There have been a whole lot of trades leading into Friday’s trade deadline. Let’s start with the most recent one.
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On Thursday afternoon, the Vancouver Canucks sent defenceman Carson Soucy to the New York Rangers in exchange for the San Jose Sharks third-round pick in the 2025 draft.
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Trade details, per sources:
To <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NYR</a>: D Carson Soucy
To <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a>: 2025 SJS 3rd Round Pick
Soucy waived his no-trade clause to complete the trade. He has one year left on his deal at $3 million.<a href="https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DarrenDreger</a> first on the trade.
&mdash; Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) <a href="https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1897791279141945614?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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This season, Soucy has three goals and 10 points in 59 games but is a -13, the worst mark of his career. In fact, it’s the only time barring the two games he played in 2017-18 that he’s been a minus player.
It doesn’t appear that the Canucks will retain any of his salary, as the right-shot defenceman has cap hit of $3 million until the end of the 2025-26 season. He also waived his no-trade clause to agree to this trade.
<h2>Other trades in the league</h2>
Starting with a pair of trades on Wednesday, the Penguins traded Vincent Desharnais to the San Jose Sharks for a 2026 fifth-round pick on Wednesday. This is the second time Desharnais has been traded this season as he was traded from the Vancouver Canucks to the Pittsburgh Penguins earlier this season. 
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The Penguins have acquired a 2028 fifth-round draft pick from the <a href="https://twitter.com/SanJoseSharks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SanJoseSharks</a> in exchange for defenseman Vincent Desharnais. <a href="https://t.co/HFiuC9s9ky">pic.twitter.com/HFiuC9s9ky</a>
&mdash; Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) <a href="https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1897452855281271077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The Penguins made a second trade later that day, trading Michael Bunting and their fourth-round pick in the 2026 draft for Luke Schenn and Tommy Novak. Bunting and Novak each have term while Schenn could be flipped before the deadline.
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The Penguins have acquired defenseman Luke Schenn and forward Tommy Novak from <a href="https://twitter.com/PredsNHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PredsNHL</a> in exchange for Michael Bunting and a 2026 fourth-round draft pick.
Details: <a href="https://t.co/lW7fiPpE9i">https://t.co/lW7fiPpE9i</a> <a href="https://t.co/HQZ66s2Vxs">pic.twitter.com/HQZ66s2Vxs</a>
&mdash; Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) <a href="https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1897467182767854004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Fast forward to Thursday, and there were a handful more trades. First up, the Anaheim Ducks traded Brian Dumoulin to the New Jersey Devils for a 2025 second-round pick and Herman Traff. The pick could be the Edmonton Oilers or the Winnipeg Jets, depending on which one is better. This season, Dumoulin has two goals and 16 points in 61 games and won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Penguins in 2016 and 2017.
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Trade details, per sources:
To <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/njdevils?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#njdevils</a>: D Brian Dumoulin
To <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/flytogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#flytogether</a>: 2025 2nd Round Pick Herman Traff
Devils had three second-round picks in this Draft. Dumoulin helped <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/letsgopens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#letsgopens</a> win back-to-back Stanley Cups.
&mdash; Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) <a href="https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1897692380842561873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Late Thursday morning, the Vegas Golden Knights brought back one of the original misfits, trading Brendan Brisson and San Jose’s third-round pick (yes, the same one involved in the Carson Soucy trade) to the Rangers in exchange for Reilly Smith. This season, Smith has 10 goals and 29 points in 58 games, winning the Stanley Cup with the Golden Knights in 2022-23.
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Trade details, per sources:
To <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VegasBorn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VegasBorn</a>: Reilly Smith
To <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NYR</a>: Brendan Brisson 2025 SJS 3rd Round Pick
&mdash; Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) <a href="https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1897723591677956428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The Florida Panthers remained busy on Thursday, making two small trades. They traded a 2026 fourth-round pick to the San Jose Sharks for Nico Sturm and a 2027 seventh-round pick. Later in the day, they swapped American Hockey League netminders with the Jets, trading Chris Driedger for Kaapo Kähkönen.
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🔁 The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SJSharks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SJSharks</a> have acquired a 2026 4th round selection from Florida in exchange for Nico Sturm and a 2027 7th rounder. <a href="https://twitter.com/Shift4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Shift4</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheFutureIsTeal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheFutureIsTeal</a>
&mdash; San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) <a href="https://twitter.com/SanJoseSharks/status/1897716427442077880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Speaking of the Sharks, it appears another trade is in the works. According to TSN’s Chris Johnston, right-shot centre Luke Kunin sitting out Thursday’s game due to roster management purposes. <a href="https://flamesnation.ca/news/should-the-flames-target-sharks-forward-luke-kunin-in-a-trade">The Calgary Flames are one team interested in Kunin</a>.
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The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SJSharks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SJSharks</a> are holding Luke Kunin out of tonight&#39;s game in Denver for roster management purposes.
&mdash; Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) <a href="https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1897766518873583852?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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It’s going to be a fun trade deadline.
<h2>Utah goes on a signing spree</h2>
One team that appears to not want to sell is the Utah Hockey Club. They re-signed several of their pending unrestricted free agents on Wednesday evening.
First up was Alex Kerfoot, agreeing to a one-year deal worth $3 million.  This season, Kerfoot has seven goals and 16 points in 61 games and is coming off a season with 13 goals and a career-best 45 points.
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Alex Kerfoot signs a one-year extension with Utah HC worth $3M.
&mdash; Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) <a href="https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1897475568758607990?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Shortly after, and I mean like less than 40 minutes, it was announced by TSN’s Chris Johnston that the Hockey Club also agreed to a one-year deal with defenceman Ian Cole worth $3 million. This season, Cole has a goal and 13 points in 61 games.
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Ian Cole signs a one-year extension with Utah HC worth $3M.
The comes with $2.8M in base salary and games played bonuses worth another $200,000.
&mdash; Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) <a href="https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1897484034852225091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Lastly, the Hockey Club agreed to a five-year deal worth $4.75 million annually with netminder Karel Vemejka. This season, the Czech netminder has a .910 save percentage and 2.45 goals against average in 38 games played. He was one of the best goalies seen as available on the trade market.
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Utah has also re-signed goalie Karel Vemejlka to a five-year contract x $4.75M AAV per season
&mdash; Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) <a href="https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1897498311889649794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The Hockey Club is one of several teams pushing for a post-season spot that is currently occupied by the Calgary Flames. With a 27-25-9 record, their 63 points are just four behind the Flames, although they’d need to jump the Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues as well.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for <a href="https://flamesnation.ca/combinations">FlamesNation</a>, Oilersnation, and Blue Jays Nation. They can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.
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There have been a whole lot of trades leading into Friday’s trade deadline. Let’s start with the most recent one.
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On Thursday afternoon, the Vancouver Canucks sent defenceman Carson Soucy to the New York Rangers in exchange for the San Jose Sharks third-round pick in the 2025 draft.

