Between the All-Star break and the NHL trade deadline, teams completed 65 deals in all -- far higher than the usual amount of moves in a sport known more for long-term security than risky business.
The vast majority of the deals that move the needle happened before Friday, when activity slowed to a trickle.
Every one of those teams made moves and they weren't alone. Even losing teams that stocked up could wind up -- someday -- contending for a championship. But first they hope to win the draft lottery for generational talent Connor Bedard and weren't afraid to give away players now for hope later.The New York Islanders jumped the blocks to get 30-goal-scorer Bo Horvat from Vancouver before the end of January -- more than four weeks before the deadline.
The action built from there, with 11 trades being finalized Tuesday alone, including Chicago star Patrick Kane going to the Rangers. "Hey, that's the cost of doing business," said Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald, whose winning offer included first-rounders in 2023 and '24 plus multiple players and prospects. "All depends on the supply and demand, what your options are, and there's limited supply. Demand goes up, so not surprising that first-rounders are going like they go."
Boston, which is on pace to have the best regular season since the salary cap era began in 2005, added help from Washington with defenseman Dmitry Orlov and forward Garnet Hathaway and got winger Tyler Bertuzzi from Detroit.
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