At 44 years of age it was hardly surprising. His last season in the NHL was in 2021-2022 in which he appeared in 34 games with the Florida Panthers and the year prior he spent with the Toronto Maple Leafs in which he appeared in 44 games.

Yet Thornton is best remembered for being a San Jose Shark. He was acquired from the Boston Bruins during the 2005-2006 season and he provided a huge boost offensively. In 58 games he registered 20 goals and 72 assists. He led the NHL in points with 125.

Still that season ended in disappointment as the Sharks won the first two games of the Western Conference Semi-Finals and then lost the next four games.

Also, Thornton was unfortunate as he was never part of a Stanley Cup champion team. While San Jose found success in the regular season, there was only one Stanley Cup Finals appearance which was in 2016 against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Thornton recorded three assists in six games against the Penguins. Overall with the Sharks he recorded 25 goals and 90 assists, recorded six game winners. His best playoff performance was the year of the Stanley Cup Finals, where he recorded three goals and 18 assists.

In Sharks history, Thornton ranks first in assists 804, assists per game .73, points per game .96, second in points 1,055, third in games played 1,104, third in power play goals 87, fourth in goals 251, fourth in game-winning goals 40, fifth in shots 1,892, and tied for sixth in hat-tricks 3.

Accolades include six All-Star game appearances, an Art Ross Trophy in 2005-2006 along with the Hart Memorial Trophy from that season too. His rankings in NHL history include seventh all-time in assists and 12th all-time in points.

What comes next for Thornton is having his no.19 jersey retirement ceremony at the SAP Center. Also, here are the reactions to the announcement.

So many Jumbo memories in San Jose. Here are a few of our favorite Joe Thornton moments. #SJSharks pic.twitter.com/OVh3LQdgk1

— SHARK CITY HOCKEY (@SharkCityHockey) October 29, 2023

Joe Thornton was always a great interview when talking hockey but this story we did on his friendship with Steve Barber who was battling ALS will always be one of my faves. RIP Steve. https://t.co/cCUApnPiOj

— Christine Simpson (@SNChrisSimpson) October 29, 2023

Thank you for all the great memories and The beard! You deserve this, earned it & will be missed #JoeThornton from a Habs fan! You are one of the greats. pic.twitter.com/84qox235PQ

— Queen MKB (@queenmkb) October 29, 2023

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Blackwood was spectacular in the shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night, which was also his first career start in San Jose. He saved 51 shots and early on got help from his defense specifically Matt Benning and Jan Rutta who thwarted great chances.

Yet the lone goal he surrendered late in the third was hardly the fault of Blackwood. His defense failed him and all it took was losing sight of the puck. Still that is what good teams do, take advantage of the slightest mistake. Cale Makar scored the game tying goal with relative ease. As for the Sharks, their only goal came in the first period from Thomas Bordeleau which was also his first career NHL goal.

In the shootout, the Sharks looked tired, and hardly made Alexandar Georgiev work for any of the saves. Blackwood did make the first save of the shootout on Nathan MacKinnon yet the second one he could not as Mikko Rantanen picked his spot and did not miss.

For Blackwood the 51 saves were one off his career-high of 52 which was done during the 2019-2020 season. He also won 22 games that year with a goals against average of 2.77, and he recorded three shutouts.

With the performance tonight though, Blackwood should earn a majority of the playing time as goalie over Kaapo Kähkönen who allowed four goals in the first game of the Sharks season on 32 shots and last season in 37 starts his goals against average was 3.85.

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The first period gave both teams multiple powerplay opportunities with both teams playing extremely undisciplined. Neither team could take advantage of the man advantage or in Pittsburgh’s case the two-man advantage about halfway through the period. Pittsburgh’s Alex Nedeljkovic made his first start as a Penguin and shined in this opportunity.

The second period saw a lot of the same back-and-forth hockey however, Calgary broke the ice with a goal from Matt Coronato on the powerplay. Through two periods the Flames Jacob Markstrom stood on his head and fended off any would-be goals from the Penguins.

