3:28 p.m.: The Penguins also made a move.
Hearing Erik Gudbranson on the move, from VAN to PIT.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) February 25, 2019
3:24 p.m.: The Bruins reportedly beat the buzzer, acquiring winger Marcus Johansson from the New Jersey Devils for draft picks.
2nd round pick in 2019 and fourth-round pick in 2020 for Marcus Johansson, who moves from NJ to BOS, as @JoeyMacHockey first reported.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) February 25, 2019
3:06 p.m.: Wayne Simmonds is on his way to Nashville.
Pending a trade call, Wayne Simmonds is headed to Nashville
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) February 25, 2019
3:02 p.m.: The deadline has passed, and as we wait to learn whether more deals will trickle in, Mark Stone just said on TSN he and the Golden Knights already have agreed to a contract extension.
2:52 p.m.: It’s a pretty decent haul for Ottawa in the Mark Stone deal.
https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1100121159348117510
2:45 p.m.: Mark Stone is on his way to the desert, as the Vegas Golden Knights are taking a gamble on the sniper.
Hearing Ottawa and Vegas are putting finishing touches on a Mark Stone trade. Still not done but appears Golden Knights will get Stone if deal goes through
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) February 25, 2019
VGK is expected to get Mark Stone prior to 3 p.m. ET deadline.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) February 25, 2019
Stone, who is an unrestricted free agent at season’s end, might be in Las Vegas for the long term, too.
The Vegas Golden Knights are acquiring Mark Stone, and I am hearing an extension won’t be far behind. #VegasBorn
— Jesse Granger (@JesseGranger_) February 25, 2019
2:40 p.m.: And now the dominoes finally are starting to fall. Mikael Granlund is on his way to Music City. You have to wonder whether this is an indication they’re out on Mark Stone, which would lend some credence to the Vegas rumors.
Mikael Granlund from Minnesota to Nashville for Kevin Fiala.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) February 25, 2019
2:33 p.m.: Last year, the Senators and Golden Knights had a staredown over Erik Karlsson. This season, it’s going to be Mark Stone.
Another Vegas/Ottawa deadline day showdown. Both teams grinding to get something done on Mark Stone.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) February 25, 2019
2:30 p.m.: A trade!
Kings trade defenseman Oscar Fantenberg to Flames for conditional 2020 fourth-rounder.
— Stephen Whyno 🌴🇪🇺 (@SWhyno) February 25, 2019
2:14 p.m.: Finally, it seems the Mark Stone race is heating up, and we’ve got a bit of a dark horse potentially playing the role of favorite.
https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1100111708813553664
1:59 p.m.: Adam McQuaid’s stay in the Big Apple is a brief one. He’s on his way to Columbus.
Adam McQuaid traded to #CBJ
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) February 25, 2019
1:45 p.m.: Derick Brassard is once again on the move, this time headed to the Colorado Avalanche, who add the veteran forward in their push to join the Western Conference playoff field.
Deal is Brassard and a 6th round pick to #Avs for Avs 3rd rounder in 2020. Brassard expected to play for Avs tonight against Florida @BSNDenver
— Adrian Dater (@adater) February 25, 2019
1:09 p.m.: As expected, it sounds like the Wayne Simmonds price eventually will come down, but right now, it’s a game of poker among the Flyers and other teams in the market for the bruising forward. Still, that’s a pretty hefty asking price regardless.
The Wayne Simmonds market has been all over the place today. Multiple teams struggling to hit the mark of a 1st plus a prospect. I suspect the market drops at the end & he is traded today. Have heard some good prospects A- quality available by teams with interest. @NHLNetwork
— Brian Lawton (@brianlawton9) February 25, 2019
12:05 p.m.: Looks like we’re going to be waiting right up until the buzzer to see what Ottawa does with Mark Stone.
Teams are willing to take the Mark Stone talks down to the wire to see where Ottawa's ask ends up. VGK, NSH, BOS, NYI and CGY — despite Don Maloney's earlier quote to @ryanleslie73 — among those still believed to be lurking.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) February 25, 2019
11:19 a.m.: Wayne Simmonds basically said goodbye to his teammates already, and the Philly forward isn’t on the ice for practice this morning. It’s assumed he’ll be traded, but the asking price currently is very high.
