Introduction

This post originally tracked all moves made (live) during the week of the NHL trade deadline (March 1–March 6, 2026). Trades are organized by team to show what each organization acquired and what they moved out before the deadline. There are also sections for any signings and waiver claims made during this timeframe. At the end, I give my three biggest winners from this year's trade deadline.

The Moves

Trades

Below are each team's trade deadline moves, including what they traded for and who they traded away. Draft picks are displayed by round (for example, a first-round pick is shown as 1st). Players with retained salary are labeled accordingly, and any prospects (classified as players under the age of 27 and with less than 100 games of NHL experience) are listed with (P) beside their name.

Team	Traded For	Traded Away
Anaheim Ducks	John Carlson, 7th	Ryan Strome, 1st, 3rd
Boston Bruins	Lukas Reichel, Massimo Rizzo (P), Alexis Gendron (P)	Brett Harrison (P), Jackson Edward (P), 6th
Buffalo Sabres	Logan Stanley, Luke Schenn (50% retained), Tanner Pearson, Sam Carrick	Jacob Bryson, Isak Rosen (P), 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th
Calgary Flames	Victor Olofsson, Olli Maatta, Ryan Strome, Brennan Othmann (P), Jonathan Castagna (P), Max Curran (P), 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd	Nazem Kadri (20% retained), MacKenzie Weegar, Jacob Battaglia (P), 4th, 7th
Carolina Hurricanes	Nicolas Deslauriers	7th
Chicago Blackhawks	Andrew Mangiapane, Derrick Pouliot, 1st, 2nd	Connor Murphy, Jason Dickinson (50% retained), Nick Foligno, Colton Dach, Aidan Thompson (P)
Colorado Avalanche	Nazem Kadri (20% retained), Nicolas Roy, Nick Blankenburg, 4th	Victor Olofsson, Max Curran (P), 1st, 1st, 2nd, 5th, 5th
Columbus Blue Jackets	Conor Garland	2nd, 3rd
Dallas Stars	Tyler Myers (50% retained), Michael Bunting	2nd, 4th, 3rd
Detroit Red Wings	Justin Faulk, David Perron, 3rd	Justin Holl, Elmer Soderblom, Dmitri Buchelnikov (P), 1st, 3rd, 4th
Edmonton Oilers	Connor Murphy, Jason Dickinson (50% retained), Colton Dach	Andrew Mangiapane, 1st, 2nd
Florida Panthers	Vinnie Hinostroza, 7th	Jeff Petry
Los Angeles Kings	Scott Laughton, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd	Warren Foegele, Corey Perry (50% retained), 3rd
Minnesota Wild	Bobby Brink, Michael McCarron, Nick Foligno, Jeff Petry	David Jiricek (P), Vinnie Hinostroza, 2nd, 7th
Montreal Canadiens
Nashville Predators	Christoffer Sedoff (P), 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 5th	Michael Bunting, Michael McCarron, Cole Smith, Nick Blankenburg
New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders	Brayden Schenn	Jonathan Drouin, Marcus Gidlof (P), 1st, 3rd
New York Rangers	Jacob Battaglia (P), Aidan Thompson (P), 3rd, 6th	Sam Carrick, Brennan Othmann (P), Derrick Pouliot
Ottawa Senators	Warren Foegele, Graeme Clarke (P), 3rd, 4th	David Perron, Wyatt Bongiovanni (P), 2nd, 3rd
Philadelphia Flyers	David Jiricek (P), Brett Harrison (P), Jackson Edward (P), 7th	Bobby Brink, Nicolas Deslauriers, Massimo Rizzo (P), Alexis Gendron (P)
Pittsburgh Penguins	Elmer Soderblom	3rd
San Jose Sharks	Jet Woo (P), 4th	Timothy Liljegren, Jack Thompson (P)
Seattle Kraken	Bobby McMann	2nd, 4th
St. Louis Blues	Justin Holl, Jonathan Drouin, Marcus Gidlof (P), Dmitri Buchelnikov (P), 1st, 1st, 3rd, 3rd	Justin Faulk, Brayden Schenn
Tampa Bay Lightning	Corey Perry (50% retained)	2nd
Toronto Maple Leafs	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th	Nicolas Roy, Bobby McMann, Scott Laughton
Utah Mammoth	MacKenzie Weegar	Olli Maatta, Jonathan Castagna (P), 2nd, 2nd, 2nd
Vancouver Canucks	Jack Thompson (P), 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 6th	Conor Garland, Tyler Myers (50% retained), David Kampf, Lukas Reichel, Jet Woo (P)
Vegas Golden Knights	Cole Smith, Nic Dowd	Christoffer Sedoff (P), Jesper Vikman (P), 2nd, 3rd, 3rd
Washington Capitals	Timothy Liljegren, David Kampf, Jesper Vikman (P), Wyatt Bongiovanni (P), 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd	John Carlson, Nic Dowd, Graeme Clarke (P), 4th, 6th
Winnipeg Jets	Jacob Bryson, Isak Rosen (P), 2nd, 4th, 7th	Logan Stanley, Luke Schenn (50% retained), Tanner Pearson