All of that went by the wayside though, when the Pens took over in the third and final period. Pittsburgh’s Bryan Rust got the Pens on the board with his second goal of the young season just 18 seconds into the third. That’s when Evgeni Malkin showed what an absolute unit he can be. Geno who had a big night against the Capitals came into this game on fire. He had a handful of great opportunities early in this game that all got answered by Markstrom and the Flames. However, in the third, he was a different animal. He would have the primary assist on the Penguins second goal from newcomer Reilly Smith and the Pens never let up. Jake Guentzel scored his first of the season and hopefully got a monkey off his back. Malkin then added a goal from himself setup by you guessed it, Reilly Smith who seems to be really gelling with Malkin through three games. Jonathan Huberdeau got Calgary within two as he scored his first of the season but it was too little too late. Bryan Rust added his second of the game on an empty netter and sent the Pittsburgh hopeful home happy.

The three stars of the night tonight are a little tougher than they were against Washington but these guys showed up big in this game.

Third Star – Reilly Smith. Smith had both a goal and an assist scoring in back-to-back games for Pittsburgh.  The offseason acquisition appears to have chemistry with his center already and is playing at an incredibly high level with Malkin thus far.

Second Star – Bryan Rust. Bryan Rust is looking to rebound after struggling last season. He’s off to a good start so far with goals in two of the three games and three goals in the short season.

First Star – Evgeni Malkin. On back-to-back nights, Geno was the game’s top star. Malkin had a goal and an assist on the night but was dominant overall and made the Flames lives tough.

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The first period was typical for this Metropolitan Division rivalry. Back and forth, fast-paced, and entertaining. Both starting goalies Tristan Jarry for Pittsburgh, and Charlie Lindgren were on top of their games in the first. The Pens killed off a Capitals powerplay that saw Ovechkin in his customary spot on the right faceoff dot waiting for his patented one-timer that he didn’t have a chance to pull the trigger on. Meanwhile, Lindgren stopped a couple of high-quality chances from Pittsburgh one of which came from assistant captain Evgeni Malkin in the slot. 

The second period was anything but low-scoring. Pittsburgh scored two goals in the first six minutes of the second. The first was from the big Russian Evgeni Malkin, and the second was on the powerplay from Pittsburgh’s longtime Captain, Sidney Crosby. Newly acquired defenseman and former Norris trophy winner Erik Karlsson got his first point as a Pen with the secondary assist on the Malkin goal. Karlsson can breathe easy getting that first one off his chest early in the year and Pittsburgh fans hope it opens the gates. Crosby added to Pittsburgh’s lead with his second of the game, and third goal for the Penguins in the second period on yet another powerplay. Late in the second Pittsburgh gave up an excellent opportunity as Washington Captain Alex Ovechkin had a breakaway that the Pen’s Tristan Jarry stopped easily.

After two periods of play, it looked like total domination from the Penguins in Washington. Pittsburgh did, however, have a penalty to kill off that rolled over into the third period. Washington couldn’t capitalize on it, however. Pittsburgh drew a penalty with about 38 seconds left on the penalty kill to even it up and put the Pens on the powerplay. Luckily for the Capitals, it didn’t come back to bite them as they managed to kill it off even after some great opportunities from Pittsburgh, notably from Reilly Smith who was stuffed after a great bounce. 

After Washington killed off the penalty Charlie Lindgren made quality save, after quality save. Stopping a one-timer from Smith again, and blocking a couple of shots from Malkin that were headed for the back of the net. The biggest issue for Washington halfway through the third period was their inability to break out of the defensive zone effectively, and keeping possession of the puck in the offensive zone when they got that far. The only notable chances Washington had came on another Captial powerplay that the Pen’s penalty kill shut down for a third time. 

After a great backcheck from Malkin, he sprung Reilly Smith on a partial breakaway who made up for the previous shots he was robbed on buried his first of the year, and scored his first goal as a Penguin. In true Pens and Caps fashion, the game ended with some fisticuffs. After the whistle was blown for the Penguin’s Noel Accari who took a puck to the ear, the Capitals resident tough guy cross-checked the Penguin’s Marcus Pettersson who didn’t take any crap and dropped the gloves with Wilson. While it surely wasn’t a rock-em-sock-em fight like you’d see in any 90’s or early 2000s old hockey highlight it was classified as a fight nonetheless. 

