The New York Rangers have reportedly traded Brennan Othmann to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Jacob Battaglia.
Othmann was selected by the Rangers with the 16th overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, marking Chris Drury’s first draft pick as Rangers president and general manager.
Despite being drafted with high expectations, Othmann struggled to carve out a sustainable role with the Rangers.
He spent much of his time with the organization playing for the Harford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League.
Over the past two seasons, the 23-year-old forward has played a total of 39 NHL games, recording one goal, two assists, and three points.
“I just think it has been a little bit of an inconsistent game,” Mike Sullivan of Othmann said shortly after the Rangers sent him down to the AHL. “There’s been times when he’s made a positive impact on the game, there’s been others when he hasn’t. We’ve talked a lot to him about attention to detail, bringing in a reliable conscientious game.”
The Flames selected Battaglia in the second round with the 62nd overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
The 19-year-old forward currently plays for the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League. In 22 games this season, Battaglia has recorded 12 goals, four assists, and 16 points.
Battaglia also served as captain of the Kingston Frontenacs before being traded to the Firebirds.
Brennan Othmann #78 of the New York Rangers warms up before a game against the Boston Bruins.
Brennan Othmann is getting a fresh start.
The Rangers traded Othmann, the 16th-overall pick in 2021, to the Flames before Friday’s 3 p.m. deadline, per a league source. In exchange, the Rangers received wing prospect Jacob Battaglia from Calgary.
Both skaters needed a change of scenery, and this deal made it possible.
Brennan Othmann #78 of the New York Rangers warms up before a game against the Boston Bruins. NHLI via Getty Images
Othmann has been on the trade block for a majority of this season. Over 42 games with the Rangers across parts of three seasons, the 23-year-old was unable to establish himself at the NHL level. It took him 34 games to score his first goal, but it finally happened this season against the Flyers on Jan. 17.
He finishes his Rangers tenure with one goal and two assists while averaging 9:52 of ice time per game.
Battaglia was drafted 62nd overall in 2024 by the Flames, but he has yet to make his NHL debut. This season in the Ontario Hockey League, the 19-year-old was traded from the Kingston Frontenacs to the Flint Firebirds in early January.
Jacob Battaglia #88 of the Kingston Frontenacs skates against the Ottawa 67’s. Getty Images
In 58 OHL games this season between the Frontenacs and Firebirds, Battaglia has posted 26 goals and 17 assists.
For the Florida Panthers, this year’s deadline was far less eventful than in recent seasons.
That’s not terribly surprising considering this is the first time in several years that Florida is not poised to enter the Stanley Cup Playoffs with an eye on competing for a championship.
The Panthers were viewed as sellers, with pending unrestricted free agents Sergei Bobrovsky and A.J. Greer garnering the most interest.
Ultimately Florida decided to stand pat on both.
Bobrovsky, who is wrapping up the seven-year, $70 million deal he signed with the Panthers in 2019, is reportedly looking to sign an extension to seemingly finish his career in South Florida.
It’s something that the Panthers would also be interested in exploring, according to GM Bill Zito.
"Sergei is a part of our franchise, a part of our core, and we want to try and keep him,” he said. “He’s a consummate professional. I want Sergei to stay. and I’m looking forward to having him back.”
Bobrovsky will be 38 years old on Opening Night next season.
As for Greer, Florida received interest right up until the 3 p.m. deadline.
That’s also not a surprise as Greer is enjoying a career season, setting new highs in goals (11) and points (22) through just 61 games played, and he’s nine shots on goal away from a new career high in that department as well.
“I think with almost any player, and I say this a lot, you always listen,” said Zito. “When the phone rings, you answer, because you don’t know what could happen.”
Now the Panthers will head into the final 20 games of the season knowing that while this season did not go anywhere near how they’d hoped, there is still plenty to be excited about beyond 2025-26.
That starts as soon as this summer’s NHL Entry Draft. Florida’s 2026 first-round pick is lottery protected, meaning if the Panthers do not make the playoffs, they’ll be entered into the NHL Draft Lottery and the pick will remain theirs.
