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2022 NHL trade deadline winners and losers

Monday’s trade deadline was a busy one.

The 2022 NHL trade deadline has officially come and gone. On a day that saw nearly 30 deals made — at the time of this writing, anyway — it was quite the chaotic afternoon, even though there were very few blockbusters made.

This year’s trade deadline certainly was much more active than the 2021 deadline, which saw fewer than 20 deals made on deadline day, so it’s fair to say the day went by quite fast. Even with over half of the league capped out, nearly every single team made some sort of trade or deal by Monday’s 3 p.m. deadline. And hey, in a flat salary cap world, that’s not too bad!

Now that the rush has died down, let’s take a look at the big picture! Here are our winners and losers from a busy 2022 NHL trade deadline.

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NHL broadcaster Kevin Weekes keeps breaking trades with videos in random places and hockey fans have jokes

Kevin Weekes in the NHL trade deadline MVP.

The NHL trade deadline is one of the more exciting times of the hockey calendar and Kevin Weekes is making it all the better.

Weeks is a broadcaster and analyst for NHL Network and for the last few days, he’s been reporting on and breaking major trades via video from increasingly random places. Most NHL insiders and reporters just tweet out details of trades, but recently Weekes has eschewed tradition and is posting videos alongside the trade.

Originally, they started off quite mundane, either from his house, the office, or even the parking lot. But then, things changed over the weekend when Weekes reported on a trade… from the barber’s chair.

Then Weekes helped break the Claude Giroux trade to the Florida Panthers outside in sunglasses with the New York skyline in the background.

Hockey fans instantly became enamored with Weekes’s increasingly hilarious location choices for trade videos, so much so that it became a meme ahead of deadline day.

Marc-Andre Fleury trade: Who won the deal between the Blackhawks and the Wild?

Last year’s Vezina winner is headed to Minnesota!

The 2022 NHL trade deadline is closing in and Monday saw a huge blockbuster deal go down before noon.

The Minnesota Wild have acquired goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury from the Chicago Blackhawks in what is, so far, the biggest deal of the day. Fleury was our highest-ranked goaltender on our trade target list headed into the deadline and for good reason, the 37-year-old is less than a year removed from a Vezina Trophy winning season and is an absolute pro to boot.

We’re still a handful of hours away from the deadline, so let’s break down the Fleury to Minnesota trade and hand out some grades to determine who won this blockbuster deal!

2022 NHL trade deadline: Tracking and grading all the major deals

Tracking every NHL trade made before the 2022 deadline.

Welcome to the 2022 NHL trade deadline!

One of the more exciting dates on the hockey calendar is nearly here, heralding in the beginning of the end of the season. With approximately 20 games left for teams to play, the playoff races are tightening and teams are loading up for long postseason runs.

Previous NHL trade deadlines have been light on the action during deadline day itself, but on Wednesday the dominos started to fall on a few major pieces. Early signs, however, signal another slow day of deals trickling in by the 3 p.m. ET deadline on Monday.

Despite all that, we’re here to keep you updated and informed of all the trades that come down before the deadline with this handy tracker! Plus, we’ll grade all the major ones with our early impressions and thoughts.

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The top 20 NHL trade targets headed into the 2022 deadline

The top 20 trade targets ahead of the 2022 NHL deadline, ranked.

There’s not much time left until the 2022 NHL trade deadline and do you know where your favorite players are?

Monday at 3 p.m. ET marks the end of the NHL trade deadline and so far, it’s been pretty quiet on all fronts. There’s often a mad dash as we get closer to the deadline so we’ll see how things shake out as Monday looms large.

As for the deadline itself, hockey fans can expect quite a seller’s market given how many big names and franchise players are available, though their prices certainly aren’t going to be cheap. With that being said, who are the biggest names that have garnered the most chatter headed into the 2022 NHL trade deadline? Let’s take a look!

What all 32 NHL teams should do at the 2022 trade deadline

Which NHL teams should be buyers, sellers, or neither?

The 2022 NHL trade deadline is officially upon us! Coming later in the calendar year than usual, the NHL trade deadline will end at 3 p.m. ET on Monday, March 21.

So far, it’s been a pretty quiet deadline with very little in the way of tangible rumors to speak of. Even still, there’s time for the rumor mill to get churning as fans await news on where big-name players such as Claude Giroux and Marc-Andre Fleury could be headed before the week is out.

As such, let’s take a look at all 32 teams and what they should do at the trade deadline. Which teams should be buyers, which should be sellers, and who are the teams that should stand pat? Let’s dive in!

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