The NHL trade deadline for the 2022-23 season is today, Friday March 3 at 3 p.m. ET. There have already been a number of big moves especially as the bigger teams in the Eastern Conference have loaded up for what should be an interesting arms race this postseason.
The Buffalo Sabres have so far been mentioned in a number of conversations, but have only made a couple of minor-looking moves. Defenseman Riley Stillman was obtained from the Vancouver Canucks for prospect Josh Bloom, and the rights to wantaway prospect goaltender Erik Portillo were exchanged for a third rounder in the upcoming draft.
Buffalo remain on the fringes of the wildcard race but as General Manager Kevyn Adams has indicated, he will not be mortgaging the club’s future in return for what might be a cameo appearance in the playoffs. The Sabres arguably were not expected to make the postseason this year, but the core group has continued to gel and if they can replicate the late season run from last campaign, there could be spring hockey in Western New York this year.
We’ll be using this as the open thread for the day today, with separate articles for any moves the Sabres make.
How To Watch
ESPN will have two programs today:
TradeCentre is on from 8am – 1pm ET on ESPN+.
The Point: Trade Deadline Special goes on from 1pm – 4pm ET on ESPN2 & ESPN+ with John Buccigross, Ray Ferraro, Kevin Weekes, and Emily Kaplan.
NHL Trade Tracker
MARCH 3: Minnesota Wild acquire defenseman John Klingberg from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Andre Sustr, rights to forward Nikita Nesterenko and 4th-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.
MARCH 3: Calgary Flames acquire defenseman Troy Stecher and forward Nick Ritchie from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for defenseman Connor Mackey and forward Brett Ritchie.
MARCH 3: New York Rangers acquire defenseman Wyatt Kalynuk from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for future considerations.
MARCH 3: Chicago Blackhawks acquire forward Austin Wagner from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for future considerations.
MARCH 3: Nashville Predators acquire forward Rasmus Asplund from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a 7th-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.
MARCH 3: Colorado Avalanche acquire forward Gustav Rydahl from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Anton Blidh.
MARCH 3: Pittsburgh Penguins acquire defenseman Dmitry Kulikov from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Brock McGinn and a 3rd-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
MARCH 3: Ottawa Senators acquire forward Patrick Brown from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a 6th-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
MARCH 3: Minnesota Wild acquire forward Oskar Sundqvist from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a 4th-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
MARCH 3: Buffalo Sabres acquire forward Jordan Greenway from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a 2nd-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and 5th-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
MARCH 3: Calgary Flames acquire forward Dryden Hunt from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exhange for forward Radim Zohorna.
MARCH 3: Dallas Stars acquire forward Scott Reedy from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Jacob Peterson.
MARCH 3: Anaheim Ducks acquire defenseman Chase Priskie from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for defenseman Austin Strand.
MARCH 3: Winnipeg Jets acquire forward Vladislav Namestnikov from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 4th-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.
MARCH 3: Pittsburgh Penguins acquire forward Nick Bonino from the San Jose Sharks in a three-team trade that also included the Montreal Canadiens. San Jose acquires unsigned draft choice defensemen Arvid Henriksson, a conditional 5th-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and a 7th-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft from Pittsburgh. Canadiens acquire defenseman Tony Sund and a 5th-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from San Jose.
MARCH 3: Los Angeles Kings acquire forward Nate Schnarr from the Montreal Canadiens in exchnage for defenseman Frederic Allard.
MARCH 3: Philadelphia Flyers acquire forward Brendan Lemieux, 5th-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for forward Zack MacEwen.
MARCH 3: New Jersey Devils acquire forward Curtis Lazar from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a 4th-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
MARCH 3: St. Louis Blues acquired forward Jakub Vrana from the Detriot Red Wings in exchange for forward Dylan McLaughlin and a 7th-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.
MARCH 2: Dallas Stars acquire forward Max Domi and goalie Dylan Wells from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for goalie Anton Khudobin and a 2nd-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.
MARCH 2: Anaheim Ducks acquire forward Dylan Sikura from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forward Maxim Golod.
MARCH 2: Edmonton Oilers acquire forward Nick Bjugstad from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for defenseman Michael Kesselring and a 3rd-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
MARCH 2: Chicago Blackhawks acquire forward Anders Bjork from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for future considerations.
*Future considerations turned out to be Orchard Park native Carson Gicewicz going from Rockford to Rochester.
MARCH 2: Vegas Golden Knights acquire goaltender Jonathan Quick from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for goaltender Michael Hutchinson and 7th-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.
MARCH 2: Arizona Coyotes acquire forward Jakub Voracek, 6th-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for goaltender Jon Gillies.
MARCH 2: Boston Bruins acquire forward Tyler Bertuzzi from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a conditional 1st-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and 4th-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.
To access trades from before March 2nd, go to the official NHL Trade Tracker.