https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1897791279141945614

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This season, Soucy has three goals and 10 points in 59 games but is a -13, the worst mark of his career. In fact, it’s the only time barring the two games he played in 2017-18 that he’s been a minus player.

It doesn’t appear that the Canucks will retain any of his salary, as the right-shot defenceman has cap hit of $3 million until the end of the 2025-26 season. He also waived his no-trade clause to agree to this trade.
<h2>Other trades in the league</h2>
Starting with a pair of trades on Wednesday, the Penguins traded Vincent Desharnais to the San Jose Sharks for a 2026 fifth-round pick on Wednesday. This is the second time Desharnais has been traded this season as he was traded from the Vancouver Canucks to the Pittsburgh Penguins earlier this season. 

https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1897452855281271077

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The Penguins made a second trade later that day, trading Michael Bunting and their fourth-round pick in the 2026 draft for Luke Schenn and Tommy Novak. Bunting and Novak each have term while Schenn could be flipped before the deadline.

https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1897467182767854004

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Fast forward to Thursday, and there were a handful more trades. First up, the Anaheim Ducks traded Brian Dumoulin to the New Jersey Devils for a 2025 second-round pick and Herman Traff. The pick could be the Edmonton Oilers or the Winnipeg Jets, depending on which one is better. This season, Dumoulin has two goals and 16 points in 61 games and won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Penguins in 2016 and 2017.

https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1897692380842561873

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Late Thursday morning, the Vegas Golden Knights brought back one of the original misfits, trading Brendan Brisson and San Jose’s third-round pick (yes, the same one involved in the Carson Soucy trade) to the Rangers in exchange for Reilly Smith. This season, Smith has 10 goals and 29 points in 58 games, winning the Stanley Cup with the Golden Knights in 2022-23.

https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1897723591677956428

The Florida Panthers remained busy on Thursday, making two small trades. They traded a 2026 fourth-round pick to the San Jose Sharks for Nico Sturm and a 2027 seventh-round pick. Later in the day, they swapped American Hockey League netminders with the Jets, trading Chris Driedger for Kaapo Kähkönen.

https://twitter.com/SanJoseSharks/status/1897716427442077880

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Speaking of the Sharks, it appears another trade is in the works. According to TSN’s Chris Johnston, right-shot centre Luke Kunin sitting out Thursday’s game due to roster management purposes. <a href="https://flamesnation.ca/news/should-the-flames-target-sharks-forward-luke-kunin-in-a-trade">The Calgary Flames are one team interested in Kunin</a>.

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1897766518873583852

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It’s going to be a fun trade deadline.
<h2>Utah goes on a signing spree</h2>
One team that appears to not want to sell is the Utah Hockey Club. They re-signed several of their pending unrestricted free agents on Wednesday evening.

First up was Alex Kerfoot, agreeing to a one-year deal worth $3 million.  This season, Kerfoot has seven goals and 16 points in 61 games and is coming off a season with 13 goals and a career-best 45 points.

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1897475568758607990

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Shortly after, and I mean like less than 40 minutes, it was announced by TSN’s Chris Johnston that the Hockey Club also agreed to a one-year deal with defenceman Ian Cole worth $3 million. This season, Cole has a goal and 13 points in 61 games.

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1897484034852225091

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Lastly, the Hockey Club agreed to a five-year deal worth $4.75 million annually with netminder Karel Vemejka. This season, the Czech netminder has a .910 save percentage and 2.45 goals against average in 38 games played. He was one of the best goalies seen as available on the trade market.

https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1897498311889649794

The Hockey Club is one of several teams pushing for a post-season spot that is currently occupied by the Calgary Flames. With a 27-25-9 record, their 63 points are just four behind the Flames, although they’d need to jump the Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues as well.

Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for <a href="https://flamesnation.ca/combinations">FlamesNation</a>, Oilersnation, and Blue Jays Nation. They can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.

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