The Pens bounced back in a big way from their home and season opener against Chicago and spoiled Washington’s in the process. With a 4-0 shutout Pittsburgh improves to 1-1-0 on the young season. Washington never truly threatened Pittsburgh outside of a good shot or two on the first powerplay. Jarry fought off all 19 shots he faced and Pittsburgh capitalized on the undisciplined play from the Caps. As is customary in any hockey game you award the “three stars of the game” after each game, and here are my three stars. 

Third Star – Goalie Tristan Jarry. Jarry as previously mentioned stopped all 19 shots he faced, including a breakaway from Alex Ovechkin in a key moment of the game. 

Second Star – Sidney Crosby. Crosby scored the second and third goal of the game. Both came on the powerplay. He was also extremely efficient in the faceoff dot going 15-21 and winning over 70% of the draws he took.

First Star – Evgeni Malkin. Geno scored the first goal and assisted on three additional goals. Malkin’s goal ended up being not only the first goal but the game-winner. He made his presence known in this game early with some great opportunities as well.

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Wilson stepped down as general manager in April 2022. For 19 seasons he held the role and for many Sharks fans those seasons ended with one common theme, disappointment. In all fairness to Wilson he did not mind making a splash when it came to acquiring talent. He traded for Joe Thornton from the Boston Bruins, Dany Heatley and Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators, and Brent Burns from the Minnesota Wild.

Still the best San Jose managed was one Stanley Cup Finals appearance in Wilson’s 19 seasons.

With the lack of playoff success, Wilson was incredibly poor at recognizing talent in the draft. Take a look at all the first round picks in his tenure. One thing that is easily noticeable was the number of years were the Sharks did not have a first round pick.

2003: Milan Michalek RW 6th overall pick, 91 goals, 123 assists, 214 points

Steve Bernier RW 16th overall, 42 goals, 39 assists, 81 points

2004: Lukas Kaspar RW 22nd overall, 16 games played, 2 goals, 2 assists, 4 points

2005: Devin Setoguchi RW 8th overall, 267 games played, 84 goals, 75 assists, 159 points

2006: Ty Wishart D 16th overall, zero games played

2007: Logan Couture C 9th overall, 911 games played, 318 goals, 368 assists, 686 points

Nicholas Petrecki D 28th overall, one game played

2008: Zero first round picks

2009: Zero first round picks

2010: Charlie Coyle C/RW, 28th overall, zero games played

2011: zero first round picks

2012: Tomas Hertl C, 17th overall pick, 199 goals, 239 assissts, 438 points

2013: Mirco Mueller D 18th overall, 52 games 2 goals, 4 assists, 6 points.

2014: Nikola Goldobin RW 27th overall, 11 games, 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points.

2015: Timo Meier RW 9th overall, 451 games, 154 goals, 162 assists, 316 points.

2016: Zero first round picks

2017: Joshua Norris C 19th overall, zero games played

2018: Ryan Merkley D 21st overall, 39 games played, 1 goal, 5 assists, 6 points.

2019: Zero first round picks

2020: Ozzie Wiesblatt RW 31st overall, zero games played

2021: William Eklund LW, 7th overall, 13 games played, 0 goals, 5 assists, 5 points.

Other notable draft picks from the other rounds were Marc Ed0uard-Vlasic, Justin Braun, and Kevin Labanc. So in total Wilson managed draft six players in 19 seasons who really made an impact with the franchise.

Keep in mind the man Wilson replaced, Dean Lombardi did much better when it came to the draft. Who in his tenure selected Marco Sturm, Patrick Marleau, Scott Hannan, Brad Stuart, Jonathan Cheechoo, Douglas Murray, Ryane Clowe, and Christian Ehrhoff.

That is more players for Lombardi that made an impact in significantly less time with the organization as general manager. It also speaks volumes that the Los Angeles Kings who hired him won two Stanley Cups with him.

Overall it is fitting that this year Wilson got celebrate, yet it is not shocking the franchise is in the running for the no.1 overall pick in the NHL draft.

Beyond the draft, Wilson gave certain players contract extensions that were at best questionable. Burns is the best example of that, also re-signing Couture and Hertl were also misses. Both needed to get dealt, yet now the franchise is stuck with their bloated contracts.

