Overview
- New York held onto its top chip, with Drury emphasizing he would not trade Trocheck simply to make a deal.
- The Rangers made smaller moves, sending Sam Carrick to the Sabres for a third- and sixth-round pick and dealing Brennan Othmann to the Flames for prospect Jacob Battaglia.
- Multiple teams checked on Trocheck, including the Wild, and reports indicated New York maintained a high asking price that suitors declined to meet.
- Analysts rate the Avalanche as deadline winners after adding centers Nazem Kadri and Nicolas Roy, bolstering Colorado’s Stanley Cup outlook.
- Toronto pivoted to selling, moving Roy to Colorado and trading Bobby McMann to Seattle and Scott Laughton to Los Angeles for draft picks, while Florida kept Sergei Bobrovsky with the GM stating the focus is on an extension.