With 20 games left, Florida is next-to-last in the Eastern Conference. They’re 10 points back of the final Wild Card spot and would have to climb over seven teams to obtain it.
Impossible? No.
Improbable? Quite.
So odds are, Florida will end up with a first-round pick for the first time since 2021. Not a bad asset for a team as set up to ‘win now’ for the foreseeable future as the Panthers are.
“You'd love to say you could be strategic, but you can’t,” Zito said of the draft pick. “The team will play as hard as they can every single night, and whatever happens, happens.”
Once the season comes to an end and Zito can assess exactly where his team and his players are, the decisions can be made regarding how to move forward with the high-end asset.
“We’ll react once the season is over, and we know (where we stand),” Zito said. “But we're playing for both scenarios.”
Photo caption: Jun 14, 2025; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Florida Panthers forward A.J. Greer (10) celebrates with goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) after the third period against the Edmonton Oilers in game five of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place. (Perry Nelson-Imagn Images)
The Winnipeg Jets have activated defenseman Josh Morrissey from injured reserve as the team begins to get healthier heading into an important stretch of the season.
In addition to Morrissey’s activation, Winnipeg has recalled forwards Brad Lambert and Isak Rosen from the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League.
Morrissey had been sidelined with a lower-body injury suffered while representing Canada men's national ice hockey team during the opening game of the Olympic tournament against Czechia men's national ice hockey team. The injury forced the Jets’ top defenseman out of the remainder of the event.
Since returning to Winnipeg, Morrissey has missed five consecutive games, but the Jets have managed to stay on track in his absence. During that stretch, the club posted a 3-0-2 record, including a surprising 4-1 victory Thursday over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Josh Morrissey is likely to return to the lineup Saturday against the Vancouver Canucks. Depth forwards Brad Lambert and Isak Rosen, who was acquired in the trade that sent Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn the other way, could also draw into the lineup. The two may help fill the gaps left after Tanner Pearson was dealt to the Buffalo Sabres at the trade deadline and with Nino Niederreiter still on injured reserve.
Rosen, 22, is a former 14th overall pick at the 2021 NHL Draft and has been unable to carve out a roster spot, recording eight points in 31 NHL games. The Swedish winger has spent most of his time playing in the AHL, where this season he has been a standout with 25 goals and 18 assists for 43 points in 37 games.
Lambert, 22, was hoping to be moved at the deadline after feeling stuck within the Jets organization but after being recalled on Friday, he may finally get long runway to earn a main roster spot. So far this season, Lambert has a goal in four NHL games as well as 13 points in 34 AHL games with the Manitoba Moose.
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In a final bit of business ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline, the Rangers dealt forward Brennan Othmann to the Calgary Flames and defenseman Derrick Pouliot to the Chicago Blackhawks.
New York will add RW Jacob Battaglia in the deal with Calgary, and LW Aidan Thompson from Chicago.
Othmann, 23, appeared in 17 games with the club this season, scoring just one goal (minus-4) while averaging 9:53 time on the ice.
Selected 16th overall by the Blueshirts in 2021, Othmann tallied just three points (one goal, two assists) and a shade under 10 minutes of ice time over his 42 career games with the club.
The return will be Battaglia, a 19-year-old who Calgary took in the second round (62nd overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft. He has been with the OHL's Kingston Frontenacs for the last three seasons before being sent to the Klint Firebirds midway through this year. He had been the captain with Kingston before being dealt.
Pouliot, 32, hasn't played in the NHL since the 2023-24 campaign, and never suited up for the Blueshirts. He had signed a two-year, $1.55 million deal last July.
Thompson, 24 as of last month, was the 90th overall selection (Round 3) by the Blackhawks in 2022. He was on the Denver Pioneers when they were the collegiate champions in 2023-24.
The two moves cap a busy period for Chris Drury and the Rangers after dealing Sam Carrick to the Sabres on Thursday, Artemi Panarin to the Kings, and Carson Soucy to the Islanders. But the club held onto Vincent Trocheck.
The Calgary Flames have traded the 35-year-old center back to the Colorado Avalanche, TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston reports.
