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          NHL trade deadline: Trade grades for every big deal

          Evander Kane was shipped to the San Jose Sharks, with prospect Danny O'Regan and two conditional picks heading back to Buffalo. Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports
          Feb 23, 2018, 01:58 PM ET

          Emily Kaplan and Greg Wyshynski grade every deal that went down leading up to the NHL trade deadline on Feb. 26.

          Follow all the trade deadline action here.

          Feb. 26

          Ryan McDonagh, J.T. Miller to the Lightning

          The deal:

          Tampa Bay Lightning get: D Ryan McDonagh, C J.T. Miller

          New York Rangers get: C/LW Vladislav Namestnikov, D Libor Hajek, C Brett Howden, 2018 first-round pick, conditional 2019 second-round pick.

          Rangers, Lightning both win big in McDonagh blockbuster.

          Tomas Tatar to the Golden Knights

          The deal:

          Vegas Golden Knights get: LW Tomas Tatar

          Detroit Red Wings get: 2018 first-round pick, 2019 second-round pick, 2021 third-round pick

          Tatar trade jump-starts rebuild for the Wings.

          Thomas Vanek to the Blue Jackets

          The deal:

          Columbus Blue Jackets get: LW Thomas Vanek

          Vancouver Canucks get: C Tyler Motte, LW Jussi Jokinen

          Jackets best Canucks in Vanek swap.

          Evander Kane to the Sharks

          The deal:

          San Jose Sharks get: LW Evander Kane

          Buffalo Sabres get: C Danny O'Regan, conditional 2019 first-round pick, conditional 2020 fourth-round pick. If the Sharks re-sign Kane, it's a 2019 first-round pick; if they do not, it's a second-round pick.

          Sharks get Kane for bargain price.

          Paul Stastny to the Jets

          The deal:

          Winnipeg Jets get: C Paul Stastny

          St. Louis Blues get: 2018 first-round pick, 2020 4th-round pick, C Erik Foley

          Stastny deal a big win for Jets.

          Ryan Hartman to the Predators

          The deal:

          Nashville Predators get: RW Ryan Hartman, 2018 fifth-round pick

          Chicago Blackhawks get: 2018 first-round pick, 2018 fourth-round pick, C Victor Ejdsell

          Blackhawks get big haul trading Hartman to Predators.

          Ian Cole to the Blue Jackets

          The deal:

          Columbus Blue Jackets get: D Ian Cole

          Ottawa Senators get: C Nick Moutrey, 2020 third-round pick

          Kaplan's grades for the deal.

          Feb. 25

          Rick Nash to the Bruins

          The deal:

          Boston Bruins get: LW Rick Nash

          New York Rangers get: 2018 first-round pick, C Ryan Spooner, LW Matt Beleskey, D Ryan Lindgren, 2019 seventh-round pick

          Kaplan's grades for the deal.

          Tomas Plekanec to the Maple Leafs

          The deal:

          Toronto Maple Leafs get: C Tomas Plekanec, RW Kyle Baun

          Montreal Canadiens get: 2018 second-round pick, D Rinat Valiev, LW Kerby Rychel

          Wyshynski grades the Leafs and Habs on the trade.

          Feb. 23

          Derick Brassard to the Penguins

          The deal:

          Pittsburgh Penguins get: Center Derick Brassard, center Vincent Dunn, right wing Tobias Lindberg, 2018 third-round pick

          Ottawa Senators get: Goalie Filip Gustavsson, defenseman Ian Cole, 2018 first-round pick, 2019 third-round pick

          Vegas Golden Knights get: Ryan Reaves, 2018 fourth-round pick

          Kaplan's grades for the deal.

          Feb. 22

          Michael Grabner to the Devils

          The deal:

          New Jersey Devils get: Right wing Michael Grabner

          New York Rangers get: Defenseman Yegor Rykov, 2018 second-round pick

          Wyshynski's grades for the deal.