The Montreal Canadiens took on the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night as the hours to the trade deadline trickled down. Trying to book a place in the playoffs for the first time since making the Stanley Cup final in 2021, Martin St-Louis’ men were attempting to win a sixth game in a row against the Oilers double-headed monster.
As we head to a trade deadline with high selling prices, the Montreal Canadiens don’t seem eager to test that market. I’m sure the GMs are calling about David Savard and he helped the team get a point that becomes a moral victory of sorts.
With Jack Hughes done for the season, the New Jersey Devils were one of the primary suitors for top trade candidate Brock Nelson. However, the prospect of Nelson going to New Jersey can now be forgotten.
No one in their wildest dreams pegged the Calgary Flames (29-23-10) to finish their epic six-game road trip against some of the NHL's best 2-2-2, but that's the record they achieved following a 3-2 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars on Thursday.
Although the Calgary Flames haven't made any trades since acquiring Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost from the Philadelphia Flyers on Jan. 30, one of the franchise's former players was on the move twice late Thursday night.
The Colorado Avalanche made a big splash on the eve of the NHL trade deadline late Thursday night by getting center Brock Nelson from the New York Islanders.
Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek is making the most of his Thursday. Earlier this morning, he traded defenseman Brian Dumoulin to the New Jersey Devils for a second-round pick and prospect Herman Träff.