In exchange for Kadri, Colorado gave up forward Victor Olofsson, prospect Max Curran, a conditional 2028 first-round pick, and a conditional 2027 second-round pick. The Avalanche also receive a 2027 fourth-round pick.
Calgary is retaining 20% of Kadri’s contract, meaning Colorado will carry a $5.6 million cap hit for him through the end of the 2029 season.
TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger reported that the Flames and Avalanche had previously explored a Kadri deal and revisited talks Friday, ultimately finalizing the trade.
The biggest goal of Nazem Kadri's career that put the Avs within one win of a Stanley Cup championship. Broken thumb? No problem.
Kadri, who played three seasons with Colorado from 2019 to 2022, was a key contributor to the Avalanche’s first Stanley Cup in 21 years in 2022, recording seven goals and 15 points during the playoff run. This season, he has 12 goals and 41 points in 61 games with Calgary.
“Super excited. The team at the very top of my list. Man, I can’t wait,” Kadri told TSN after the news broke.
Nazem Kadri becomes the first Muslim-born player to hoist the Stanley Cup — which makes it an emotional day for me. pic.twitter.com/MrUfSzuHRZ
The 6-foot center is in the fourth season of a seven-year, $49 million contract, carrying an annual cap hit of $7 million. He is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent after the 2028-29 campaign.
Drafted seventh overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2009, Kadri has 319 goals and 751 points in 1,046 career games, split between Toronto, Colorado, and Calgary. He has represented the Avalanche and Flames at the NHL All-Star Games in 2022 and 2023, respectively, and played for Canada at the 2014 World Hockey Championship, where the team finished fifth.
Flames Add Strome
Earlier on Friday, Calgary acquired forward Ryan Strome from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a fourth-round pick.
Strome, 32, has struggled to stay in Anaheim’s lineup this season, posting three goals and nine points in 33 games. The 6-foot-1 centre, on the fourth season of a five-year, $25 million contract with a $5 million cap hit, has recorded 41 points in each of the past three seasons. He will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of this campaign.
Islanders center Jean-Gabriel Pageau (44) shoots the puck against Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson.
LOS ANGELES — The Islanders announced a three-year extension with pending free agent Jean-Gabriel Pageau minutes after the trade deadline passed on Friday.
The deal carries a $4.85 million AAV, per a source. It has a full no-trade clause for the first two seasons and a 16-team no-trade clause for the last year, according to PuckPedia.
Mathieu Darche held off on engaging Pageau’s camp in extension talks earlier in the season, but evidently did so recently.
Islanders center Jean-Gabriel Pageau (44) shoots the puck against Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson. David Kirouac-Imagn Images
Pageau will be 34 next season when the extension kicks in, but has shown little sign of slowing down with age. He has 29 points this year and has been a key part of the penalty kill.
He also regularly takes on a mentorship role in the dressing room, and has excellent chemistry alongside Simon Holmstrom.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau #44 of the New York Islanders celebrates his goal against the Minnesota Wild. NHLI via Getty Images
The Islanders’ desire to re-sign him even after trading for Brayden Schenn, a similar player who is a year older than Pageau, shows that he is still viewed as a key part of the core.
MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 18: Lukas Reichel of Germany scores for 1-4 and celebrates his goal during the Men's Ice Hockey Quarterfinal match between Slovakia and Germany on day twelve of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on February 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by EyesWideOpen/Getty Images) | Getty Images
After a small move involving minor league players earlier on deadline day, the Bruins wrapped up their business with another minor move.
Just after the deadline had passed, the Bruins announced that they’ve acquired forward Lukas Reichel from the Vancouver Canucks.
(Side note: the press release used weird phrasing, which was “Bruins agree to acquire Lukas Reichel.” I’m not sure that means anything, but it was odd.)
The B’s will be sending a sixth-round pick in this June’s NHL draft to Vancouver in exchange for Reichel.
Reichel is a left-shot wing who has spent most of this season with AHL Abbotsford, where he had 6G-7A-13PTS totals in 23 games.
The 23-year-old forward had a decent showing for Team Germany at the recent Winter Olympics, recording 2G-1A-3PTS in 5 games.
