NHL Trade Deadline 2023: Live Tracker and Analysis on Deadline Day Deals
It's the 2023 NHL trade deadline! Who's going all-in for the coveted Stanley Cup? Who's loading up on assets for the future? We're tracking the trades live with instant analysis.
Welcome to the 2023 NHL trade deadline day.
The Hockey News is here tracking every trade that comes in before the 3 p.m. ET deadline and the stragglers announced afterward. Follow along as our resident experts provide instant analysis of the deals as they come in.
In some of the most intriguing battles in recent years – the playoff race in the West, the wild-card sprint in the East and the battle for Bedard in the basement – teams across the NHL make their final moves before pursuing their goals for the rest of the season. Some undergo a rebuild for success in the long term, others strive for the post-season, and the top squads go all-in for the Stanley Cup.
To Nashville: Rasmus Asplund (F)
To Buffalo: 2025 seventh-round pick
Analysis: Asplund has six assists and eight points in 27 games for the Sabres this season. However, five of those points came in a five-game stretch in late October and early November. If Nashville wants, the team can try him in the fourth-line center role in competition with Mark Jankowski. - Jonathan Tovell
To Minnesota: John Klingberg (D)
To Anaheim: Andrej Sustr (D), Nikita Nesterenko (F), 2025 fourth-round pick
Analysis: In Klingberg, the Wild gain a veteran puck-mover who adds mobility to their back-end and will vie for a role on the first power-play unit. The Ducks have been arguably the worst defensive team of the salary cap era, so no one on their blueline has fared too well. But Klingberg is known as an offensively focused defenseman and has produced as one once again this season, making him a potentially valuable rental for Minnesota as they hope to keep their playoff hopes alive. - Mike Stephens. Read more
To Chicago: Austin Wagner (F)
To Los Angeles: Future considerations
Analysis: In 24 games with the AHL's Ontario Reign this season, Wagner has nine goals and 12 points. Wagner does bring 171 games of NHL experience to the Blackhawks, with 22 goals and 40 points. Hey, might as well experiment with different players in Chicago's organization as they rebuild. - Jonathan Tovell
To Calgary Flames: Troy Stecher (D), Nick Ritchie (F)
To Arizona Coyotes: Brett Ritchie (F), Connor Mackey (D)
Analysis: Calgary becomes a better hockey team without spending future assets. Stecher will probably bring more than Mackey, an undrafted free-agent signing, did on the back end. The Ritchie brother they gave up was kind of an afterthought, and the one they acquired will bring a coveted combination of grit and secondary scoring. - Jacob Stoller Read more
To NY Rangers: Wyatt Kalynuk (D)
To Vancouver Canucks: Future considerations
Analysis: Kalynuk, 25, has 13 assists and 17 points in 46 games for the AHL's Abbotsford Canucks. As the Rangers piled on the upgrades up to the trade deadline, they get a depth D-man to add to their organization. - Jonathan Tovell
To Colorado: Gustav Rydahl (F)
To NY Rangers: Anton Blidh (F)
Analysis: Rydahl, 28, will report to the AHL's Colorado Eagles. He has seven goals and 15 points in 40 games with the Hartford Wolfpack this season and previously played nine seasons in the Swedish League, winning two championships. Blidh, 27, has six goals and 12 points in 36 games with the Eagles. It's a one-for-one trade that gives each player a fresh start. - Jonathan Tovell
To Minnesota: Oskar Sundqvist (F)
To Detroit: 2023 fourth-round pick
Analysis: A couple of weeks ago, Minnesota was eating money as a third-team broker and gaining draft picks. Today? They got their shopping carts out. Sundqvist is hard to play against, adding another element of grit to a bottom-six group that already has a complete truck in Ryan Reaves. So there’s that. The West is wide open, and Minnesota — 7-2-1 in their last 10 games — clearly see that. Meanwhile, Detroit is just continuing its fire sale. I feel like we’ll see Yzerman retool with these assets, flipping their recently acquired futures for an impact player this off-season. Otherwise, man, I’d feel really bad for Dylan Larkin. - Jacob Stoller. Read more
