The Avs got their first glimpse of their new-look roster and the early returns are great. Erik Johnson is ready to accept any role. Also, Mikko Rantanen made his debut for the Dallas Stars. All that and more on this edition of Deen’s Daily — March 9.

The Mikko Rantanen saga is finally over in Carolina. The forward, who had been acquired from the Avalanche in January, was finally traded to the Stars yesterday… after playing only 13 games in Carolina.

ClutchPoints presents its 2025 NHL Trade Deadline tracker, allowing fans to keep up to date with the latest moves across the league.

NHL Trade Deadline completed, the focus on the Stanley Cup Playoffs can begin. Deadline day was entertaining and chaotic this year, but which team

March 4 — "All options are on the table" for longtime Islanders C Brock Nelson ahead of Friday's deadline, The Athletic reported, including a trade, extension or no movement at all. Nelson, who has spent his entire 12-year career with the Islanders, is set to be an unrestricted free agent in the summer.

Looking for depth on defense, the Avalanche re-acquired veteran defenseman Erik Johnson for another ... have Gabriel Landeskog and traded away Mikko Rantanen earlier in the season.

Martin Necas and Jack Drury have settled in nicely, both on and off the ice, with the club. The short-term return on the NHL’s biggest in-season trade in two decades has been nothing but positive. The raw emotions of losing a core player and beloved teammate, Mikko Rantanen, have subsided, because life in the NHL goes on.

NHL rumors were running wild approaching the trade deadline. Without a doubt, the 2025 NHL trade deadline had surprises, and it also displayed how strong teams became stronger. The Dallas Stars came away with the prize,