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2022 NHL trade deadline: Grades on biggest deals, including Claude Giroux, Mark Giordano

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

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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

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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

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Colorado Avalanche-Montreal Canadiens

Avalanche get: F Artturi Lehkonen
Canadiens get: D Justin Barron, 2024 second-round pick

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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)

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Washington Capitals-Seattle Kraken

Capitals get: F Marcus Johansson
Kraken get: F Daniel Sprong, 2022 fourth-round pick, 2023 sixth-round pick

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New York Rangers-Philadelphia Flyers

Rangers get: D Justin Braun
Flyers get: 2023 third-round pick

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March 20

Tampa Bay Lightning-Ottawa Senators

Lightning get: F Nick Paul
Senators get: F Mathieu Joseph, 2024 fourth-round pick

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Florida Panthers-Montreal Canadiens

Panthers get: D Ben Chiarot
Canadiens get: F Tyler Smilanic, 2023 first-round pick, 2022 fourth-round pick

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March 14

Colorado Avalanche-Anaheim Ducks

Avs get: D Josh Manson
Ducks get: D Drew Helleson, 2023 second-round pick

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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

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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

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