Get devils Dumoulin, Panthers join Sturm

The hit New Jersey Devils wasted no time to fill a area of ​​needs before the NHL trading period, the defending champion Florida Panthers made a step under the radar that was able to pave the way for another deep playoff run, and the Vegas Golden Knights brought back a member of her latest Stanley Cup winner.

After action was heated around 24 hours before the deadline, New Jersey exchanged the experienced defender Brian Dumoulin, Florida, Nico Sturm from San Jose, and Vegas met wing players Reilly Smith from the New York Rangers again.

The acquisition of Dumoulin by Teufel, who sends an election in the second round in this year, and the rights to address the 19-year-old prospective prospect to the ducks, learns that the leading goal scorer Jack Hughes will also be carried out after a shoulder operation and with No. 1 defender Dougie Hamilton because of the option. Since Hughes affects long-term injured reserve, you can add around $ 10 million for players of around $ 10 million before the period expires, even after receiving Dumoulin because Anaheim maintains half of the dumoulin salary.

The Rangers also keep half of Smith’s salary and bring the young striker Brendan Brisson and a 2025 pimple of the third round round back to Last Place San Jose-Upper Vegas. Hours later they sent this selection to Carson Soucy to Vancouver, one under contract under contract under contract, the Ryan Lindgren effectively replaced after he was sent to Colorado.

Another player who fell out of favor with the Rangers became Pittsburgh, to New York and back to Vegas, since the Golden Knights helped in 2023 as an alternative captain and original member of the expansion franchise.

The Panthers, who won their first title in this final last year, sent a quarter of the 2026 place for a seventh place in the years ’27 and Sturm, a capable 29-year-old criminal murderer who scored seven goals and six templates and won 62.7 percent of his Faceoffs in 47 games in 47 games. This is the highest total number of everyone who has participated in at least 200 in view of the view, and San Jose Rookie-of-the-Year candidate Macklin Celebrini said the Panthers got “someone who will do all the little things”.

“(He) ensures that all the small things for which the penalty is called Kill, only the Faceoffs, his defensive game – called all the stuff,” said Celebrini. “It is not a thing for which you are recognized, but it will definitely help you.”

In one step before the night in Minnesota, Minnesota got the 6-foot 5 wing player Justin Brazeau from Boston for younger strikers Marat Khusnutdinov and Jakub Lauko as well as a pimple of the sixth round 2026.

With the top wing player Matthew Tkachuk on Ltir like Hughes, Florida, who already acted against defender Seth Jones from Chicago and added the backup goalkeeper Vitek Vanecek, there is still space to become the third series of back-to-back champions in the past decade. Thursday also brought a depth crowd from the depth and brought Kaapo Kahkonen from the Winnipeg Jets for Chris Driedger.

The devils are candidates again and want to get in again after they have failed last season, and they hope that Dumoulin, 33, have some valuable experiences with him from his 789 regular seasonal and playoff games in the league. He won the trophy with Pittsburgh in 2016 and ’17 with Pittsburgh and has 16 points this season, while he skates an average of over 61 games with Anaheim for almost 20 minutes.

“Brian was good for us both for us and next to the ice cream, and we wish him all the best in New Jersey,” said General Manager of Ducks, Patverbeek. “It was not an easy decision for us. We believe that this offers our young defenders more options that have proven that they can play at NHL level and be successful. “

New Jersey GM Tom Fitzgerald could still try to add a high-end striker-Ideal to fill the emptiness to fill the emptiness that was left by Hughes’ absence. Hughes is connected to Carolinas Mikko Rantannen in the league with 70 points on 27 goals and 43 templates.

Rantane’s future remains the biggest mystery that can be seen before Friday at 3 p.m. EST. The point-a-game winger in his flowering period could already be traded in a blockbuster with three teams from Colorado to the Hurricanes this year, without Carolina being able to sign the pending free agents beyond this season.

“If he was moved out of Carolina, it is not because of his game,” said Avalanche coach Jared Bednar on Thursday. “I only looked at Mikko’s game, he played well since he was there a small snake bit now, the production begins to come. I think he fits into every team in the league, including Carolina. So, yes, I think that is only the business side of the hockey at that time. “

When the teams sort their business before the deadline, the waiver wire was also employed on Thursday, and Nashville claimed the winger Jakub Vrana from Washington and defender Jordan Oesterle from Boston. Columbus claimed to bring Christian Fischer out of Detroit, while Toronto put the use of Enforcer Ryan on waiver in order to vacate a further 1 million dollar in space.