NHL trade grades: Kane deal to Rangers earns high marks for one side
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The NHL trade deadline is just three days away. And big deals are happening, with the Toronto Maple Leafs acquiring center Ryan O’Reilly, the New York Islanders trading for Bo Horvat, the New York Rangers bringing in Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrick Kane, and the New Jersey Devils landing Timo Meier.
We’re breaking down and grading all of the biggest moves from now through the deadline.
Jump to a deal:
Ekholm (EDM)
Schenn and more (TOR)
Meier (NJ)
McCabe (TOR)
Barbashev (VGK)
Niederreiter (WPG)
Orlov (BOS)
O’Reilly (TOR)
Tarasenko (NYR)
Horvat (NYI)
The trade: The Blackhawks trade Patrick Kane to the Coyotes for defenseman Vili Saarijarvi, retaining 50% of his salary; the Coyotes trade Kane to the Rangers, retaining 50% of his remaining salary in exchange for a 2025 third-round pick; Rangers trade a conditional 2023 second-round pick and a 2023 fourth-round pick along with Andy Welinski to Chicago for Cooper Zech.
