The month leading up to the 2023 NHL trade deadline has been one of the busiest we’ve seen in recent years, and the action isn’t done yet.
Deadline season is always crazy, but this year has seen a plethora of big names get moved well in advance of March 3, the last day for trades. Bo Horvat, Ryan O’Reilly, Vladimir Tarasenko, Dmitry Orlov, Jake McCabe and Timo Meier are all wearing new sweaters now.
However, we still have a few days left ahead of the 3 p.m. deadline on Friday. Patrick Kane, Jakob Chychrun, James van Riemsdyk and Vladislav Gavrikov remain available as potential trade chips.
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The Sporting News is tracking all of the completed trades ahead of Friday’s deadline.
NHL trades completed before 2023 deadline
— Feb. 27: The Canucks sent defenseman Riley Stillman to the Sabres for forward Josh Bloom.
— Feb. 27: The Maple Leafs added two more pieces before the deadline. The team acquired defenseman Jake McCabe and forward Sam Lafferty from the Blackhawks, in addition to conditional 5th-round picks in 2024 and 2025. The Blackhawks received forwards Joey Anderson and Pavel Gogolev, a conditional 2025 1st-round pick and a 2026 2nd-round pick.
— Feb. 26: The Predators traded for Flyers forward Isaac Ratcliffe for future considerations.
— Feb. 26: The Lightning made their deadline move, trading for Predators forward Tanner Jeannot. The cost was a bit jaw-dropping, as the Predators received defenseman Cal Foote, a 2025 conditional 1st-round pick, a 2024 2nd-round pick and a 3rd-, 4th- and 5th-round pick in 2023.
— Feb. 26: After much waiting, Timo Meier was moved out of San Jose. The Sharks traded Meier to the Devils for forwards Fabian Zetterlund and Andreas Johansson, defensemen Shakir Muhkamadullin and Nikita Okhotiuk, a conditional 2023 1st-round pick, a conditional 2-24 2nd-round pick and a 2024 7th-round pick.
In addition to Meier, the Devils received forward Timur Ibragimov, defensemen Scott Harrington and Santeri Hatakka, goalie Zachary Emond and a 2024 5th-round pick.
— Feb. 26: Jack Johnson returned to the Avalanche after winning the Cup with the team in 2022. The Blackhawks sent the defenseman to Colorado for defenseman Andreas Englund.
— Feb. 26: The Golden Knights traded for forward Ivan Barbashev from the Blues. In exchange, the Blues received forward prospect Zach Dean.
— Feb. 26: A one-for-one deal between the Stars and Canadiens, as Denis Gurianov was traded to the Habs for Evgenii Dadonov.
— Feb. 25: Forward Nino Neiderreiter was traded from the Predators to the Jets for a 2024 2nd-round pick.
— Feb. 25: The Rangers have moved on from forward Vitali Kravtsov, as the team traded the Russian to the Canucks for forward William Lockwood and a 2026 7th-round pick.
— Feb. 25: The Bruins acquired forward Shane Bowers from the Avalanche for goaltender Keith Kinkaid.
— Feb. 23: After slipping in the standings, the Capitals became sellers, sending defenseman Dmitry Orlov and forward Garnet Hathaway to the Bruins. In exchange, Boston sent Washington forward Craig Smith, a 2023 first-round pick, a 2024 third-round pick and a 2025 second-round pick.
The Caps also retained 50% of Orlov’s cap hit while the Wild took on 25% for a 2023 5th-round pick. The Bruins also received the rights to forward Andrei Svetlakov from the Wild.
— Feb. 23: The Ducks sent forward Hunter Drew to the Blackhawks for forward Josiah Slavin, the brother of Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin.
— Feb. 22: We had the first deal of the deadline involving future considerations. The Blackhawks acquired defenseman Nikita Zaitsev, a 2023 2nd-round pick and a 2026 4th-round pick from the Senators for future considerations.
— Feb. 22: The Golden Knight traded Shea Weber’s contract and a 2023 5th-round pick to the Coyotes for defenseman Dysin Mayo.
— Feb. 19: For the second consecutive trade deadline, the Rangers brought in Tyler Motte. The forward was traded from the Senators for forward Julien Gauthier and a conditional 2023 7th-round pick.
— Feb. 17: The Blues made another major move, sending forwards Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari to the Maple Leafs in a three-team deal. The Blues retained 50% of O’Reilly’s cap hit while they received Mikhail Abramov, Adam Gaudette, 2023 1st-round pick, 2023 3rd-round pick and a 2024 2nd-round pick.
The Wild also received a 2025 4th-round pick from the Maple Leafs for retaining 25% of O’Reilly’s salary.
— Feb. 9: The Vladimir Tarasenko era in St. Louis came to a close, as the Rangers traded for the winger, along with defenseman Niko Mikkola. Going back to the Blues was forward Sammy Blais, defenseman Hunter Skinner, a conditional 2023 1st-round pick and a 2024 4th-round pick.
— Feb. 5: Kraken traded for defenseman Jaycob Megna from the Sharks for a 2023 4th-round pick.
— Jan. 30: The first major move ahead of the deadline was made between the Canucks and the Islanders. Bo Horvat was traded to New York for forwards Anthony Beauvillier, Aatu Raty and a conditional 2023 1st-round pick.
Horvat and the Islanders agreed to an eight-year, $68 million extension a week later.
— Jan. 25: The Avalanche acquired forward Matt Nieto and defenseman Ryan Merkley from the Sharks for forward Martin Kaut and defenseman Jacob MacDonald. It is Nieto’s second stint with Colorado.
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