LAS VEGAS -- The first coach in Golden Knights history, Gerard Gallant, once called Reilly Smith the smartest player on the team.

Despite interest from his old Toronto Maple Leafs, Nashville Predators forward Ryan O'Reilly did not, in fact, have any desire for a potential reunion with his hometown team.

Former Nashville Predators defenseman Luke Schenn is on the move for the second time this week, with multiple reports indicating that the Pittsburgh Penguins have traded him to the Winnipeg Jets for a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft.

The Maple Leafs add forward depth with Flyers forward Scott Laughton along with a fourth-round pick and sixth-round pick in exchange for a conditional first round pick in 2027 and prospect Nikita Grebenkin, per multiple reports.

It’s Trade Deadline day on The Hockey Show!

Per Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, a forward long linked to the Detroit Red Wings via rumor is off the board, as the Buffalo Sabres send Dylan Cozens to Ottawa. The full deal will send Cozens and defenseman Dennis Gilbert and a 2026 second round pick to the Senators in exchange for Josh Norris and Jacob Bernard-Docker.

Philadelphia Flyers winger Andrei Kuzmenko has been traded to the Los Angeles Kings for a third-round pick in 2027.

Although the Calgary Flames have not made any deals yet on Friday as they approach the 1:00 p.m. MT NHL Trade Deadline, another former player found himself on the move early Friday morning.

The Los Angeles Kings have acquired 29-year-old winger Andrei Kuzmenko from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a 2027 3rd round pick.

It wasn’t exactly how Carter Mazur drew up his NHL debut.