Brennan Othmann, LW

To NY RANGERS:
Jacob Battaglia, RW

RYAN STROME TO THE FLAMES

To CALGARY:
Ryan Strome, C

To ANAHEIM:
7th-round pick in 2027

ISLANDERS ACQUIRE BRAYDEN SCHENN

To NY ISLANDERS:
Brayden Schenn, C/LW

To ST. LOUIS:
Jonathan Drouin, LW
Marcus Gidlof, G
1st-round pick in 2026
3rd-round pick in 2026

See analysis

SHARKS TRADE TIMOTHY LILJEGREN TO THE CAPS

To WASHINGTON:
Timothy Liljegren, D

To SAN JOSE:
4th-round pick in 2026

TANNER PEARSON MOVES TO BUFFALO

To BUFFALO:
Tanner Pearson, LW

To WINNIPEG:
7th-round pick in 2027

HURRICANES ADD MUSCLE

To CAROLINA:
Nicolas Deslauriers, LW

To PHILADELPHIA:
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2027

ELMER SODERBLOM TO THE PENS

To PITTSBURGH:
Elmer Soderblom, LW

To DETROIT:
3rd-round pick in 2026

DAVID KAMPF HEADS TO WASHINGTON

To WASHINGTON:
David Kampf, C

To TORONTO:
6th-round pick in 2026

VINNIE HINOSTROZA BECOMES A PANTHER

To FLORIDA:
Vinnie Hinostroza, RW

To MINNESOTA:
Future considerations

COREY PERRY GOES TO THE BOLTS

To TAMPA BAY:
Corey Perry, RW

To LOS ANGELES:
2nd-round pick in 2028

See analysis

MINNESOTA UNITES FOLIGNO BROTHERS

To MINNESOTA:
Nick Foligno, LW

To CHICAGO:
Future considerations

FLYERS AND WILD SWAP BRINK FOR JIRICEK

To MINNESOTA:
Bobby Brink, RW

To PHILADELPHIA:
David Jiricek, D

See analysis

DUCKS ACQUIRE JOHN CARLSON

To ANAHEIM:
John Carlson, D

To WASHINGTON:
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2026
3rd-round pick in 2027

See analysis | Discuss

JETS SEND STANLEY, SCHENN TO BUFFALO

To BUFFALO:
Logan Stanley, D
Luke Schenn, D

To WINNIPEG:
Isak Rosen, LW/RW
Jacob Bryson, D
2nd-round pick in 2027
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2026

Discuss

GARLAND TRADED TO COLUMBUS FOR PICKS

To COLUMBUS:
Conor Garland, RW/LW

To VANCOUVER:
2nd-round pick in 2028
3rd-round pick in 2026

See Analysis | Discuss

*******

MARCH 5

SABRES ADD CARRICK

To BUFFALO:
Sam Carrick, C

To NY RANGERS:
3rd-round pick in 2026
6th-round pick in 2026

PERRON RETURNS TO DETROIT

To DETROIT:
David Perron, RW/LW

To OTTAWA:
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2026

SENATORS ACQUIRE FOEGELE FROM THE KINGS

To OTTAWA:
Warren Foegele, LW
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2026

To LOS ANGELES:
2nd-round pick in 2026
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2026

See Analysis

STARS ADD BUNTING

To DALLAS:
Michael Bunting, LW

To NASHVILLE:
3rd-round pick in 2026

PETRY MOVES TO MINNESOTA

To MINNESOTA:
Jeff Petry, D

To FLORIDA:
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2026

MINOR SWAP CANUCKS-SHARKS

To VANCOUVER:
Jack Thompson, D

To SAN JOSE:
Jett Woo, D

LEAFS DEAL ROY TO COLORADO

To COLORADO:
Nick Roy, C/RW

To TORONTO:
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2027
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2026

Discuss

FORWARD DEPTH FOR THE KNIGHTS

To VEGAS:
Nic Dowd, C

To WASHINGTON:
Jesper Vikman, G
3rd-round pick in 2027
2nd-round pick in 2029

*******

MARCH 4

MAMMOTH ADD WEEGAR

To UTAH:
MacKenzie Weegar, D

To CALGARY:
Olli Maatta, D
Jonathan Castagna, C
2nd-round pick in 2026
2nd-round pick in 2026
2nd-round pick in 2026

See analysis | Discuss

OILERS/BLACKHAWKS SWAP AGAIN

To EDMONTON:
Jason Dickinson, C
Colton Dach, W/C

To CHICAGO:
Andrew Mangiapane, LW
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2027

See analysis

STARS ACQUIRE TYLER MYERS

To DALLAS:
Tyler Myers, D

To VANCOUVER:
2nd-round pick in 2027
4th-round pick in 2029

Discuss

AVS ACQUIRE DEFENSIVE DEPTH

To COLORADO:
Nick Blankenburg, D

To NASHVILLE:
5th-round pick in 2027

*******

MARCH 3

PREDS TRADE COLE SMITH TO VEGAS

To VEGAS:
Cole Smith, RW/LW

To NASHVILLE:
Christoffer Sedoff, D
3rd-round pick in 2028

WILD ADDS McCARRON

To MINNESOTA:
Michael McCarron, RW/C

To NASHVILLE:
2nd-round pick in 2028

Discuss

*******

MARCH 2

OILERS BOLSTER BLUE LINE

To EDMONTON:
Connor Murphy, D

To CHICAGO:
2nd-round pick in 2028

Discuss

*******

MARCH 1

MINOR SWAP PHILLY-MINNY

To PHILADELPHIA:
Boris Katchouk, C/LW

To MINNESOTA:
Roman Schmidt, D

*******

February 24

COLORADO TRADES GIRARD TO PITTSBURGH FOR KULAK

To COLORADO:
Brett Kulak, D

To PITTSBURGH:
Sam Girard, D
2nd-round pick in 2028

See analysis | Discuss

JOURNEYMEN DEAL

To NY ISLANDERS:
Matt Luff, RW

To ST. LOUIS:
Julien Gauthier, RW/LW

*******

February 4

PANARIN CHOOSES TO BE TRADED TO THE KINGS

To LOS ANGELES:
Artemi Panarin, LW

To NY RANGERS:
Liam Greentree, RW/LW
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2026
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2028

See analysis | Discuss

BJUGSTAD MOVES TO NEW JERSEY

To NEW JERSEY:
Nick Bjugstad, C

To ST. LOUIS:
Thomas Bordeleau, RW/LW
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2026

*******

January 27

PALAT FOR TSYPLAKOV

To NY ISLANDERS:
Ondrej Palat, C
3rd-round pick in 2026
6th-round pick in 2027

To ST. LOUIS:
Maxim Tsyplakov, RW/LW

Discuss

*******

January 26

SOUCY TO THE ISLES

To NY ISLANDERS:
Carson Soucy, D

To NY RANGERS:
3rd-round pick in 2026

Discuss

*******

January 19

SHARKS ACQUIRE KEIFER SHERWOOD

To SAN JOSE:
Keifer Sherwood, RW

To VANCOUVER:
Cole Clayton, D
2nd-round pick in 2026
2nd-round pick in 2027

See analysis | Discuss

*******

January 18

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAND RASMUS ANDERSSON

To VEGAS:
Rasmus Andersson, D

To CALGARY:
Zach Whitecloud, D
Abram Wiebe, D
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2027
Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2028

See analysis | Discuss

*******

[Revisit 2025 Trade Deadline]

[2025-26 Season Fantasy Takes]

*******