The Sharks also gave Karlsson a contract extension as well. He did struggle with injuries in his three seasons prior to this year, yet in 2022-2023 he had his best season in the NHL, with 25 goals and 75 assists for a total of 100 points so far with two games left to play.

While the 100 plus points are impressive, it is better news for Grier. Who is likely going to acquire several key young players or picks during the off season. There were rumors swirling around trade deadline about Karlsson being traded yet nothing came to fruition.

For Grier though it is likely going to take him several seasons before the Sharks franchise makes the playoffs. He can once again thank Wilson for that.

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The Good:

There’s a handful so let’s start with the most impressive and that’s the Calgary Flames. In an off-season where the Flames lost Johnny Gaudreau to free agency and traded both Matthew Tkachuk and Sean Monahan, it seemed like they were taking a step back. But GM Brad Treliving had other ideas. In the Tkachuk deal Jonathon Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar, Cole Schwindt, and a first-round pick. Both Weegar and Huberdeau have made immediate impacts for the Flames with Weegar having two assists and Huberdeau having one through two games. To add on to those pickups they went out and signed playoff hero and Stanley Cup champion Nazem Kadri to a seven-year $49M contract. He’s totaled a goal and two assists through two games and is a plus-one so far. The Flames are 2-0-0 after the first week beating not only the defending Cup champions 5-3 over Colorado but also winning the first meeting in the Battle of Alberta 4-3 over Edmonton. It’s still early but the Flames added some good players this off-season and could be a fun team to watch. 

Speaking of the good it’s hard to not talk about the Pittsburgh Penguins. A team just like the Flames who went 2-0 on their opening week and lead the league in scoring with 12 goals through their first two games. Tristan Jarry looks to be back in his All-Star form giving up only four goals through those games. While the Pens may have played the measly Arizona Coyotes in the first game they did muster up a 6-2 win over the always-tough Tampa Bay Lightning in the second. Sidney Crosby doesn’t appear to have to lost a step at all as he has six points so far and was named the NHL’s first star of the week. He along with linemate Jake Guentzel appears to be in midseason form and ready for a long push come the playoffs.

The Bad:

The Arizona Coyotes what more could you expect from a team that isn’t wanted by their own city? The ‘Yotes start the season 0-2-0 giving up 12 goals a game. There aren’t many bright sides on this Arizona roster Jakob Chychrun, and Barrett Hayton are the only players to be seem to be worth anything. If the Coyotes can’t find a way to be even a middle-of-the-pack team this season Chychrun could be on a new team come the deadline depending on how desperate some of the contenders become.

If you want to talk about bad you need to talk about the very bad, and that’s the San Jose Sharks. Through their first four games, the Sharks find themselves 0-4-0 and have been outscored 14 to six. They just lost back-to-back games against the Nashville Predators and have been absolutely abysmal to start the season. Unlike the Coyotes there really is nothing exciting to write home about on the Sharks side. Timo Meier and Evgeny Svechnikov look like the only deadline rentals for contenders with the rest of the “big names” locked up for another few years.

The Concerning:

To say you aren’t at least slightly concerned as a Columbus Blue Jackets fan may mean you’re delusional. The Blue Jackets have started the season off 0-3-0 and had a ton of expectations coming into this season. Columbus made waves this offseason by signing Johnny Gaudreau to seven-year deal with an annual average value of $9.75M fans were ready to name them contenders. If the JacketKekäläinens can’t get this ship righted before the midseason mark GM Jarmo Kekäläinen could be looking for a new job.

 Let’s combine both the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Washington Capitals in this one. First off the Lightning, maybe those deep playoff runs have caught up to Tampa Bay. Three straight years of playing not only a full 82-game schedule but also playing all the way into the Stanley Cup finals and winning two of those. This offseason also saw the losses of forward Ondrej Palat who signed in New Jersey and defenseman Ryan McDonagh who was traded in order to make cap space for Tampa. The Lightning being off to a slow start shouldn’t worry too many as this team knows how to win but definitely something to pay attention to down the stretch. As for the Capitals they just haven’t appeared to be themselves. Starting out 1-2-0 and scoring only five goals thus far has to have Caps fans sweating. So far Ovi only has one assist to his credit and hasn’t found the back of the net just yet. The Capitals have a very experienced group and should be able to turn things around just like Tampa Bay.