Keep hearing the asking price by Chuck Fletcher for Wayne Simmonds is high…1st pick and a prospect…Teams are shying away.#NHLTrade
— John Shannon (@JShannonhl) February 25, 2019
10:48 a.m.: Interesting updates here.
Don Maloney telling me moments ago, the #Flames were “in on something big” last night but that it fell apart.
Again, they are not willing to use their high end prospects for a rental.
— Ryan Leslie (@ryanlesliemedia) February 25, 2019
He was referring to Mark Stone here. So Calgary is out. And Winnipeg is out. https://t.co/wRgKL8H0LR
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) February 25, 2019
10:33 a.m.: The Bruins are in on just about everyone, and they had talks with the Wild about Eric Staal, but apparently there’s not much momentum there.
https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1100040523299971072
10:25 a.m.: There’s a big trade playing out, as the Winnipeg Jets are in the process of bulking up their forward group. The Jets and New York Rangers reportedly are close to finalizing a deal that will send forward Kevin Hayes to Winnipeg.
This potential WPG-NYR deal is WPG 2019 first-round pick, Brendan Lemieux and a conditional pick in exchange for Kevin Hayes. Believe an agreement is in place but trade call not set yet.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) February 25, 2019
8:55 a.m.: We’ve got our first trade of the “day” (not including the Gus Nyquist deal), and it’s a relatively minor transaction, although it could lead to something bigger. The New Jersey Devils traded goalie Keith Kinkaid to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1100031846732115969
The natural speculation is to wonder whether this means Columbus is gearing up to trade Sergei Bobrovsky, but TSN’s Bob McKenzie on the network’s broadcast cautioned against jumping to conclusions right away. The Athletic’s Aaron Portzline, who’s as connected to the Blue Jackets as anyone else, noted something similar.
Don’t believe this portends a Sergei Bobrovsky trade, but we’ll see. Sense in goalie community as this trade percolated this morning is that Kinkaid is a more reliable option than Joonas Korpisalo should Bobrovsky struggle in post-season. See also if Korpisalo is now on the move.
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) February 25, 2019
7:30 a.m.: The San Jose Sharks are gearing up for another deep playoff run, and they spent the night landing some forward depth, reportedly acquiring winger Gustav Nyquist from the Detroit Red Wings for a pair of draft picks.
2nd in 19
3rd in 20 is a conditional https://t.co/saS4LaQasA— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) February 25, 2019
Also believe the Red Wings will be retaining around 30 percent of Nyquist’s salary in the trade to San Jose
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) February 25, 2019
That looks like a pretty good deal for San Jose, who apparently beat out the Boston Bruins in the race for Nyquist.
BOS believed to be the Eastern Conference team that was closest to landing Nyquist.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) February 25, 2019
7:15 a.m.: After a weekend appetizer that saw a big name or two change teams, the main course that is NHL trade deadline day is here.
Monday has the potential to mark one of the busiest deadline days in recent history, with a robust rental market and plenty of teams looking to upgrade up and down its rosters. We’ve already seen plenty of movement — players like Mats Zuccarello, Ryan Dzingel and Matt Duchene already have been dealt — which means Monday will be even more important for teams looking to upgrade for the stretch run.
Perhaps the biggest name still left on the block on is Columbus forward Artemi Panarin. Some wondered whether the Blue Jackets’ acquisitions of both Duchene and Dzingel meant they were going all in on a run this season, but reports indicate CBJ might still move the Breadman, who is a pending unrestricted free agent if presented with a suitable offer.
Also believed to be on the block is Ottawa sniper Mark Stone, who would bring a ton of top-six offense to any team that lands him. Perhaps a little more affordable will be Philadelphia’s Wayne Simmonds, who also is expected to be available Monday.
The trade deadline is set for 3 p.m. ET, and we’ll have live updates on all the latest news and rumors throughout the day.