The Canucks acquired Reichel from Chicago back in October, sending a 2027 fourth-round pick to Chicago in exchange.
At the time, Reichel had asked to be moved in search of a better fit, as he wasn’t getting much of a look with the Blackhawks.
Reichel will be a restricted free agent at season’s end.
He has played 188 NHL games over the course of his young career, recording 22 goals and 37 assists in that span.
His two best seasons came from 2023-2025 in Chicago, when he had a spot as an NHL regular and appeared in 65 and 70 NHL games.
The Blackhawks drafted Reichel 17th overall in the 2020 draft.
It looks like this move is probably a mixture of adding depth to Providence, adding some potential competition to the forward corps in Boston, and just taking a shot on a potential reclamation project.
A sixth-round pick isn’t nothing, but it’s not a ton to give up if you’re acquiring a kid who you believe has upside.
Reichel will presumably report to Providence.
He does require waivers to move between the AHL and NHL, but since he was already playing in the AHL, I’m guessing that doesn’t apply here.
Anyways, not exactly a thrilling move, but…depth, right?
The Vancouver Canucks have reportedly made another deal on trade deadline day, sending David Kämpf to the Washington Capitals in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. Kämpf played in 38 games with the Canucks this season and scored two goals and four assists.
Vancouver acquired Kämpf via free-agent signing on November 15 after the forward's contract was terminated by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to joining the Canucks, Kämpf had yet to make his NHL debut for the 2025-26 season as he had been assigned to the Toronto Marlies of the AHL.
While with the Canucks, Kämpf also represented Czechia at the 2026 Winter Olympics alongside Filip Hronek. He scored a goal and an assist in five games played with Team Czechia and averaged a faceoff winning percentage of 52.75%.
Kämpf was not the only Canucks Olympian to be traded today, as Vancouver also sent Lukas Reichel to the Boston Bruins for a 2026 sixth-round pick. Reichel represented Germany at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Vancouver will face the Chicago Blackhawks later today at 5:30 pm PT.
Jan 31, 2026; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks forward David Kampf (64) during a stop in play against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images
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It sounds like the Sharks did a lot of window shopping, but they certainly didn’t do any buying at the NHL trade deadline.
On Wednesday, the Sharks did re-sign pending UFA Kiefer Sherwood to a five-year contract. Sherwood, acquired on Jan. 19 for essentially a pair of second-round draft picks, ended up being their biggest purchase this season.
And that’s not a bad thing, really.
In general manager Mike Grier’s post-deadline availability, he sent a clear signal that the Sharks were turning the page from their rebuild, but with an accurate sense of where the franchise really is in their competitive cycle.
He’s also keeping his gunpowder dry, saving his best trade assets for a big swing this offseason.
Here are some of the highlights from his chat with the media.
Cautious Buyers?
The Sharks were looking to buy at the trade deadline. That’s a big deal, because that’s the first time they could say that since 2019, the last time that they made the playoffs.
Clearly, acquiring 30-year-old Sherwood for a couple second-rounders is an example of a more aggressive mentality than we’ve grown accustomed to. Usually, Team Teal is out of the playoff picture by Thanksgiving, if not earlier.
That said, San Jose knows that it’s not one player away from a Stanley Cup.
“We were in on a few things throughout the week, but I wasn’t really in the rental market,” Grier said. “We were more into poking around and involved in things with players who had some term.”
Grier revealed that at least the Edmonton Oilers’ 2026 first-round draft pick, acquired last year for Jake Walman, was in play.
“In an ideal world, it’s looking at guys in their 20’s who can keep growing with the group,” Grier said. “We were trying to have an open mind to everything, just not really interested in the rental market.”
Notable players went for first-rounders, but they were all 30-something rental types like John Carlsson and Jason Dickinson, or 30-somethings with term like Justin Faulk, Brayden Schenn, Nazem Kadri and 29-year-old Nicolas Roy.
The reported deal for Colton Parayko, 32, who declined a move to the Buffalo Sabres, also included a first-rounder.
