The NHL trade deadline is at 3 p.m. ET, but will general managers be too tired to pick up their phones?
According to Cap Friendly, more than 40 deals have taken place in the two weeks before deadline day. In the previous 10 years, the website said, the maximum had been 20.
But last season, there were 33 trades on deadline day, so there is room for more action on this day.
Do the 30th-ranked Anaheim Ducks move players? How about the slumping Philadelphia Flyers? Do the St. Louis Blues trade a defenseman? Does San Jose Sharks star Erik Karlsson get dealt now or in the offseason?
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Follow along as USA TODAY Sports’ Mike Brehm and Jimmy Hascup track and analyze the moves of the day.
Here’s a roundup of the trades that happened before deadline day.
What Flyers are seeking for James van Riemsdyk
TSN’s Chris Johnston reports the Flyers are seeking a third-round pick for pending UFA James van Riemsdyk. Johnston says Vegas, Winnipeg and Seattle are among the teams showing interest in the forward.
Red Wings trade Jakub Vrana to Blues
Vrana, who spent time in the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Player this season, is a talented player who had fallen out of favor in Detroit since being traded from the Capitals in 2021. The 27-year-old has two points in five NHL games, with 11 points in 17 games in the AHL. Vrana has two 20-plus goal seasons in his career and has a $5.25 million cap hit for one more season. The return for Detroit is quite weak: a 2025 seventh-round pick and 27-year-old AHL veteran Dylan McLaughlin, the teams announced. The Red Wings are retaining 50% of Vrana’s salary.
Penguins acquire Nick Bonino from Sharks
Bonino played for the Penguins in 2015-16 and 2016-17, the years the Penguins won the Stanley Cup. Pittsburgh needed to improve its bottom six and also recently acquired Mikael Granlund. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and The Athletic reported the news, though it’s unclear what the return is.
Philadelphia’s James van Riemsdyk, Kevin Hayes. Vancouver’s Brock Boeser. San Jose’s Karlsson. Anaheim’s John Klingberg, Dmitry Kulikov. St. Louis’ Colton Parayko, Torey Krug. Montreal’s Joel Edmundson, Mike Hoffman.
Stars acquire Max Domi from Blackhawks in late-night trade
It was announced before midnight, so technically it’s not a deadline day deal. Dallas gets much-needed scoring depth by adding the Blackhawks’ leading scorer (49 points in 60 games). American Hockey League goalie Dylan Wells also heads to the Stars, who gave up a 2025 second-round pick and pending UFA goalie Anton Khudobin. Domi has been traded near the deadline two years in a row. The deal wasn’t completed in time before Thursday’s game, so Domi sat out the matchup against the Stars.
Which contender has been busiest?
Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas is in the final year of his contract and faces another first-round meeting with the Lightning. If he’s going to go out, he’s going out swinging. He has made five trades since Feb. 17, acquiring forwards Ryan O’Reilly, Noel Acciari and Sam Lafferty and remaking the defense by adding Jake McCabe, Erik Gustafsson and Luke Schenn.
Coyotes pay not to play
The Coyotes, who traded forward Nick Bjugstad and defensemen Shayne Gostisbehere and Jakob Chychrun, needed to get to the salary cap floor. So they recently added the contracts of injured Shea Weber and Jakub Voracek. Plus, they took on $2.625 million of Patrick Kane’s salary in the Rangers-Blackhawks trade and retained 50% of Bjugstad’s $900,000 salary when dealing him to the Oilers. According to Cap Friendly, they’re still paying $990,000 a year to Oliver Ekman-Larsson, who they traded in 2021, and hold the contracts of Bryan Little, Andrew Ladd and Josh Brown.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NHL trade deadline 2023 live updates: Breaking down the rumors, moves