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From that point on though the Sharks dominated. Defenseman Erik Karlsson played a key role with an assist on the first goal and after an official scoring changed got credited for the second goal.

Any thought of a victory quickly diminished in the second period. San Jose still looked good, until a careless mistake gave Jonathan Toews an easy goal scoring opportunity that he did not miss. After Chicago got penalized for too many men on the ice what happened next?

The Sharks power play once again showcased how pathetic it is. No one hustled to get the puck allowing the Blackhawks to patiently wait for an easy goal scoring opportunity shorthanded. Sam Lafferty got a nice gift as Kaapo Kahknonen had no chance of stopping the puck.

Not even two minutes later though, Laffety once again scored shorthanded as the boos started from Sharks fans. Yet when it is all said and done this was a perfect tribute to former general manager Doug Wilson who was honored by the franchise tonight.

A Sharks team that does not make an effort and shows little to no heart. Where have the fans seen that before? Oh! right under Wilson’s watch.

If there is one person to blame why this Sharks team is 0-4, it is because of Wilson. He is the reason this team is the worst in the National Hockey League.

Unfortunately for current general manager Mike Grier he has his work cut out for him.

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Loss number three came tonight and there was not much positive to say about their performance except for goalie James Reimer, yet even he was fortunate that only two goals were allowed. As expected the Sharks defense was atrocious, its power play was awful, and there were countless mistakes on both ends of the ice.

Still what really stood out tonight though was how invisible the offense was. In fact the Sharks are fortunate not to have been shutout. The lone goal and the 1-0 lead was an absolute fluke.

As for expectations from Sharks fans for the season. There really are not any. When it comes to new general manager Mike Grier, he needs to admit to himself that this is a rebuild. So when the trade deadline nears, it means parting ways with a number of fan favorites including Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl, Kevin LaBanc, and Timo Meier.

Also, if a team is willing to take defensemen Erik Karlsson that makes it even better. If Reimer is able to keep the Sharks in game a playoff team that needs goalie help might pick up the phone as well.

Unfortunately for Grier though he inherited quite the mess from previous general manager Doug Wilson. Acquiring young talent and having a vision for the franchise’s future at this point is all that he can do.

Furthermore, the Sharks are a great example of what happens when key players are kept for far too long. Then again that might have been moot if Wilson drafted better and acclimated younger players with the veterans on the roster.

Yet now the Sharks are easily the worst team in the National Hockey League. So it is only a matter of time before necessary changes to the roster get made.

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Key to the pang of optimism surrounding the Panthers this season is their standing at the top of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference and they are certainly one of the key teams to beat.

Head coach Andrew Brunette has his side purring and with the end of the regular season looming, the Panthers are engrossed in a maiden Stanley Cup title battle. Fresh off the back of four consecutive wins, the Florida Panthers have only lost 15 of 69 games played and momentum is building in their camp too.

They have set the standard in the Atlantic Division for most of the season and they will want to come good when it ultimately matters. At +350 with NHL current betting offers, the Florida Panthers are sure to be in the mix when it comes to clinching the Stanley Cup and they are notoriously one of the toughest sides to beat in the NHL this season.

This season has seen a sea change in the mindset of both Colorado Avalanche players and fans, with the side having blown away all before them in the Central Division of the Western Conference.

With 49 wins from 69 games played, Avalanche have been far too good for most of the sides in the NHL this term and attention is naturally turning to the post-season play offs and just how far this side can go.

Recent wins over the San Jose Sharks and the Calgary Flames have only strengthened the growing belief around the camp that this could be their year and with matches in the regular season running out, fans, pundits and players are starting to jump on board the bandwagon.

As a consequence of their impressive regular season form, Colorado Avalanche are one of the hot favourites at +400 to win the Stanley Cup, for the third time in the franchise’s history.

Elsewhere in the running are Tampa Bay Lightning, a side that are embroiled with the Florida Panthers at the top of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference and they are starting to build momentum at the right time of the season.