All these players, especially the defensemen, could’ve helped the Sharks, for sure, but San Jose isn’t in a position to throw first-rounders away like candy.
Grier also confirmed his interest in 34-year-old star winger Artemi Panarin, which San Jose Hockey Now reported in January.
“We didn’t really get into it too far, but this was a place I think he would have been willing to come to,” Grier said of Panarin, who has an NMC. “Ultimately for us, I think we thought the assets might be better spent elsewhere.”
The Los Angeles Kings sent top prospect Liam Greentree and a conditional third-rounder to the New York Rangers for Panarin.
Grier also shot down a rumored William Eklund-for-Simon Nemec offer, which would’ve been a swap of a young winger for a young defenseman.
The San Jose Sharks dangled William Eklund to try and get Simon Nemec, but the New Jersey Devils said no in the end.
“I think that was more Twitter stuff,” Grier said. “It’s something where you call and see if someone’s available and then see what the asking price is. That was really about the extent of it. There wasn’t any real getting into it too much.”
The point is, Grier recognizes the Sharks, led by superstar Macklin Celebrini, are in another phase of their quest to become contenders again.
Unlike past years, it wasn’t sell, sell, sell. But San Jose also isn’t yet in buy, buy, buy mode either.
Speaking of Celebrini, the 19-year-old superstar is eligible for an eight-year extension on July 1. This potential record-setting contract is being watched closely league-wide.
Grier revealed that negotiations haven’t started yet, joking, “I don’t want to think about the number.”
Anyway, I’d expect the Sharks to be more aggressive with improving the team this offseason.
In Sherwood, they’re already planning ahead by locking up the gritty scoring winger.
“We didn’t trade for him with the idea of him being a rental; we thought we’d be able to get something done,” Grier said.
There was some online consternation about the price tag and giving a 30-year-old winger such a lengthy extension.
An NHL executive, not with the Sharks, says a five-year, $28.75 million contract was about his prediction for Sherwood on the open market. He predicted Sherwood would get a five-year, $25 million contract, so San Jose was in that range.
Also, there aren’t many players around the league who combine both Sherwood’s skill, grit and leadership. In fact, Sherwood, Will Cuylle and Emil Heineman are the only players in the NHL right now with 15 goals, 100 shots, and 200 hits.
These attributes are craved league-wide.
Grier also tackled the question about Sherwood’s age and length of contract, in contrast with his bruising style of play.
“Not too concerned about it. I know the sports science staff in the gym, I think they’re really confident in the type of shape he keeps himself in, his body and everything,” Grier said. “On top of it, he’s a little bit of a late-bloomer; it’s not like he started playing in the league at 19, he’s been playing this way for ten years leading up to it.”
Obviously, the future isn’t written, but Grier isn’t writing off Sherwood’s durability like some fans have.
“While he plays hard and everything, injuries are a part of the game that can always happen,” Grier said. “We feel confident that he’ll be fine throughout the contract.”
Grier Wanted To Reward This Year’s Sharks
No one, not even Grier or head coach Ryan Warsofsky, would’ve predicted that the Sharks would be on the cusp of a playoff spot at the trade deadline. As of March 5, the Sharks are three points behind the Seattle Kraken for the West’s last wild card spot, but they’ve got two games in hand.
Grier admitted that the team’s pre-deadline three-game winning streak helped make his buy-or-sell decision easier.
“We had a tough road trip going into the break, and then you come out of the break, you lose to Calgary, it could have easily gone sideways if the next three games, they buckled … It definitely had a part in the decision we made over the last couple of days to not strip it away too much and give them an opportunity,” Grier said. “They’ve earned it. Not only these last three games, but really throughout the season—it’s a group that deserves to have a chance to see what they can do.”
This explains keeping pending UFA defenseman Mario Ferraro, who might have netted a second-round pick in a trade.
This also explains not dealing pending UFAs John Klingberg, Vincent Desharnais, Ryan Reaves, Pavol Regenda or Nedeljkovic, all of whom probably would’ve commanded less than Ferraro in a trade.
All this is to say, besides Ferraro, Grier wasn’t exactly walking away from a gold mine of draft picks or anything.
