The NHL's 2022 trade deadline is March 21, but the deals started well before that date. On Nov. 4, the Buffalo Sabres traded franchise center Jack Eichel to the Vegas Golden Knights for Peyton Krebs, Alex Tuch and a pair of draft picks. Then, on Feb. 14, the Calgary Flames landed scoring winger Tyler Toffoli from the Montreal Canadiens for Tyler Pitlick, Emil Heineman and, yes, a pair of picks.
As the deadline approached, more big names moved: Claude Giroux to the Panthers, Hampus Lindholm to the Bruins and Brandon Hagel to the Lightning.
Looking for insights on the biggest trades of the 2021-22 season? Find grades for both GMs involved in each swap here:
March 21
Carolina Hurricanes-Columbus Blue Jackets-Florida Panthers
Hurricanes get: F Max Domi, D Tyler Inamoto
Blue Jackets get: D Aidan Hreschuk
Panthers get: F Egor Korshkov, 2022 sixth-round pick
Pittsburgh Penguins-Anaheim Ducks
Penguins get: F Rickard Rakell
Ducks get: F Zach Aston-Reese, F Dominik Simon, G Calle Clang, 2022 second-round pick
New York Rangers-Winnipeg Jets
Rangers get: F Andrew Copp, 2023 sixth-round pick
Jets get: 2022 conditional second-round pick (becomes a first if Rangers win two playoff series and Copp plays 50% of the games), conditional second-round pick (2022 from STL or 2023 from NYR, at Winnipeg's option), 2023 fifth-round pick, and F Morgan Barron
Colorado Avalanche-Montreal Canadiens
Avalanche get: F Artturi Lehkonen
Canadiens get: D Justin Barron, 2024 second-round pick
Minnesota Wild-Chicago Blackhawks
Wild get: G Marc-Andre Fleury
Blackhawks get: Conditional 2022 draft pick (second-round pick becomes a first if Minnesota reaches Western Conference finals and Fleury accounts for four or more wins in first two rounds)
Washington Capitals-Seattle Kraken
Capitals get: F Marcus Johansson
Kraken get: F Daniel Sprong, 2022 fourth-round pick, 2023 sixth-round pick
New York Rangers-Philadelphia Flyers
Rangers get: D Justin Braun
Flyers get: 2023 third-round pick
March 20
Tampa Bay Lightning-Ottawa Senators
Lightning get: F Nick Paul
Senators get: F Mathieu Joseph, 2024 fourth-round pick
Toronto Maple Leafs-Seattle Kraken
Maple Leafs get: D Mark Giordano, F Colin Blackwell
Kraken get: 2022 second-round pick, 2023 second-round pick, 2024 third-round pick
March 19
Florida Panthers-Philadelphia Flyers
Panthers get: F Claude Giroux, F Connor Bunnaman, F German Rubtsov, 2025 fifth-round pick
Flyers get: F Owen Tippett, 2024 first-round pick, 2023 third-round pick
Boston Bruins-Anaheim Ducks
Bruins get: D Hampus Lindholm, D Kodie Curran
Ducks get: 2022 first-round pick, 2023 second-round pick, 2024 second-round pick, D Urho Vaakanainen, D John Moore
March 18
Tampa Bay Lightning-Chicago Blackhawks
Lightning get: F Brandon Hagel, 2022 fourth-round pick, 2024 fourth-round pick
Blackhawks get: F Boris Katchouk, F Taylor Raddysh, 2023 first-round pick, 2024 first-round pick
March 16
Calgary Flames-Seattle Kraken
Flames get: F Calle Jarnkrok
Kraken get: 2022 second-round pick, 2023 third-round pick, 2024 seventh-round pick
Florida Panthers-Montreal Canadiens
Panthers get: D Ben Chiarot
Canadiens get: F Tyler Smilanic, 2023 first-round pick, 2022 fourth-round pick
March 14
Colorado Avalanche-Anaheim Ducks
Avs get: D Josh Manson
Ducks get: D Drew Helleson, 2023 second-round pick
Feb. 14
Calgary Flames-Montreal Canadiens
Flames get: F Tyler Toffoli
Canadiens get: F Tyler Pitlick, F Emil Heineman, 2022 first-round pick (conditional), 2024 fifth-round pick
Nov. 4
Vegas Golden Knights-Buffalo Sabres
Golden Knights get: F Jack Eichel, 2023 third-round pick
Sabres get: F Alex Tuch, F Peyton Krebs, 2022 first-round pick, 2023 second-round pick