Signings

Below are any signings/extensions made by teams within the week of the trade deadline.

• The New York Islanders have signed Jean-Gabriel Pageau on a 3x$4.85M deal.

• The Los Angeles Kings have signed Mathieu Joseph on a 1x$0.8M deal.

• The Seattle Kraken have extended Jordan Eberle on a 2x$5.5M deal.

• The San Jose Sharks have extended Alex Nedeljkovic on a 2x$3.0M deal.

• The Anaheim Ducks have extended Ryan Poehling on a 4x$3.75M deal.

• The Philadelphia Flyers have signed Garrett Wilson on a 1x$0.775M deal.

• The San Jose Sharks have extended Kiefer Sherwood on a 5x$5.75M deal.

• The Washington Capitals have extended Ethen Frank on a 2x$2.0M deal.

• The Nashville Predators have signed Viggo Gustafsson on a 3x$0.99M deal.

• The Florida Panthers have signed Louis Domingue on a 1x$0.775M deal.

• The New Jersey Devils have signed Matyas Melovsky on a 2x$0.972M deal.

• The Seattle Kraken have signed Gustav Olofsson on a 1x$0.775M deal.

• The Seattle Kraken have signed Ryden Evers on a 3x$1.075M deal.

• The Vegas Golden Knights have signed Alex Weiermair on a 3x$0.975M deal.

Waiver Claims

Below are any waiver pickups made by teams within the week of the trade deadline.

• The Philadelphia Flyers have claimed Luke Glendening from the New Jersey Devils.

• The Florida Panthers have claimed Cole Reinhardt from the Vegas Golden Knights.

• The Vancouver Canucks have claimed Curtis Douglas from the Tampa Bay Lightning.

• The Minnesota Wild have claimed Robby Fabbri from the St. Louis Blues.

Winner #1 - Anaheim Ducks

In:

Seventh-Round Pick (Calgary Flames, 2027)

Out:

Conditional First-Round Pick (Anaheim Ducks, 2027), Third-Round Pick (Anaheim Ducks, 2026)

Summary

The Anaheim Ducks only made two moves this week, but one of them was a big one. Late Thursday night, they made a big move by trading for veteran defenseman John Carlson. At age 36, Carlson is still one of the most elite offensive defensemen in the NHL. He still has one year left at an $8.0M cap hit, so he's likely a rental for the Ducks, but why not go for it? They have a good shot of making the playoffs for the first time since 2018 and Carlson is exactly the type of guy to help them get in and potentially make some noise once there. This Ducks team is young, so it's important to add some playoff experience, which Carlson has 137 games of, including winning it all in 2018.

The Ducks also moved off of forward Ryan Strome for a seventh-round pick. Strome just wasn't working out in Anaheim. He was pushed down the lineup due to the emergence of young Ducks players like Leo Carlsson, Cutter Gauthier, and Beckett Sennecke, and recent additions of top-six forwards Chris Kreider and Mikael Granlund just left no space for him. As his ice time diminished in Anaheim, so did his results, and the two years left on his contract at a $5.0M cap hit were starting to look problematic. To move that contract without having to give up anything else is honestly a win.