Meanwhile, trading Liljegren does open the door, potentially, for a Sharks prospect to get a look on the blueline, chiefly Luca Cagnoni or Nolan Allen.
Veteran Nick Leddy also is with the Cuda.
The Sharks currently have six healthy defensemen in Dmitry Orlov, Ferraro, Mukhamadullin, Klingberg, Desharnais and Sam Dickinson, and they’ll need a seventh on their upcoming road trip.
Between 5-foot-8 Cagnoni and 6-foot-2 Allan, both left-handers, it’s a contrast of styles.
The more offensive Cagnoni leads Barracuda defensemen with 33 points, on seven goals and 26 assists, in 51 games. That is a little off-pace from last year’s 16 goals and 52 points in 64 contests.
“I think Cags’ season’s been pretty good. I think he set the expectations probably too high [with] how he did last year,” Grier admitted. “He’s taken steps in defending, his rush reads and things like that.”
Allan, acquired this season from the Chicago Blackhawks, is a stay-at-home type.
“Nolan, I think, has been real solid for us,” Grier said. “His skating and his physicality is something that we don’t have a lot of in our group down there…His first pass ability and puck-moving is probably even a little bit better than we maybe initially gave him credit for.
“I’m sure they’ll, at some point, probably be some opportunity for those guys, up here, to get some games in and see how they do.”
The 3:00 p.m. cutoff has come and gone for the NHL trade deadline, and while the Philadelphia Flyers made some headline-grabbing moves, they did not move what appeared to be their most obvious trade chip.
Flyers moves today:
Bobby Brink to MIN for D David Jiricek Nic Deslauriers to CAR for 2027 conditional 7th round pick Alexis Gendron & Massimo Rizzo to BOS for D Jackson Edward & F Brett Harrison (AHL deal) Claimed C Luke Glendening from NJD
The Flyers started the day off by trading winger Bobby Brink to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for David Jiricek, a 22-year-old right-shot defenseman who will report to the AHL upon his arrival in Philadelphia.
Then it was forward Nic Deslauriers to the Carolina Hurricanes for a 2027 conditional 7th-round draft pick. Deslauriers saw limited playing time this season, mainly being utilized as a fourth-line piece when the lineup needed some physical edge.
They also picked up a center in Luke Glendening, claiming him off waivers from the New Jersey Devils.
On the AHL side of things, forwards Alexis Gendron and Massimo Rizzo are shipping up to Boston, with the Flyers receiving defenseman Jackson Edward and forward Brett Harrison in return.
Perhaps the biggest headline, though, is who Philadelphia didn't move today—namely defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen, who was widely regarded as the Flyers player with the most significant interest from teams around the league.
Ristolainen is no stranger to trade rumors, but in the lead-up to today's deadline, it appeared that he could legitimately be on the move, with teams like the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins rumored to be strong potential landing spots. However, the Flyers' asking price for the 31-year-old Finn was reportedly not met, so he will remain on the roster.
I'm told the #Flyers are not moving Rasmus Ristolainen. They did not get their price.@DailyFaceoff
Forwards Owen Tippett and Carl Grundstrom, along with defenseman Noah Juulsen, also floated around as trade chips, but ultimately were not moved either.
In return, Los Angeles sent a 2026 conditional third-round pick to Toronto as the deal was finalized in the late queue at the NHL trade deadline.
That draft pick becomes a second-rounder if the Kings make the Stanley Cup playoffs, ESPN's Emily Kaplan reported. As of the trade deadline, Los Angeles is three points behind the Seattle Kraken, who own the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
At last year's trade deadline, the Maple Leafs acquired Laughton from the Philadelphia Flyers for a first-round pick and prospect Nikita Grebenkin. This time around, Holland brings in the same player for a far lower price.
Laughton, 31, has been a key penalty killer for the Maple Leafs this season and is an excellent leader and competitor. He's spent most of this campaign as a bottom-six center, taking reps on the third and fourth line.
