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NHL trade season has come and gone. There have been significant trades going back to the fall but the “trade season” really kicked off in a big way in December when the Vancouver Canucks sent Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild.
We’ve been dishing out Trade Grades analysis ever since. Here they all are.
Avalanche get: Center Nazem Kadri (20 percent of salary retained), 2027 fourth-round pick
Flames get: 2028 first-round pick, 2027 second-round pick, winger Victor Olofsson, forward Max Curren
Avalanche grade: A
Flames grade: B+
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Kraken get: Winger Bobby McMann
Maple Leafs get: Fourth-round pick in 2026, second-round pick in 2027
Maple Leafs grade: C+
Kraken grade: B
Red Wings get: Defenseman Justin Faulk
Blues get: First-round pick in 2026, third-round pick in 2026 (via San Jose), defenseman Justin Holl and forward Dmitri Buchelnikov
Red Wings grade: A
Blues grade: B+
Islanders get: Center Brayden Schenn
Blues get: First-round pick, third-round pick, forward Jonathan Drouin, goalie Marcus Gidlof
Islanders grade: B-
Blues grade: B+
Wild get: Forward Nick Foligno
Blackhawks get: Future considerations
Blackhawks grade: A
Wild grade: B
Sabres get: Defensemen Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn
Jets get: Forward Isak Rosen, defenseman Jacob Bryson, 2027 second-round pick, 2026 fourth-round pick
Sabres grade: C
Jets grade: A-
Wild get: Forward Bobby Brink
Flyers get: Defenseman David Jiricek
Wild grade: B+
Flyers grade: B
Ducks get: Defenseman John Carlson
Capitals get: A conditional first-round pick in either 2026 or 2027, and a third-round pick in 2027
Ducks grade: A-
Capitals grade: B+
Blue Jackets get: Winger Conor Garland
Canucks get: Second-round draft pick in 2028 and third-round draft pick in 2026
Blue Jackets grade: A-
Canucks grade: B
Avalanche get: Center Nicolas Roy
Maple Leafs get: First-round pick in 2027 (top 10 protected), conditional fifth-round pick in 2026
Maple Leafs grade: A+
Avalanche grade: C
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Oilers get: Centre Jason Dickinson, forward Colton Dach
Blackhawks get: Forward Andrew Mangiapane, first-round pick in 2027
Oilers grade: B-
Blackhawks grade: A-
Mammoth get: Defenseman MacKenzie Weegar
Flames get: Defenseman Olli Määttä, prospect Jonathan Castagna and three 2026 second-round picks
Mammoth grade: A-
Flames grade: B+
Stars get: D Tyler Myers
Canucks get: Second-round draft pick in 2027, fourth-round pick in 2029 (also retain 50 percent of Myers’ remaining contract)
Stars grade: B+
Canucks grade: B+
Wild get: Center Michael McCarron
Predators get: 2028 second-round draft pick
Wild grade: C+
Predators grade: A+
Oilers get: Defenseman Connor Murphy
Blackhawks get: Second-round draft pick in 2028 (and retain half of Murphy’s $4.4 million salary-cap hit)
Oilers grade: A-
Blackhawks grade: B+
Avalanche get: Defenseman Brett Kulak
Penguins get: Defenseman Samuel Girard, second-round pick in 2028
Penguins grade: A
Avalanche grade: B+
Kings get: Left winger Artemi Panarin
Rangers get: Prospect Liam Greentree, conditional third-round pick
Kings grade: B+
Rangers grade: D
Islanders get: Ondrej Palat, 2026 third-round pick, 2027 sixth-round pick
Devils get: Maxim Tsyplakov
Devils grade: A-
Islanders grade: B-
Sharks get: Left wing Kiefer Sherwood
Canucks get: Second-round pick in 2026, second-round pick in 2027, defenseman Cole Clayton
Sharks grade: B+
Canucks grade: B
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Golden Knights get: Defenseman Rasmus Andersson, with 50 percent salary retained
Flames get: Defenseman Zach Whitecloud, 2027 first-round pick (top-10 protected), conditional 2028 second-round pick (will become a 2028 first if the Golden Knights win the Stanley Cup in 2026), prospect defenseman Abram Wiebe
Vegas grade: A-
Calgary grade: B-
Canadiens get: Forward Phillip Danault
Kings get: 2026 second-round pick
Canadiens grade: B+
Kings grade: C+
Wild get: Defenseman Quinn Hughes
Canucks get: Forward Marco Rossi, forward Liam Öhgren, defenseman Zeev Buium and a 2026 first-round draft pick
Wild grade: A
Canucks grade: C+
Oilers get: Goalie Tristan Jarry, forward Samuel Poulin
Penguins get: Goalie Stuart Skinner, defenseman Brett Kulak, second-round pick in 2029
Penguins grade: B+
Oilers grade: D
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