Stempniak leads all players traded at deadline with 6 points

On Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET, the NHL's trade deadline will be 10 days old. Almost prehistoric. And that means it's time to look at how those players who changed addresses (since Feb. 21) are faring, and determine whether trades went boom or bust.

As for Lee Stempniak, it should come as no surprise that he's fitting in with his new team, the Boston Bruins. This is what Mr. Stempniak does - get traded, keep producing, rinse, and repeat.

Forwards

Player GP G A P PPP Team
Lee Stempniak 5 1 5 6 0 Bruins
Alex Tanguay 3 2 3 5 1 Coyotes
Patrick Maroon 4 2 2 4 0 Oilers
Andrew Ladd 5 2 2 4 3 Blackhawks
Shawn Matthias 7 3 1 4 0 Avalanche
Devante Smith-Pelly 3 2 1 3  0 Devils
Mikkel Boedker 5 1 2 3 1 Avalanche
Jamie McGinn 5 2 1 3 0 Ducks
Jiri Hudler 3 2 0 2 0 Panthers
Eric Staal 5 1 1 2 0 Rangers
Markus Granlund 7 1 1 2 0 Canucks
Teddy Purcell 2 0 1 1 1 Panthers
David Jones 3 1 0 1 0 Wild
Tomas Fleischmann 5 1 0 1 0 Blackhawks
Shane Prince 5 1 0 1 0 Islanders
Brooks Laich 6 0 1 1 0 Maple Leafs
Dale Weise 3 0 0 0 0 Blackhawks
Kris Versteeg 4 0 0 0 0 Kings
Daniel Winnik 5 0 0 0 0 Capitals

Notes:

  • Stempniak is amazing. He should go to unrestricted free agency this summer with one request: a no-trade clause. He's earned it.
  • Fact: When Maroon scores, the Oilers win. Look it up.
  • Ladd's ice time has gone up in each game with the Blackhawks, and he hit the 20-minute mark Wednesday.
  • Staal was acquired for the playoffs, but the Rangers have to be a little disappointed so far. Privately, at least.

Meanwhile, a couple of forwards who weren't traded have only two goals in seven games between them:

Player GP G A P PPP Team
Loui Eriksson 5 1 0 1 0 Bruins
Radim Vrbata 2 1 0 1 0 Canucks

Defensemen

Player GP G A P PPP Team
Kris Russell 4 0 2 2 2 Stars
John-Michael Liles 5 0 2 2 0 Bruins
Jyrki Jokipakka 5 0 2 2 0 Flames
Connor Carrick 6 0 2 2 1 Maple Leafs
Rob Scuderi 6 0 2 2 0 Kings
Justin Schultz 2 0 1 1 0 Penguins
Christian Ehrhoff 3 0 1 1 0 Blackhawks

Notes:

  • Eight points between Stempniak and Liles. Don Sweeney is a genius.
  • The haul the Flames got for Russell, which included Jokipakka, still doesn't make a lot of sense.

The highest-scoring defenseman since Feb. 29 who was on the trading block but didn't get moved? Dan Hamhuis, of course.

Player GP G A P PPP Team
Dan Hamhuis 5 2 2 4 1 Canucks

Bravo, Vancouver.

Goalies

James Reimer was the only goalie of note to be traded before the deadline, acquired by the Sharks from the Maple Leafs.

Player GS W SV% SO GAA
Reimer 2 1 .946 1 1.53

Notes:

  • Reimer's numbers look good, and he has his first shutout in over a year.
  • Since the Feb. 27 trade, Sharks No. 1 goalie Martin Jones is 4-0 and has stopped 119 of 125 shots he's faced, good for a .952 save percentage. The Sharks appear set in goal.

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