OPINION
- RYAN KENNEDY: Wild Get a Big Piece for the Playoffs in Marc-Andre Fleury (The Hockey News)
- STAN FISCHLER: Trade Deadline Spectacular (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Oilers prove they can compete with best in West: 'We're right there' (Sportsnet)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Faced with harsh deadline decisions, Canucks make best of tight cap situation (Sportsnet)
- MARK SPECTOR: Oilers GM Holland stands pat on goalies, but adds promised depth elsewhere on trade deadline day (Sportsnet)
- ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens executives pass trade deadline test with flying colours (Sportsnet)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Flames poised to battle Avalanche after Treliving's impressive pre-deadline work (Sportsnet)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Why the teams in the Atlantic Division could end up as the big losers at the trade deadline (National Post)
- LA VELLE E. NEAL III: Wild needed a problem-solver, and Bill Guerin jumped in (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- MARK MADDEN: Rickard Rakell helps the Penguins, but will it be enough? (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks point to future while Kings’ hope for boost from return of injured players (Los Angeles Times)
- TIM BENZ: Penguins' trade for Rickard Rakell is more important than Ron Hextall is letting on (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- DAMIEN COX: Another NHL trade deadline that was likely nothing more than sound and fury (Toronto Star)
- STU COWAN: A very successful day for Canadiens GM Kent Hughes (Montreal Gazette)
- GENTRY ESTES: Preds have no choice but to break the bank for Forsberg (The Tennessean)
- RON COOK: Against all odds, Penguins GM Ron Hextall made the team better (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- TIM BENZ: Josh Dobbs works out for Steelers' AFC rival; NFL QB movement; ex-Penguins prospects find new NHL homes (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Edmonton Oilers settle for depth moves at NHL trade deadline (Edmonton Sun)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Jets half-ass their way through trade deadline (Winnipeg Sun)
- PAT HICKEY: 'I go into every game expecting to win,' St. Louis says (Montreal Gazette)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Leafs GM Kyle Dubas rolls the dice on his goaltending at the trade deadline (Toronto Star)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: For once, Sabres focused on winning games now. And in Rochester too (Buffalo News)
- NEIL BEST: Will Lou's lack of deadline moves help next season? It better (New York Newsday)
- LARRY BROOKS: Did the Rangers do enough at the trade deadline? (New York Newsday)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Deal and no deal: Jake DeBrusk agrees to two-year extension, but remains with Bruins as NHL trade deadline passes (Boston Globe)
- SEAN KEELER: No Claude Giroux? No problem. Joe Sakic’s deals made Avalanche better. And, more importantly, bigger. (Denver Post)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators GM Pierre Dorion says 'we've set ourselves up for the future' (Ottawa Sun)
- TIM COWLISHAW: Stars’ minor trade deadline moves weren’t game-changing, but they do beat the alternative (Dallas Morning News)
- TERRY JONES: Minor moves at trade deadline leave Oilers fans wishin' and prayin' (Edmonton Sun)
- MICHAEL ARACE: NHL trade deadline a quiet day for Blue Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
- DAVE HYDE: Panthers’ Bill Zito moves chips to middle of table — just as he should for title chances (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)