2024 Trade Deadline
- Islanders trade D Adam Pelech to the Capitals
- Chicago adds top winger in anticipation of Kane leaving next season
- Buffalo makes moves to straighten playoff chances
New York Rangers
1 Toronto Maple Leafs
2 Tampa Bay Lightning
3 New York Rangers
4 Detroit Red Wings
5 Ottawa Senators
6 Boston Bruins
7 Buffalo Sabres
8 Florida Panthers
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9 Pittsburgh Penguins
10 Montreal Canadiens
11 Columbus Blue Jackets
12 Washington Capitals
13 Philadelphia Flyers
14 New Jersey Devils
15 New York Islanders
16 Carolina Hurricanes
1 Calgary Flames
2 Minnesota Wild
3 Vancouver Canucks
4 Chicago Blackhawks
5 Vegas Golden Knights
6 Anaheim Ducks
7 Edmonton Oilers
8 Winnipeg Jets
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9 Colorado Avalanche
10 Arizona Coyotes
11 Dallas Stars
12 Nashville Predators
13 Seattle Kraken
14 St. Louis Blues
15 Los Angeles Kings
16 San Jose Sharks
Of the top 10 players on the trading block entering Trade Deadline day, only two were moved: Adam Pelech (Islanders), and Adam Larsson (Kraken), both Defensive Defensemen.
Pelech, who has 6yrs, 5.75M left on his contract, was traded to the Capitals for 36-year-old C Nicklas Bäckström.
Larsson, a 1st round pick by New Jersey in 2011 and has 2yrs, 4.00M remaining on his contract, was traded to Winnipeg, a team in the thick of the playoff race in the East. Along with Larrson, the Kraken also traded 44-year old C Joe Thornton.
Surprisingly, there were no takers for the top four assets on the trading block, all of which will hit the free agent market at the end of the season.
Philadelphia, San Jose, and Columbus were interested in trading for Sebastian Aho but Carolina wanted a 1st Round pick in return. That price may have been too steep for the Sharks and Flyers who could be in rebuild mode next season.
Carolina center Sebastian Aho was the top player on the trading block at the Trade Deadline. The Hurricanes wanted a 1st round pick in return but couldn't find a taker. Aho will enter the offseason as one of the top free agents.
Arizona, Boston, Buffalo, and Washington were the most active clubs and each was involved in three separate transactions. Of those clubs, the Sabres are in the best position to make the playoffs.
Buffalo acquired RW Kevin Labanc (SJS), and RW Josh Anderson (MTL) in separate deals. Buffalo’s other move was to trade their 2025 3rd Rd Pick (SJS), a 4th Rd Pick (MTL), and C D. Sundqvist to the Toronto for D Topi Niemela, and backup G Scott Ratzlaff.
Update: The Sabres climbed from 7th-place on Trade Deadline day to 3rd-place at the end of the regular season. Arizona, Boston, and Washington missed the playoffs.
The Hurricanes made it to the Stanley Cup Final last season then lost to the Calgary Flames. Hope for another playoffs run faded early for them this year as they rolled into the Trade Deadline in last place. They were sellers and put two top players on the block: C Sebastian Aho (1yr, 8.13M), and D Jacob Slavin (2yrs, 5.06M). The ‘Canes were seeking a 1st-round pick, but couldn’t move either as various talks broke down.
RW Patrick Kane re-signed with the Blackhawks for 1-year, 8.15M. Kane will hit the FA market at the end of the season and will likely be wearing a new uniform next season. In the meantime, Chicago traded 22-year old defenseman Alex Vlasic and a 2024 2nd round pick to Anaheim for playmaker C Ryan Strome (4yrs, 5.00M). It was a surprise move in that Strome was not on the block, and was the Ducks assist leader (7g/37a/44pts in 64 games with ANA).
Update: The Blackhawks fell several spots and barely made the playoffs as the 8th seed in the West. The would lose in the 1st round to Calgary.
