Bjugstad had 13 goals, 10 assists, 111 SOG, 26 PIMs and a +7 plus/minus through 59 games with the Arizona Coyotes and has been dealt to Edmonton (with 50% salary retention) for a 3rd Round Pick and Michael Kesselring.
Bjork had eight goals, 17 assists, 16 PIMs and a +5 plus/minus through 42 games with Rochester (AHL) and has been dealt to Chicago for future considerations. The 26-year-old has played in 212 NHL games across six season, picking up 24 goals and 53 points.
Hutchinson was 1-5-1 with a .897 SV% and 2.74 GAA with the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) and has been dealt alongside a 2025 7th Round Pick from the Golden Knights for Jonathan Quick. Hutchinson has played in 137 career NHL games, with a 55-55-15 record, 2.79 GAA and .905 SV%.
Quick joins his third team this week as he was dealt from Columbus to Vegas for Michael Hutchinson and a 2025 7th Round Pick Thursday. The 37-year-old was 11-13-4 with a 3.50 GAA and .876 SV% with the Los Angeles Kings this season and did not have a chance to play in any games during his brief stint in Columbus.
Gillies has a 5-8-2 record, .878 SV% and 3.70 GAA with the Tuscan Roadrunners (AHL) but has been traded from the Coyotes for Jakub Voracek and a 2023 6th Round Pick. The 29-year-old has played in 32 career NHL games across four seasons, holding a 7-15-3 record, 3.31 GAA and .893 SV%.
Voracek had a goal, five assists, 17 SOG, a -7 plus/minus through 11 games this season and a $8.25 million cap hit that runs through 2023-24 which had gotten him traded to the Arizona Coyotes alongside a 2023 6th Round Pick from the Blue Jackets for Jon Gillies. Voracek has not played since Nov. 4th due to a concussion.
Taylor Hall recently suffered a lower-body injury, which he'll receive a second opinion on, so the Bruins have added Bertuzzi to their top-9. Bertuzzi has struggled with injuries this season, appearing in just 29 games, scoring four goals (6.5 SH%) and 10 assists (14 points). He could make his Bruins debut as soon as Thursday vs. The Sabres.
Portillo is 19-10-2 with a .908 SV% and 3.01 GAA in 31 games played with the University of Michigan (NCAA) and has been traded for a 2023 third-round pick to the Los Angeles Kings.
Gostisbehere has 10 goals, 21 assists, 115 SOG, 28 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 52 games this season with Arizona and has been traded to Carolina for a 2026 3rd round pick.
Eller has seven goals, nine assists, 101 SOG, 36 PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through 60 games played with the Washington Capitals and has been traded to the Avalanche for a 2025 second-round pick. This will be the 33-year-olds fourth NHL team across 14 NHL seasons.
Quick was 11-13-4 with a 3.50 GAA and .876 SV% and has been dealt alongside a first-round pick and a third-round pick from the Kings for Joonas Korpisalo and Vladislav Gavrikov. It is the first time the 37-year-old will not be in Los Angeles in his 16-year career.
Gavrikov had three goals, 10 points, 61 SOG, 30 PIMs and a -8 plus/minus through 52 games with Columbus but has been dealt alongside Joonas Korpisalo from the Blue Jackets for Jonathan Quick, a first-round pick and a third-round pick.
Korpisalo was 11-11-3 with a 3.17 GAA and .913 SV% in Columbus and will now head to Los Angeles alongside Vladislav Gavrikov from the Blue Jackets for Jonathan Quick, a first-round pick and a third-round pick. The 28-year-old played eight seasons in Columbus posting a .903 SV% across 210 career games.
Welinkski has four goals, 16 points, 12 PIMs and a -16 plus/minus through 40 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) and has been dealt to Chicago as part of the Patrick Kane deal in a three-team trade with the Rangers and Coyotes.
NHL trades are decided between two or more team general managers. The front office’s job is building a winning team. Building a winning team means discussing trades with other general managers across the league.
During the NHL regular season, players can be traded up until the trade deadline. The deadline is the official cutoff point for when teams can no longer make moves between each other. Players can also be traded throughout the offseason.
Teams trade players in hockey for a variety of reasons, but generally, it is done to find success, whether that is in the short term or long term. Teams may trade their top players in search of draft picks if they are undergoing a rebuild, whereas contending teams may look to acquire talent to boost their playoff chances.
Trades are a common occurrence throughout the NHL and happen often. Some years feature less trades than others, it all depends on each teams needs and the availability of attractive talent.
