46 h. ago Oilers mailbag: If team exits playoffs early, what management's plan this summer?

OK, the trade deadline is in the rearview mirror for the Edmonton Oilers, who added toughness with Trent Frederic and Max Jones and defenceman Jake Walman, but the team continues to cough and sputter, looking more like a team that has to hold off Los Angeles for No. 2 spot in the Pacific than reeling […]

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53 h. ago Which teams were the biggest winners of the 2025 NHL trade deadline?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Off The Post, Toronto SUN Sports Columnist Steve Simmons, Postmedia Hockey Columnist Bruce Garrioch, The Province and Vancouver Sun Canucks reporter Patrick Johnston and Postmedia’s Rob Wong chat about the NHL trade deadline. They discuss which teams won the day, why the Vancouver Canucks didn’t trade Brock Boeser, […]

Economics

2 d. ago The changes the Ottawa Senators made at the deadline won't be the last

Veteran winger David Perron says he's seen a lot of trades like the one made involving Josh Norris on Friday

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3 d. ago ANALYSIS: Will lack of a big trade deadline splash hurt Jets?

Following the Winnipeg Jets' 4-2 loss in Carolina on Sunday, the door has been left opened for a barrage of 'I told you so's.

Economics

3 d. ago 'Fantastic': Hockey world's rave review of new Edmonton Oiler. But can he turn playoff dial?

Heading into the trade deadline, a Cult of Hockey poll found 67 per cent of respondents felt acquiring a new goalie was the top priority, with 27 per cent focusing on a defenceman. It turns out that the Oilers went with the minority vote, bringing in a new d-man, Jake Walman, as their top deadline […]

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3 d. ago Is win over Dallas a tease, or are Edmonton Oilers on the way back?

One game doesn’t mean much. But beating Dallas a day after the trade deadline is good for this team’s soul

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4 d. ago LEAFS TAKEAWAYS: Two trade debuts, Mitch Marner contract and a late letdown in Denver

The Maple Leafs should be very good with their two trade deadline additions, but the also bulked-up Colorado Avalanche was definitely better on home ice Saturday night.  With five unanswered goals, including NHL leading scorer Nathan MacKinnon’s 100th point, the Avs downed the Leafs 7-4, inflated by two empty-net markers.  Nevertheless, 6-foot-5 defenceman Brandon Carlo […]

Economics

4 d. ago New guys make their mark, but Avalanche buries Leafs with late push

Craig Berube didn’t see his new Maple Leafs’ names on the score sheet, but their fingerprints were all over a solid 50-minute effort at Denver in Toronto’s first post-trade deadline game. Saturday night didn’t end well — the 7-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche dropped the Leafs further behind the Atlantic Division-leading Florida Panthers. Despite […]

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4 d. ago Focus on playoffs, but what priorities loom for Calgary Flames?

For the next six weeks, the focus around the Scotiabank Saddledome will be strictly on making the playoffs. With Friday’s NHL trade deadline in the rearview mirror, they know where they’re at — one point out of the second wild-card position in the Western Conference — and they know who they are. It’s all hands […]

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4 d. ago Coveted superstar Rantanen finds comfortable landing with Dallas Stars post

When Mikko Rantanen showed up at Rogers Place Saturday morning, with his third different logoed equipment bag in the last six weeks — Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes and now Dallas Stars — he felt right at home, joining “the Finnish mafia” as Matt Duchene joked, and they handed him his comfortable No. 96 jersey. Without […]

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4 d. ago Edmonton Oilers got younger and heavier at the deadline, but did they do enough?

Game Day 63: Dallas at Edmonton The two powerhouse clubs that met in the Western Conference Finals last year, will meet up again tonight in a game that marks the beginning of the stretch drive. For each, it will be Game #63, kicking off the final quarter of the season. More significantly, each will play […]

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5 d. ago 'Loser': Harsh verdict from NHL commentators on Edmonton Oilers at trade deadline

The annual lists of National Hockey League trade deadline winners and losers are out, and they’re generally none too kind of the Edmonton Oilers. One or two NHL commentators see the Oilers as deadline day winners, but the majority viewpoint is that GM Stan Bowman and his Oilers were losers. I can’t say I agree […]

Economics

5 d. ago Winnipeg Jets add depth in Luke Schenn & Brandon Tanev at deadline

The Winnipeg Jets made only two deals on trade deadline day.

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5 d. ago Senators GM Steve Staios stirs the pot at NHL trade deadline

Steady Steve Staios makes two deals at NHL trade deadline for Dylan Cozens and Fabian Zetterlund

Economics

5 d. ago Who won the trade wars? A look at the major deals on NHL deadline day

The defending Stanley Cup champions from the East and a strong contender in the West flashed their demolition permits on Friday, engineering two blockbusters to cap NHL trade deadline day.  Of the 20-plus deals completed by the 3 p.m. ET buzzer, Mikko Rantanen and Brad Marchand changing addresses to Dallas and Florida, respectively, headlined market […]

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5 d. ago NBA heating up with much anticipated playoffs on the horizon

Tom Mayenknecht: Also, NHL trade deadline day generated the biggest headlines of the week.

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5 d. ago 'Huge fail': Hockey world reacts to Edmonton Oilers standing pat on deadline day

This in, the hockey world reacting to the Edmonton Oilers moves on deadline day, with Edmonton Oilers fans generally upset about the team not picking up any more players today, but some praise for the team acquirng rugged forwards Trent Frederic and Max Jones this week along with San Jose’s top d-man Jake Walman, a […]

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5 d. ago Jets acquire defenceman Luke Schenn, reportedly add forward Brandon Tanev at deadline

The Winnipeg Jets have acquired veteran defenceman Luke Schenn from the Pittsburgh Penguins for two draft picks ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline.

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6 d. ago The Edmonton Oilers deal their trading cards earlier in the week, but choose to fold at the deadline

The Edmonton Oilers ultimately decided to stand pat on NHL Deadline Day Friday, after two deals leading up to today. The acquisitions the Oilers will carry into the post season came earlier in the week. Those included defenceman Jake Walman from San Jose, and forwards Trent Frederic and Max Jones from Boston. Those moves do […]

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6 d. ago Toronto Maple Leafs land veteran from Ontario in trade deadline deal

The Toronto Maple Leafs have officially made their first move of trade deadline day.Per the Fourth Period's David Pagnotta, the Leafs have acquired 30-year-old centre Scott Laughton from the Philadelphia Flyers.He is in the fourth year of a five-year contract worth USD$3 million per season.As per The Athletic's Chris Johnston, the Flyers will be retaining half of Laughton's contract, while the Leafs will be sending Nikita Grebenkin to Philadelphia as well as a first-round pick, a fourth-round pick, and sixth-round pick.TSN's Pierre LeBrun added that the first-round pick is for 2027, and it is top-10 protected, meaning it'd slide another year in Toronto ended up drafting within the top-10.Laughton has 11 goals and 16 assists for a total of 27 points in 60 games for the Flyers this season. A former 20th overall pick in 2012 by Philadelphia, Laughton has spent his entire NHL career there. He has played 661 games for the team, putting up 106 goals and 159 assists for a career mark of 26...

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