Winner #2 - St. Louis Blues

In:

First-Round Pick (Detroit Red Wings, 2026), First-Round Pick (Colorado Avalanche, 2026), Third-Round Pick (New Jersey Devils, 2026), Third-Round Pick (San Jose Sharks, 2026), Dmitri Buchelnikov (Forward Prospect), Marcus Gidlof (Goalie Prospect)

Out:

Summary

The biggest winner among the teams that were considered sellers, in my opinion, was the St. Louis Blues. Some fans were unhappy that none of Robert Thomas, Jordan Kyrou, or Colton Parayko were traded, but I don't think it's that big of an issue. Thomas and Kyrou both have term, so there's no fear of them walking in free agency and a move can always be made in the offseason. As for Parayko, there was a reported deal that involved them acquiring a first-round and 2025 ninth overall pick Radim Mrtka from the Buffalo Sabres. I think this would've been a good trade for both teams, but when Parayko was asked to waive his no-move clause, he declined, which is his absolute right to do so. Although they didn't trade those players, the Blues moved out two veteran players, Justin Faulk and Brayden Schenn, and took on some undesirable contracts for some great future assets.

The biggest pieces were the draft picks. Two firsts (Colorado's and Detroit's) and two thirds (New Jersey's and San Jose's), all of which are this year, are fantastic if they decide to attempt a quick retool. Justin Holl was a cap dump, but this is the last year of his contract, so his $3.4M cap hit won't hinder the Blues in the future. Jonathan Drouin still has another year after this one at a $4.0M cap hit, but unlike some people, I don't even think this is really a bad contract. While he was having a bit of a down year with the Islanders, I think he could be a contributor for the Blues and potentially even flipped at next year's trade deadline. Left winger prospect Dmitri Buchelnikov was a second-round pick in 2022, who's put up 0.67 points per game over the past three years in the KHL, so maybe he ends up being a player for the Blues. They also got goalie prospect Marcus Gidlof who was a fifth-round draft pick in 2024. It's always hard to evaluate goalies at this age, but he's had some decent numbers in Sweden, so who knows what he could become. They also lost forward Robby Fabbri to waivers, but I don't really think that impacts this team much.

Winner #3 - Colorado Avalanche

In:

20% Salary Retention on Nazem Kadri's Contract, Fourth-Round Pick (Calgary Flames, 2027)

Out:

Conditional First-Round Pick (Colorado Avalanche, 2027), Conditional First-Round Pick (Colorado Avalanche, 2028), Conditional Second-Round Pick (Colorado Avalanche, 2027), Conditional Fifth-Round Pick (Colorado Avalanche, 2026), Fifth-Round Pick (Colorado Avalanche, 2027), Max Curran (Forward Prospect)

Summary

The Colorado Avalanche made two great depth moves, acquiring Nic Roy and Nick Blankenburg and those would have already made for a good deadline for the Avalanche. After the trade deadline had passed it was announced that they had (re)acquired Nazem Kadri and that's when they solidified themselves as the absolute Cup favourite (as if they weren’t already). Sure they gave up a lot, but with the dominant season they've been having, there's no better time to give up a lot and go all in for a chance at another Cup. Kadri can still provide some elite offense and already has familiarity with Colorado's systems, playing with them and under Head Coach Jared Bednar for three seasons, culminating in winning the Cup together in 2022. He also comes with term, having three more years at a $7.0M cap hit, but with Calgary retaining 20% of that (brings it down to $5.6M AAV). If they wanted to, the Avs could have MacKinnon, Nelson, Kadri, and Roy as their one-to-four centers (though it’s likely that one of them will be playing wing higher in the lineup) which is some insane depth.

Speaking of Roy, he hasn't had the best season of his career with Toronto, but he was very good in the playoffs with Vegas where he won a Cup with them in 2023. Nick Blankenburg also shouldn't go unnoticed as a great pickup for only a fifth-round pick. Although he's small at only 5'9", he's had some very good analytics in a third-pair role with the Nashville Predators and is a great depth add for an already very talented Colorado blue line. They moved off of forward Victor Olofsson, which makes sense as they had to make room in their lineup for the new acquisitions and while some players can get bumped down the lineup, I feel like Olofsson's style of play isn't the best fit for a bottom-six role.

Honorable Mention - Minnesota Wild

I also wanted to give an honorable mention to the Minnesota Wild. While not counted as a deadline move, they traded for elite defenseman Quinn Hughes earlier in the season, which is arguably the biggest trade acquisition this year. I also liked their deadline moves, where they added depth pieces Bobby Brink, Michael McCarron, Nick Foligno, and Jeff Petry for some picks and young defenseman David Jiricek.