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Open thread: 2020 trade deadline bonanza

By Peter Hassett

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February 24, 2020 11:40 am

It’s last call. At 3 PM today, the NHL will permit no more trades between teams. Non-playoff teams will want to get all the value they can out of expiring contracts, and playoff-aspiring teams will try to fill whatever gaps they have.

This is the space where we’ll keep track of all the big moves. Come follow along.

But first, let’s learn the cast of characters.

These teams are almost certainly not making the playoffs and are looking towards the future.

  • Ottawa Senators
  • Detroit Red Wings
  • New Jersey Devils
  • Los Angeles Kings
  • Anaheim Ducks
  • San Jose Sharks
  • Buffalo Sabres
  • Montreal Canadiens
  • Chicago Blackhawks
  • Winnipeg Jets
  • New York Rangers

These teams are in Win Now mode.

  • Boston Bruins
  • Tampa Bay Lightning
  • St Louis Blues
  • Colorado Avalanche
  • Dallas Stars
  • Washington Capitals
  • Vegas Golden Knights
  • Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Philadelphia Flyers
  • Vancouver Canucks
  • Edmonton Oilers
  • Carolina Hurricanes

These teams are somewhere in between. Are they delusional enough to think they can win this thing?

  • New York Islanders (prolly buyers)
  • Calgary Flames (same)
  • Toronto Maple Leafs (they’ve gotta do something…)
  • Nashville Predators
  • Minnesota Wild (all signs point towards selling)
  • Columbus Blue Jackets
  • Florida Panthers
  • Arizona Coyotes (prob selling – will they move Hall?)

We’ve already had two big moves by Washington — Dillon and Kovalchuk —  plus one player who had been linked to Washington dealt elsewhere — Mike Green to Edmonton.

Okay, here goes. We’ll share news from good sources below. Use the comments as well to share something you see. You can just paste the address of a tweet in a comment and it’ll show up all pretty.

Deadline Deals

Here’s a headscratcher:

Looks like we’re entering a lull before big stuff happens right around 3 PM.

Here is a big one.

Deadline has passed. Joe Thornton stays put. Toronto makes no big moves. We will see some trades come across the wire at the last second.

We have been told the Capitals are done. No more moves except at the minor-league level.

We are winding down now. Unless something happens, we’ll probably close down this thread at 3:30.

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