To Ottawa: Patrick Brown (F)
To Philadelphia: 2023 sixth-round pick
Analysis: Ottawa adds depth in their stretch of meaningful games, with a wild card looking closer than before. Brown (not the mayor of Brampton, Ont.) has two goals, seven points and 125 hits in 43 games this season. As for Philadelphia, that's two trades today where they're selling depth players. - Jonathan Tovell
To Calgary: Dryden Hunt (F)
To Toronto: Radim Zohorna (F)
Analysis: Man, Dryden Hunt is having himself a year. He started the year with the Rangers before being placed on waivers and claimed by the Avalanche. He hit the wire again, Toronto scooped him up, and now they’ve traded him. Hunt is a forechecking player that plays with sandpaper. He won’t knock your socks off with skill, but he plays with what scouts classify as “jam.” Or rather, grit. Same thing. Anyway, Zohorna has had an interesting year, too — having been claimed off waivers by Calgary after spending a few years in the Pittsburgh organization. He’s a 6-foot-6 forward who can play center. Probably just depth for the Marlies, who just traded away one of their best players — Adam Gaudette — in the ROR deal. - Jacob Stoller
To Dallas: Scott Reedy (F)
To San Jose: Jacob Peterson (F)
Analysis: It's another one-for-one minor-league trade. Reedy has five goals and 13 assists in 38 games in AHL San Jose, while Peterson has 13 goals and 26 points in 44 games for the Texas Stars. - Jonathan Tovell
To Buffalo: Austin Strand (D)
To Anaheim: Chase Priskie (D)
Analysis: Austin Strand has five NHL games under his belt this season, while Priskie has been in AHL Rochester all season. They have similar numbers in the AHL, but Strand brings a bit more size to the Sabres at 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds. - Jonathan Tovell
To Buffalo: Jordan Greenway (F)
To Minnesota: 2023 second-round pick, 2024 fifth-round pick
Analysis: The Buffalo Sabres are beefing up with the acquisition of Jordan Greenway, adding a physical, nasty forward to a lineup that doesn't really have one at the moment. Greenway has struggled this season in his return from injury and saw his point production decrease to seven points in 45 games, averaging around 13 minutes per game. Minnesota decided to get a pick in a deep draft as well. - Mike Stephens. Read more
To Pittsburgh: Nick Bonino (F) (50-percent salary retained by Montreal)
To San Jose: Arvid Henrikson (D), 2024 fifth-round pick, 2023 seventh-round pick
To Montreal: Tony Sund (D), 2024 fifth-round pick
Analysis: Bonino! Bonino! Bonino! Nick Bonino looks to be a Pittsburgh Penguin once again. Two days after acquiring Mikael Granlund from the Nashville Predators, the Pens reportedly add Bonino to round out a revamped bottom six. The 34-year-old defensive forward is probably best deployed as a fourth-line center, although he can be serviceable on a third line if he has play drivers on his wings. Bonino has 10 goals and 19 points in 59 games with San Jose this year. - Jacob Stoller. Read more
To Pittsburgh: Dmitry Kulikov (D) (50 percent retained)
To Anaheim: 2024 third-round pick, Brock McGinn (F)
Analysis: What is Pittsburgh doing? I don’t understand this one, man. I honestly would have thought Kulikov would net a fifth or sixth, not a third-round pick and Brock McGinn. It’s just puzzling, really. Sure, Pittsburgh is starved for assets — beyond Owen Pickering, they’ve got nothing interesting. Hats off to Anaheim, though. What a haul for a fringe depth player whose best days are long behind him. - Jacob Stoller. Read more
To Montreal: Frederic Allard (D)
To San Jose: Nate Schnarr (F)
Analysis: The AHL trade is one-for-one. Allard has one game of NHL experience with the Nashville Predators in 2021. This season, he has five assists and seven points in 35 games for AHL Ontario. Schnarr has three goals and seven points in 27 games with Laval. Hey, by the way, a new deadline-themed episode of THN On The 'A' just dropped! - Jonathan Tovell
To Winnipeg: Vladislav Namestnikov (F)
To San Jose: 2025 fourth-round pick
