The 2023 NHL trade deadline - a month after (part 2)

by: Cristina Hauerstein

Here's part two, to the trade deadline series, where I write down every trade that happened, and my thoughts with almost each one. Here's the last three days of the trade deadline: march 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

March 1, the Columbus Blue Jackets acquire goalie Jonathan Quick, a conditional 1st-round pickin the 2023 NHL draft and a 3rd-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange fpr defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and goalie Joonas Korpisalo. But then, Quick REFUSES to go to Columbus, so the Vegas Golden Knights aquire Jonathan Quick from the Jackets in exchange for goaltender Michael Hutchinson and a 7th-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft on march 2nd. This trade of Quick to Columbus was sure unexpected but Quick wanting out wasn't. He's an older goalie wanting to win the cup one last time and the Jackets aren't even a playoff team, and the Knights have already clinched for the playoffs.

March 1, The Colorado Avalanche acquire forward Lars Eller from the Washington Capitals in exchange for a 2nd-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft. The Carolina Hurricanes acquire defensman Shayne Gostisbehere from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a 3rd-round pick in the 2026 NHL draft. The Vancouver Canucks acquire defenseman Filip Hronek and a 4th-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a conditional 1st-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft and 2nd-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft. The Ottowa Senators acquire defenseman Jacob Chychrun from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a 1st-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft, a 2nd-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft and a 2nd-round pick in hte 2026 NHL draft.

March 1, The Los Angeles Kings acquire unsigned draft rights to goaltender Erik Portillo from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a 3rd-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft. The Vegas Golden Knights acquire forward Teddy Blueger from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenseman Peter DiLiberatore and a 3rd-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft. The San Jose Sharks acquire Vladislav Namestnikov from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward Michael Eyssimont. So far, Eyssimont hasn't been a bad addition though Namestnikov was a though loss, Eyssimont has only 1 point in the 13 games he has played, but we saw last year with Hagel how it took him a while to adjust so I believe that's what's going on with the new additions to the Lightning, The Pittsburgh Penguins acquire forward Granlund from the Nashville Predators in exchange for 2nd-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft.

March 2, the Boston Bruins acquire forward Tyler Bertuzzi from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a conditonal 1st-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft and a 4th-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft. The Arizona Coyotes acquire forward Jakub Voracek, 6th-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft from the Columbus Jackets in exchange for goaltender Jon Gillies. The Chicago Blackhawks acquire forward Anders Bjork from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for future considerations. The Edmenton Oilers acquire forward Nick Bjugstad and defenseman Cam Dineen from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for defenseman Michael Kesselring and a 3rd-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft.

The Anahiem Ducks acquire forward Dylan Sikura from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forward Maxim Golod. The Dallas Stars acquire forward Max Domi and goalie Dylan Wells from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for goalie Anton Khudobin and a 2nd-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft. I see Max Domi moved around a lot despite having a few good years. he gives me not good vibes outside the game but he's going to Dallas which is a team I don't really care for.

March 3, The St. Louis Blues acquire forward Jakub Vrana from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Dylan McLaughlin and a 7th-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft. This trade along the Bertuzzi one surprised me, two good players in Detroit and weird to see them go. The New Jersey Devils acquire forward Curtis Lazar from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a 4th-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft. The Philadelphia Flyers acquire forward Brendan Lemieux, 5th-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for forward Zack MacEwen. The Los Angeles Kings acquire forward Nate Schnarr from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenseman Frederic Allard.

March 3, The Pittsburgh Penguins acquire forward Nick Bonino from the San Jose Sharks in a three-team trade that also included the Montreal Canadiens. San Jose acquires unsigned draft choice defensemen Arvid Henriksson, a conditional 5th-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft and a 7th-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft from the Pittsburgh Penguins. Canadiens acquire defenseman Tony Sund and a 5th-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft from San Jose. The Winnipeg Jets acquire Forward Vladislav Namestnikov from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 4th-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft. The Anaheim Ducks acquire defenseman Chase Priskie from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for defenseman Austin Strand. The Dallas Stars acquire forward Scott Reedy from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Jacob Peterson.

March 3, the Calgary Flames acquire Dryden Hunt from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Radim Zohorna. The Buffalo Sabres acquire forward Jordan Greenway from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for 2nd-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft and a 5th-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft. The Minnesota Wild acquire forward Oskar Sundqvist from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a 4th-round pick 2023 NHL draft. The Ottowa Senators acquire forward Patrick Brown from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a 6th-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft. The Pittsburgh Penguins acquire defenseman Dmitry Kulikov from the Anahiem Ducks in exchange for forward Brock McGinn and a 3rd-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft.

March 3, the Colorado Avalanche acquire forward Gustav Rydahl from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Anton Blidh. The Nashville Predators acquire forward Rasmus Asplund from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a 7th-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft. The Chicago Blackhawks acquire forward Austin Wagner form the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for future considerations. The New York Rangers acquire defenseman Wyatt Kalynuk from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for future considerations. The Calgary Flames acquire defenseman Troy Stecher and forward Nick Ritchie from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for defenseman Connor Mackey and Forward Brett Ritchie.

And the last trade of the trade deadline was made by the Minnesota Wild acquire defenseman John Klingberg from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Andre Sustr, right to forward Nikita Nesterenko and a 4th-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft.

Although a few drafts accured after the trade deadline, it was either for future considerations or past 'future considerations' were picked. This years deadline was both interesting and entertaining but also boring, a lot of no big time trades going on besides a few the week prior to the last week.