Qualifying as division champions will be the number one priority for Lightning, who are +800 to go on and clinch the Stanley Cup in 2022. Elsewhere, the Carolina Hurricanes and Calgary Flames are two more sides that are sure to be in the running when the gongs are given out.

The Hurricanes are tearing up the Metropolitan Division and they look set to qualify as the league leaders from there. How stiff the competition gets after that remains to be seen of course but they look to have the credentials to make a case for a Stanley Cup run this term.

With the attention sure to be on plenty of other sides, the Carolina Hurricanes represent good value at +900 to go all the way in the Stanley Cup this term. Calgary Flames are a side often fancied for Stanley Cup glory and their standing at the top of the Pacific Division is a reflection of that.

They look well placed to make a play-off push and they have a side packed with talent and they too cannot be discarded this season at +1000 to win their second ever Stanley Cup.

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Teams such as the Colorado Avalanche (+400) and the Florida Panthers (+600), who are both ranked as the main favorites via the use of the NHL Vegas odds that have been made available, have decided to go all-out in their pursuit for the prestigious title, with many believing that they have been winners in this trade period.

However, there are fans that will have been left disappointed by what their teams have done and, perhaps, more by the fact that they were not able to achieve certain things such as acquiring improvements.

This article will look at some of the biggest 2022 NHL trade deadline winners and losers, and explain why the teams chosen can be ranked within those categories. Let’s begin with the winners:

Colorado Avalanche – winners

As mentioned, the Colorado Avalanche are the favorites to win the Stanley Cup this year and they decided to go all out when it came to the trade deadline. They may have missed out on Claude Giroux, but they did get Artturi Lehkonen for a second-round pick and a prospect.

Lehkonen was impressive for the Montreal Canadiens and was a star on a team that has been poor since last season’s losing Stanley Cup appearance. Many believe he – alongside Josh Manson and Andrew Cogliano – gives Colorado an elite level of depth that they can use to push on with their pursuit of glory.

Florida Panthers – winners

The Avalanche’s biggest challengers, the Florida Panthers, also had a winning trade deadline, as they managed to win the Giroux sweepstakes, whilst also spending rather low to get the player that was most wanted.

They showed they were prepared to be aggressive as well, as they also added Ben Chiarot from the Canadiens, which will add some vital depth and quality to its squad in order to challenge for the Stanley Cup.

Anaheim Ducks – winners

The Anaheim Ducks were impressive as sellers in this year’s deadline, as they acquired seven draft picks, with six of those being first- or second-round picks. Furthermore, they gained a number of prospects.

On Pat Verbeek’s first trade deadline as the new GM, he did rather well!

Montreal Canadiens – winners

Despite losing big names in Chiarot, Lehkonen, Brett Kulak, and Andrew Hammond, the Canadiens can hold their heads high as winners as they were able to stockpile a number of future picks.

The team certainly needs to undergo a rebuild after a calamitous year, and by obtaining two first-round picks and two second-round picks, as well as a couple of prospects, they have positioned themselves well in future drafts.

Which teams lost?

There are a number of teams that lost in the NHL trade deadline, including the following:

Carolina Hurricanes – loser

One of the betting favorites thought to be in the hunt for the Stanley Cup this season, the Carolina Hurricanes appeared to be a loser by the end of the trade deadline.

The team is in the Eastern Conference, and whilst they added Max Domi, they saw the likes of Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Boston Bruins all get better, thus making their chances perhaps a little at risk.

Vegas Golden Knights – loser

Unfortunately, the mess that the Vegas Golden Knights have gotten themselves into in regard to the salary cap was always going to make the team a loser, as it meant they were restricted in what they could do. Of course, other teams in the Western Conference decided to take advantage and further strengthened themselves.

Vegas has been incredibly unlucky with injuries throughout the season which is far from ideal whilst the situation involving the void transaction between the Ducks and them for Evgenii Dadonov to go to California and a second-round pick just highlighted how much of a mess they are in.

Verdict

Of course, there were other teams that could have perhaps featured on the list of winners and losers following the fallout of the NHL trade deadline, but those mentioned above have to be considered the biggest in each category.

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