Analysis: The Jets desperately need a touch-up to their forward group, and at the minimum, Namestikov provides an upgrade over a Karson Kuhlman, Kevin Stenlund or Sam Gagner type. However, this doesn’t really address Winnipeg’s glaring need for another middle-six piece, and according to Darren Dreger, this deal takes them out of the mix of James van Riemsdyk. One has to wonder if the Jets will stay relatively pat from here. Namestnikov is a defensive-minded forward who I’d assume will take shifts alongside Adam Lowry to start. Alternatively, it’s a tidy bit of work by San Jose. - Jacob Stoller. Read more
To Philadelphia: Brendan Lemieux (F), 2024 fifth-round pick
To Los Angeles: Zack MacEwen (F)
Analysis: The Flyers started selling, albeit with baby steps. MacEwen has nine points and 130 hits in 46 games this season, while Lemieux has three assists in 27 games, averaging just over eight minutes per game. It's a depth upgrade for the Kings as they seek to solidify home-ice advantage in the playoffs, and they clear a smidge of cap space. All eyes remain on the Flyers to see if they part with one of James van Riemsdyk, Ivan Provorov or Kevin Hayes. - Jonathan Tovell. Read more
To New Jersey: Curtis Lazar (F)
To Vancouver: 2024 fourth-round pick
Analysis: You can always use more forward depth. Curtis Lazar is an effective energy forward to plug into the bottom of a contending lineup, adding some extra tenacity to the Devils' forward corps as they gear up for what should be a grudge match first-round series. Lazar won't provide a ton offensively, having racked up just three goals and two assists in 45 games, while his underlying numbers aren't much better, either. But the lack of talent on the Canucks' roster almost certainly played a major factor in that. With two more years on his contract, Lazar projects to be more than a rental for New Jersey. - Mike Stephens. Read more
To St. Louis: Jakub Vrana (F) (Detroit retains 50 percent)
To Detroit: Dylan McLaughlin (F), 2025 seventh-round pick
Analysis: Nice little gamble here by St. Louis. Vrana, 27, has played in just five NHL games this year — having entered the NHLPA player assistance progarm in early October, returning to game action in late December with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins. The Czech forward still oozes upside. Dating back to the 2020-21 season, only Auston Matthews has scored more 5-on-5 goals per 60 minutes than Vrana, according to naturalstattrick.com. Vrana is signed through next season and will carry a cap hit of $2.6 million. For Detroit, they free themselves of some cap space, acquire a draft pick and gain some minor league depth in McLaughlin. - Jacob Stoller. Read more
Want to catch up on the 44 deals that came before deadline day since Jan. 30? Read along:
March 2: To Dallas: Max Domi (F), Dylan Wells (G) To Chicago: 2025 second-round pick, Anton Khudobin (G). Read more
March 2: To Anaheim: Dylan Sikura (F) To Chicago: Maxim Golod (F)
March 2: To Edmonton: Nick Bjugstad (F) To Arizona: Michael Kesselring (D), 2023 third-round pick. Read more
March 2: To Chicago: Anders Bjork (F) To Buffalo: Future considerations
March 2: To Vegas: Jonathan Quick (G) To Columbus: Michael Hutchinson (G), 2025 seventh-round pick. Read more
March 2: To Arizona: Jakub Voracek (F), 2023 sixth-round pick To Columbus: Jon Gillies (G)
March 2: To Bruins: Tyler Bertuzzi (F) To Detroit: Conditional 2024 first-round pick, 2025 fourth-round pick. Read more
March 1: To Pittsburgh: Mikael Granlund (F) To Nashville: 2023 second-round pick. Read more
March 1: To San Jose: Vladislav Namestnikov (F) To Tampa: Michael Eyssimont (F). Read more
March 1: To Vegas: Teddy Blueger (F) To Pittsburgh: Peter DiLiberatore (D), 2024 third-round pick. Read more
March 1: To Los Angeles: Rights to unsigned Erik Portillo (G) To Buffalo: 2023 third-round pick
March 1: To Ottawa: Jakob Chychrun (D) To Arizona: 2023 first-round pick, 2024 second-round pick, 2026 second-round pick. Read more
March 1: To Vancouver: Filip Hronek (D), 2023 fourth-round pick To Detroit: Conditional 2023 first-round pick, 2023 second-round pick. Read more