In 43 games this season, Laughton has eight goals, 12 points and a minus-three rating. He missed some time early in the year with an upper-body injury and was also a healthy scratch for Toronto's last two games. It was listed as roster management, as Leafs GM Brad Treliving was expecting to move him.
In terms of killing penalties, Laughton averages 2:17 of ice time while his team is shorthanded. What ties in nicely with that ability is how good he is in the faceoff dot, posting a 56.7 percent on the year.
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The St. Louis Blues first traded away their captain to the New York Islanders, then made another deal, sending veteran defenseman Justin Faulk to the Detroit Red Wings for first- and third-round picks, veteran minor league defenseman Justin Holl and prospect forward Dmitri Buchelnikov.
The move came right at the end of the NHL Trade Deadline on Friday.
In moving Faulk, 33, who was in his sixth season with the Blues, along with Brayden Schenn to the New York Islanders, the Blues have stocked up two first-round picks, two third-round picks a goalie prospect and a minor league skater. Faulk still has one more year at a cap hit of $6.5 million.
Faulk, who was having a solid season, especially offensively with 32 points (11 goals, 21 assists) in 61 games, it gives the Red Wings a veteran presence and gives the Blues more picks to perhaps use to deal in the summer or stockpile prospects.
Faulk leaves St. Louis having played 482 games with 232 points (56 goals, 176 assists).
Buchelnikov, 22, is an unsigned draft pick of the Red Wings (second round, 2022). This season, he has played in 39 games for the KHL’s CSKA Moskva and has 23 points (13 goals, 10 assists). Overall, the Nizhny Tagil, Russia native has 108 points (42 goals, 66 assists) in 169 KHL regular-season games.
Holl, 34, has played in 41 games for Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League this season and had 14 points (two goals, 12 assists). He has appeared in eight NHL seasons, including stints with Toronto and Detroit and has 95 points (13 goals, 82 assists) in 396 career NHL regular-season games.
We'll have more on these when general manager Doug Armstrong speaks to the media soon ...
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The Winnipeg Jets have traded veteran winger Tanner Pearson to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a seventh-round draft pick, according to Winnipeg Free Press writer Ken Wiebe.
Pearson, 32, has provided depth scoring and experience for Winnipeg this season. This season, the Kitchener native has recorded eight goals and ten assists for 18 points in 52 games, contributing primarily in a bottom-six role. The Jets added Pearson this past offseason on a one-year, $1 million deal.
Over the course of his NHL career, Pearson has played for several teams including the Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks, Montreal Canadiens, and most recently the Jets. Across 774 career NHL games, he has recorded 157 goals and 168 assists for 325 points, establishing himself as a reliable secondary scoring option for a majority of his career.
Pearson was selected 30th overall in the 2012 NHL Draft by the Los Angeles Kings, where he would go on to win a Stanley Cup in 2014.
For Winnipeg, the move gets something in return for a pending free agent as they look to add some future draft capital and start planning towards next season and the future.
Further details, including the identity of the acquiring club and the exact draft pick involved, are expected once the trade is officially finalized.
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Less than six months after acquiring him, the Vancouver Canucks have dealt forward Lukas Reichel to the Boston Bruins in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. Reichel, who spent most of his time in the organization with the Abbotsford Canucks, played a total of 14 games for Vancouver.
Vancouver first acquired Reichel on October 24, 2025 from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft. This move was made to help the Canucks deal with depth issues at centre due to injuries to Filip Chytil and Teddy Blueger. Reichel’s fit with the team didn’t quite gel the way many hoped it would, as it took him eight games to register his first point with Vancouver. He was ultimately sent down to Abbotsford and has played there since.
In 23 games with Abbotsford, Reichel scored six goals and seven assists, going on a six-game point streak through the end of January to the end of February. He also represented Germany at the 2026 Winter Olympics, putting up two goals and one assist in five games. During his Olympic tournament, Reichel ended up playing on lines with both Tim Stützle and Leon Draisaitl.
Vancouver will face Reichel’s former team, the Blackhawks, later today at 5:30 pm PT.
Nov 5, 2025; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks forward Lukas Reichel (73) during a stop in play against the Chicago Blackhawks in the second period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images
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