The NHL will see a flurry of deals in the final 24 hours leading to the March 7th trade deadline, and the Buffalo Sabres could be very busy. The Sabres avoided one possible trade scenario, as they agreed to a two-year contract extension with winger Jordan Greenway, but in their final update before the deadline, four Sabres players are on The Athletic’s Trade Board.
Vegas is reacquiring winger Reilly Smith from the New York Rangers for young forward Brendan Brisson and a 2025 third-round pick. Smith has been traded to Pittsburgh to New York and back to Vegas since helping the Golden Knights win the Cup in 2023.
In NHL terms, it can't be easy to be Petr Mrazek right now. He is now the third goalie on the Chicago Blackhawks following the acquisition of Spencer Knight from the Florida Panthers in the Seth Jones trade.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have been linked to Mikko Rantanen for some time after it was reported that the Carolina Hurricanes would be looking to deal the Finnish superstar.