With the STANLEY Cup qualifiers about to start, it looked like an ideal moment to look at those who had an impact from the NHL's deadline. It's correct. Some players moved their teams in even better versions of themselves.
Unlike last year, when The Eastern Conference was so high on the NHL trade deadline, This year's commercial deadline has seen fewer movements outside competition. However, rival teams will always have movements that can help their chances in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Anyway, it's time to reveal some of our best.
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Start of the business of the Eastern Eastern Conference.
Dylan Cozens – Ottawa senators
The Ottawa senators have done a sensitive hockey trade that no one has seen coming. Ottawa exchanged Josh Norris and Jacob Bernard-Docker with buffalo sabers for cozens, Dennis GilbertAnd a 2nd round choice in 2026. It was a decision that shook the hearts of the two teams in competition for a place in the playoffs. But only one was going to enter, and it was the Senators of Ottawa.
Although its production has cooled some, Dylan Cozens has 11 points (four goals and seven assists) in 19 games with the senators. You can see that he is a different player with senators than in Buffalo. Just or unfair, the sight test does not lie. He is much more committed, showing his skills with a physical side of his game than those who made the game have not seen in Buffalo.
At the time of the playoffs, the senators will need that the others go more Brady Tkachuk,, Tim Stutzle,, Thomas Chabot,, Jake SandersonAnd the rest of their young nucleus. While Ottawa has the guardian Linus UllmarkCozens can be a difference in difference for senators in a tight series. Many will question Cozens' ability in the playoffs because we have not seen it in a pressure situation in the NHL. However, there is a reason why GM Steve Staios I went to exchange for him, and it was for the playoffs.
Brandon Carlo – Toronto Maple Leafs
Sometimes the small movements on the deadline for the NHL trade have the most impact. And we will discover how Brandon Carlo will have an impact on the Toronto Maple Leafs will arrive in the playoffs. Right now, he is doing wonders with the defensive defender which was acquired from the Boston Bruins Rivaux on the deadline.
Carlo is Mr. Stable Eddie there in defense. He is the guy of the home who helped Morgan Reilly to open his attacking game. Carlo moves the bodies in front of the leafs goalkeepers. In addition, he clearly has rings in front of the net with his body and stick. He understands his role with the Maple Leafs under the head coach Craig Berube.
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The addition of Carlo allowed Maple Leafs to have the defense guys correctly, who had already Chris Tanev,, Oliver Ekman-LarssonAnd Jake McCabe. It is a great defense at the end of the playoffs when the ice shrinks, especially in front of the goalkeepers. You need a big body like Carlo to move players who need to go to the net of the net, and it will for the leafs.
Seth Jones – Florida Panthers
Everyone could say Merchant Brad should be the impact player of Florida Panthers, but if you think about it, it's Seth Jones. Now this business has occurred six days before the deadline. Florida acquired Seth Jones from Chicago on March 1, just before the stadium series. Soon the panthers learn that the defender Aaron oak leaf was suspended for 20 games for an illegal substance. Whether the director general Bill Zito knew the suspension or that was prepared for next year, or that you potentially have no ekblad, he filled a defense need with the departure of Ekman-Larsson.
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Let's face it: Seth Jones was no longer engaged with the Chicago Blackhawks. His comments at the end of his time say a lot. Jones plays the best minutes for the Panthers, who fought on the section. However, was split on a second pair defense for the panthers, he prospered when Ekblad returns. Yes, he has eight points (two goals and six assists) and is a -2, but you can see how he manages the washer of his end.
There is a flow to the game. Jones is a good defender in the moving of the washer, who will be vital for the success of the Panthers in the STANLEY Cup qualifiers. His defensive game may not be the best, but unlike another league defender, he is not a responsibility in his own area. He has another level to take his game, and it will be in the playoffs where he shines. Jones wants to play significant hockey in the playoffs.
Honorable mention of the deadline
Yanni Gourde – Tampa Bay Lightning
In the honorable mention category, you can say that the Tampa Bay Lightning has two players: Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde. However, we stand above the rest, and it's Yanni Gourde.
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We know the history of gourd and lightning. He helped the Lightning to win two Stanley cuts in 2020 and 2021. There is a reason why the lightning and the GM Julien Brisebois exchanged for him on the deadline for Seattle Kraken, with Bjorkstrand. Gourde is so defensively responsible for his end, especially late in matches. He is a third line of verification line that makes lightning deeper.
In 18 games, Gourde has 11 points (one goal and 10 assists) and is a +2. Talk about being effective. He made a good pair with Bjorkstrand on the third line for lightning. There are guys who know their roles in the team, and Gourde is one of them. Its impact will be felt again in the playoffs.
This does it for the impacts of NHL's commercial deadlines for the East. Stay listening as we reveal the deadline for the Impact Trade The Western players.
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