3:28 p.m.: The Penguins also made a move.
3:24 p.m.: The Bruins reportedly beat the buzzer, acquiring winger Marcus Johansson from the New Jersey Devils for draft picks.
3:06 p.m.: Wayne Simmonds is on his way to Nashville.
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.
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.
Stone, who is an unrestricted free agent at season’s end, might be in Las Vegas for the long term, too.
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.
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.
2:30 p.m.: A trade!
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.
1:59 p.m.: Adam McQuaid’s stay in the Big Apple is a brief one. He’s on his way to Columbus.
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.
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.
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.
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.
10:48 a.m.: Interesting updates here.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
That looks like a pretty good deal for San Jose, who apparently beat out the Boston Bruins in the race for Nyquist.
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.