March 1: To Carolina: Shayne Gostisbehere (D) To Arizona: 2026 third-round pick. Read more
March 1: To Colorado: Lars Eller (F) To Washington: 2025 second-round pick. Read more
March 1: To Columbus: Jonathan Quick (G), conditional 2023 first-round pick, 2024 third-round pick To LA Kings: Vladislav Gavrikov (D), Joonas Korpisalo (G). Read more
Feb 28: To NY Rangers: Patrick Kane (F), Cooper Zech (D) To Blackhawks: Andy Welinski (D), conditional 2023 second-round pick, 2025 fourth-round pick, Vili Saarijarvi (D) To Coyotes: 2025 third-round pick. Read more
Feb 28: To Minnesota: Gustav Nyquist (F) To Columbus: 2023 fifth-round pick. Read more
Feb 28: To Edmonton: Mattias Ekholm (D), 2024 sixth-round pick To Nashville: Tyson Barrie (D), Reid Schaefer, 2023 first-round pick, 2024 fourth-round pick. Read more
Feb 28: To Nashville: Austin Rueschhoff (F) To NY Rangers: Future considerations
Feb 28: To Toronto: Luke Schenn (D) To Vancouver: 2023 third-round pick. Read more
Feb 28: To NY Islanders: Pierre Engvall (F) To Toronto: 2024 third-round pick. Read more
Feb 28: To Washington: Rasmus Sandin (D) To Toronto: Erik Gustafsson (D), 2023 first-round pick. Read more
Feb 28: To Minnesota: Marcus Johansson (F) To Washington: 2024 third-round pick. Read more
Feb 28: To San Jose: Rights of unsigned Henry Thrun (D) To Anaheim: 2024 third-round pick. Read more
Feb 28: To Carolina: Jesse Puljujarvi (F) To Edmonton: Rights of unsigned Patrik Puistola (F). Read more
Feb 27: To Buffalo: Riley Stillman (D) To Vancouver: Josh Bloom (F). Read more
Feb 27: To Toronto: Jake McCabe (D), Sam Lafferty (F), conditional 2024 fifth-round pick, conditional 2025 fifth-round pick To Chicago: Joey Anderson (F), Pavel Gogolev (F), conditional 2025 first-round pick, 2026 second-round pick. Read more
Feb 26: To Nashville: Isaac Ratcliffe (F) To Philidelphia: Future considerations
Feb 26: To Tampa: Tanner Jeannot (F) To Nashville: Cal Foote (D), conditional 2025 first-round pick, 2024 second-round pick, 2023 third, fourth, and fifth-round picks. Read more
Feb 26: To New Jersey: Timo Meier (F), Timur Ibragimov (F), Scott Harrington (D), Santeri Hatakka (D), Zachary Emond (G), 2024 fifth-round pick To San Jose: Fabian Zetterlund (F), Andreas Johnsson (F), Shakir Mukhamadullin (D), Nikita Okhotiuk (D), 2023 conditional first-round pick, 2024 conditional second-round pick, 2024 seventh-round pick. Read more
Feb 26: To Colorado: Jack Johnson (D) To Chicago: Andreas Englund (D). Read more
Feb 26: To Vegas: Ivan Barbashev (F) To St. Louis: Zach Dean (F). Read more
Feb 26: To Dallas: Evgenii Dadonov (F) To Canadiens: Denis Gurianov (F). Read more
Feb 25: To Winnipeg: Nino Niederreiter (F) To Nashville: 2024 second-round pick. Read more
Feb. 25: To Vancouver: Vitali Kravtsov (F) To NY Rangers: William Lockwood (F), 2026 seventh-round pick. Read more
Feb. 25: To Colorado: Keith Kinkaid (G) To Boston: Shane Bowers (F). Read more
Feb. 23: To Boston: Dmitry Orlov (D), Garnet Hathaway (F), Andrei Svetlakov (F) To Washington: Craig Smith (F), 2023 first-round pick, 2024 third-round pick, 2025 second-round pick To Minnesota: 2023 fifth-round pick. Read more
Feb. 23: To Anaheim: Josiah Slavin (F) To Chicago: Hunter Drew (F)
Feb. 22: To Chicago Nikita Zaitsev (D), 2023 second-round pick, 2026 fourth-round pick To Ottawa: Future considerations. Read more
Feb. 19: To NY Rangers: Tyler Motte (F) To Ottawa: Julien Gauthier (F), conditional 2023 seventh-round pick. Read more
Feb. 17: To Toronto: Ryan O’Reilly (F), Noel Acciari (F), Josh Pillar (F) To St. Louis: Mikhail Abramov (F), Adam Gaudette (F), 2023 first-round pick, 2024 second-round pick, 2023 third-round pick To Minnesota: 2025 fourth-round pick (from Toronto). Read more
Feb. 9: To NY Rangers: Vladimir Tarasenko (F), Niko Mikkola (D). To St. Louis: Sammy Blais (F), Hunter Skinner (D), conditional 2023 first-round pick, conditional fourth-round pick. Read more
Feb. 5: To Seattle: Jaycob Megna (D). To San Jose: 2023 fourth-round pick.
Jan. 30: To NY Islanders: Bo Horvat (F) To Vancouver: Anthony Beauvillier (F), Aatu Raty (F), conditional 2023 first-round pick. Read more