Wednesday 23 March 2022

NHL 2022 Trade Deadline: recapping all the major moves leading up to and on deadline day

By: Adamo Marinelli

March 23, 2022

The trade deadline is a very busy part of every NHL season. This year was no exception, with 29 trades on deadline day, most of them involved big-name players and several huge deals leading up to deadline day. Let's take a look at all the moves on deadline day and in the days prior.

Monday, March 21

  • The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired defenseman Nathan Beaulieu from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a 2022 conditional seventh-round pick.

  • Arizona Coyotes acquire forward Jack McBain from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a 2022 second-round pick.

  • The Washington Capitals acquired forward Marcus Johansson from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for forward Daniel Sprong, a 2022 fourth-round pick, and a 2023 sixth-round pick.

  • The Arizona Coyotes acquired Bryan Little’s contract and the rights to forward Nathan Smith from the Winnipeg Jets and gave up a 2022 fourth-round pick in return. 

  • The San Jose Sharks acquired goaltender Kappo Kahkonen and a 2022 fifth-round pick from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for defenseman Jacob Middleton.

  • Minnesota Wild acquire goaltender Marc Andre Fleury from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a 2022 conditional first-round pick

  • Nashville Predators acquire defensive prospect Alex Biega from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for future considerations.

  • New York Rangers acquire defenseman Justin Braun from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a 2023 third-round pick. 

  • The Boston Bruins acquire Josh Brown and a conditional 2022 seventh-round pick from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for forward Zach Senyshyn and a 2022 fifth-round pick.

  • The St. Louis Blues acquire defensemen Nick Leddy and Luke Witkowski from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for defenseman Jake Walman, forward Oskar Sundqvist, and a 2023 second-round pick.

  • The Colorado Avalanche acquire forward Artturi Lehkonen from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenseman Justin Barron and a 2024 second-round pick. 

  • The New Jersey Devils acquire goaltender Andrew Hammond from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Nate Schnarr.

  • The Washington Capitals acquire forward Johan Larsson from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a 2023 third-round pick. 

  • The New York Rangers acquire forward Nick Merkley from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Anthony Bitetto.  

  • The Tampa Bay Lightning acquire forward Riley Nash from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for future considerations. 

  • The Colorado Avalanche acquired forward Andrew Cogliano from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 2024 fifth-round pick. 

  • The New York Rangers acquire forward Andrew Copp and a 2023 sixth-round pick from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for forward Morgan Barron and two conditional second-round picks, one in the 2022 draft and one in the 2023 draft, and a 2023 fifth-round pick. 

  • The Los Angeles Kings acquired defenseman Nelson Nogier from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for defenseman Markus Phillips.

  • The Edmonton Oilers acquire defenseman Brett Kulak from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenseman William Lagesson, a conditional second-round pick in 2022 and a 2024 seventh-round pick.

  • The Pittsburgh Steelers send forwards Zach Aston-Reese and Domininl Simon, the rights of goaltender Calle Clang and a 2022 second-round pick to the Anaheim Ducks and receive forward Rickard Rakell in return.

  • The Ottawa Senators send forward Zach Sanford to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a 2022 fifth-round pick. 

  • The Edmonton Oilers acquire forward Derrick Brassard from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a 2023 fourth-round pick.

  • The Detroit Red Wings send forward Vladislav Namestnikov to the Dallas Stars and receive a 2024 fourth-round pick in return.

  • The New York Rangers were the busiest team at the deadline. They acquired forward Tyler Motte from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a 2023 fourth-round pick. 

  • The Calgary Flames acquired center Ryan Carpenter from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a 2024 fifth-round pick. 

  • The Ottawa Senators acquire goaltender prospect Michael McNiven from the Calgary Flames in exchange for future considerations.  

  • The Seattle Kraken acquired forward Victor Rask from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for future considerations.

  • This is the only three-team deal that happened at the deadline. The Carolina Hurricanes acquired forward Max Domi and defenseman prospect Tyler Inamoto from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for defenseman prospect Aidan Hreschuk; the Florida Panthers receive forward prospect Egor Korshkov and a 2022 sixth-round pick. 

  • The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired goaltender Alexei Melnichuk from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for forward Antoine Morand.


Sunday, March 20


  • Dallas Stars acquire goaltender Scott Wedgewood from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a 2023 conditional fourth-round pick.

  • Winnipeg Jets re-acquire Mason Appleton from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for a 2023 fourth-round pick.

  • The Nashville Predators acquired defenseman Jeremy Lauzon from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for a 2022 second-round pick.

  • Ottawa Senators send forward Nick Paul to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward Mathieu Joseph and 2024 fourth-round pick

  • Toronto Maple Leafs acquire defenseman Mark Giordano and forward Colin Blackwell from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for a 2022 and 2023 second and a 2024 third-round draft pick

  • The Vancouver Canucks acquired defenseman Travis Dermott from Toronto Maple Leafs for a 2022 3rd round pick

  • The Los Angeles Kings acquired defenseman Troy Stecher from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a 2022 7th round pick.

  • The Vancouver Canucks sent defenseman Travis Hamonic to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for a 2022 3rd round pick.

  • The Florida Panthers acquired defenseman Robert Hagg from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a 2022 sixth-round pick. 


Saturday, March 19

  • Florida Panthers acquire forwards Claude Giroux, Connor Bunnaman, German Rubtsov, and a 2024 fifth-round pick in exchange for forward Owen Tippett, a 2024 or 2025 first-round pick, and a 2023 third-round pick.

  • Boston Bruins acquire defenseman Hampus Lindholm from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defensemen John Moore and Urho Vaakanainen and three draft picks.


Friday, March 18

  • Tampa Bay Lightning acquire forward Brandon Hagel, a 2022 fourth-round pick, and a 2024 fourth-round pick from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forwards Boris Katchouk, Taylor Raddysh, and two conditional first-round picks. That’s a lot to give up for Hagel.

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