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NHL 2024 Trade Deadline Live Blog: Latest Rumors, News, Completed Deals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
A lot of moves were made this week as Friday’s NHL trade deadline approaches at 3 p.m. ET, but there’s still a chance for fireworks in the final hours.
Many contenders, including the Vegas Golden Knights, Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes, New York Rangers, Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks and Dallas Stars, have already made significant improvements. But many other playoff-caliber teams have yet to do so, including the Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders and Los Angeles Kings.
Can those teams keep up the pace and improve their rosters before the deadline? Time is running out.
Here’s a quick list of quality players who could potentially be available:
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Tyler Toffoli, RW, Devils
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Pavel Buchnevich, LW/RW, Blues
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Reilly Smith, LW/RW, Penguins
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Max Pacioretty, LW, Capitals
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Jason Zucker, RW, Coyotes
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Frank Vatrano, RW, Ducks
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Jakob Chychrun, Democrat, senators
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Matt Dumba, D, Coyotes
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Jacob Markstrom, G, Llamas
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Jake Allen, G, Canadians
Keep it here with our live blog for the latest rumors, news and closed deals until Friday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline.
11:45 a.m.: The Bruins will acquire three-time Stanley Cup champion Pat Maroon from the Wild.
11:28 am: The Winnipeg Jets are making a big splash for Tyler Toffoli. They already acquired center Sean Monahan last month.
11:18 am: The Kraken have re-signed Jordan Eberle.
The Blue Jackets acquired former Bruins first-round pick Malcolm Subban.
11am: The Hurricanes are going all out. They have acquired a center in Evgeny Kuznetsov from the Capitals.
Pending a trade call, Evgeni Kuznetsov will be traded to the Carolina Hurricanes for a 2025 third-round pick.
Washington retains 50 percent of Kuznetsov (one more year next season at an AAV of $7.8 million)—Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) March 8, 2024
The Kraken could keep winger Jordan Eberle.
Jordan Eberle and Seattle have resumed contract talks. Optimism that it could be achieved.
—Jeff Marek (@JeffMarek) March 8, 2024
10:33 am: Is Carolina going to make another move to land a forward after trading for Jake Guentzel yesterday?
Washington and Carolina have been discussing a deal with Evgeny Kuznetsov. I’m not sure how it will all work out, but it has been moving forward.
-Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 8, 2024
Will we see Phil Kessel return to the NHL?
Although the Canucks would like to sign Phil Kessel, the signing is dependent on them clearing the necessary cap space.
If they can, it will be a 1 year prorated deal at minimum wage.
If they can’t, they don’t sign.
– Rick Dhaliwal (@DhaliwalSports) March 8, 2024
9:39 a.m.: The Bruins signed defenseman Parker Wotherspoon to a one-year extension with a team-friendly $800,000 cap hit.
Bruins and Parker Wotherspoon agreed to a 1-year, $800,000 extension.
– Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) March 8, 2024
9:26 a.m.: Athletic’s Chris Johnston posted a story with several trade deadline updates.
Here’s what he wrote about the Bruins:
“The Bruins are a team to watch on Friday. They’ve struggled to find upgrades at center in recent days and have come up short. In this market, it may not be there for them, but it will be tough for a team.” near the top of the Atlantic Division to stand still completely.
9:19 a.m.: The Penguins traded Jake Guentzel on Thursday and may be busy on Friday.
Good day. I have a feeling the Penguins will be involved in more transactions today.
—Josh Yohe (@JoshYohe_PGH) March 8, 2024
8:45 a.m. Eastern Time: Here’s a summary of the rumors and notes from Thursday night and the early hours of Friday morning.
Complete trade:
Pittsburgh trades Jake Guentzel (25% retained) and Ty Smith to Carolina for Michael Bunting, Ville Koivunen, Vasili Ponomarev, Cruz Lucius, Carolina’s 2024 RD pick (Conditional) and Carolina’s 5th RD pick in 2024 (Conditional).—Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) March 8, 2024
There is one player the Oilers should keep an eye on at the deadline: RW Jordan Eberle. It seems the team is still interested in the former Oiler pending UFA.
As I wrote last night, it appears the odds of the Oilers making a notable trade are low.https://t.co/iDG5j77dq7
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman (@DNBsports) March 8, 2024
And some good reminders from CapFriendly: