OPINION
- KEN CAMPBELL: Gustafsson Deal Gives Canadiens Coveted Blueline Depth (The Hockey News)
- MATT LARKIN: In a Season of Losses, Flames Score a Win on Sam Bennett Trade (The Hockey News)
- RYAN KENNEDY: Washington Gets Mantha in Big-Time Deal (The Hockey News)
- MATT LARKIN: Re-signing Alex Iafallo means the Los Angeles Kings are no longer rebuilders (The Hockey News)
- RYAN KENNEDY: Flyers Re-Sign Scott Laughton to Long-Term Deal (The Hockey News)
- ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens win over Maple Leafs important first step in final playoff push (Sportsnet)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks move on from Gaudette on surprisingly active trade deadline day (Sportsnet)
- MARK SPECTOR: Oilers' Holland takes subtle approach at trade deadline with eye on future (Sportsnet)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Treliving makes best decision for Flames, Bennett with deadline trade (Sportsnet)
- ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens pluck depth from shallow trade pool as core players near return (Sportsnet)
- SALIM VALJI: Thornton lauds Lucic ahead of milestone game (TSN)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Why the Maple Leafs were trade deadline winners and Oilers and Jets lost out big time (National Post)
- SCOTT STINSON: After trade-deadline acquisitions, Toronto Maple Leafs have the highest possible playoff ceiling (National Post)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Top East Division teams — and Kings — emerge as NHL trade deadline winners (Los Angeles Times)
- DAVE FESCHUK: The Maple Leafs are better after the trade deadline, but the big question in net remains unanswered (Toronto Star)
- DON BRENNAN: Hall makes B's deadline winners and could turn them into contenders (Ottawa Sun)
- DANE MIZUTANI: Wild GM Bill Guerin didn’t make a move at trade deadline, and that’s OK (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- MARK MADDEN: A big question still looms over Penguins after Jeff Carter deal (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- ED GRANEY: Golden Knights remain good enough to win Stanley Cup (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- TERRY KOSHAN: Additions to Maple Leafs depth in all areas key for GM Dubas (Toronto Sun)
- SHAWN WINDSOR: Yzerman sends message with Mantha trade — whether he wanted to or not (Detroit Free Press)
- BARRY ROZNER: Playoffs would be a Blackhawks bonus (Chicago Daily Herald)
- HERB ZURKOWSKY: Floundering Canadiens display resilience at a critical juncture (Montreal Gazette)
- RON COOK: There's a lot to like about this Penguins team (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- KEN WARREN: Have patience … trade deadline day is again more about tomorrow than today (Ottawa Citizen)
- GENTRY ESTES: Preds again choose hope at NHL trade deadline (The Tennessean)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers refuse to take shortcuts at trade deadline (New York Post)
- JOHN NIYO: Steve Yzerman makes his move, on his terms, at his time (Detroit News)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Dubas has put Leafs in strong position to compete for Stanley Cup (Toronto Sun)
- TIM BENZ: Let's meet in the middle on this Penguins trade for Jeff Carter (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- MIKE CHAMBERS: Joe Sakic met Avalanche’s marginal needs at trade deadline while being careful with chemistry (Denver Post)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: The education of Kevyn Adams won't be a straight-line process (Buffalo News)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: Pierre Dorion makes room for youth by moving out three veteran defencemen at deadline (Ottawa Sun)
- MICHAEL ARACE: After trades, what now for Blue Jackets? (Columbus Dispatch)
- TIM BENZ: New injury for James Conner; milestone for Jordan Staal; P.K. Subban's ugly injury versus Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- STU COWAN: It's time for Canadiens players to pay back Marc Bergevin (Montreal Gazette)
- MIKE McINTYRE: Trade deadline passes, Jets no better (Winnipeg Free Press)
- JEFF GORDON: Blues stand pat, Hall to Bruins before deadline (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- MIKE SIELSKI: Chuck Fletcher stood by Alain Vigneault and put the Flyers’ players on notice. Good. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Don Sweeney added three new pieces to the puzzle, but will they be the right fit for the Bruins? (Boston Globe)
- TERRY JONES: Ken Holland not in position to make splash for Oilers on trade deadline day (Edmonton Sun)
- LA VELLE E. NEAL III: For Twins, Timberwolves and Wild, Monday was the right day for a break (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- STEVEN ELLIS: An NHL Draft Prospect's Journey Into the Unknown (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: McDavid, Oilers question NHL's decision to schedule game after Cave memorial (Sportsnet)
- ERIC ENGELS: Cole Caufield could be spark for Canadiens' struggling offence (Sportsnet)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Separated Monahan, Gaudreau offer Flames a glimmer of hope (Sportsnet)
- MARK SPECTOR: Colby Cave's memory lives on with family, Oilers a year after tragic death (Sportsnet)
- SALIM VALJI: Rittich, Bennett and Ryan could move as Flames embark on new chapter (TSN)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers’ Colin Blackwell turning into big-time offensive force (New York Post)
- MIKE CHAMBERS: NHL points leader Avalanche up for numerous individual awards (Denver Post)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Candidate for four awards, Matthews is going where no Leaf has gone before (Toronto Sun)
- MATT PORTER: Health and future of goaltending looms as largest question for Bruins as trade deadline nears (Boston Globe)
- LARRY BROOKS: Surprising NHL team has trade deadline decision to make (New York Post)
- DAVE POULIN: The Maple Leafs will never know if passing on Roberto Luongo was the right call. Trade deadlines are tough (Toronto Star)
- KEN WARREN: What's new with Murray and Andersen, keeping tabs on Brannstrom, Brown and Galchenyuk (Ottawa Citizen)
- ANDREW GROSS: Lamoriello comfortable with roster but always looking (New York Newsday)
- TERRY JONES: What it's like to be Oilers GM Ken Holland (Edmonton Sun)
- SCOTT BILLECK: Jets blank Habs in one-sided mugging (Winnipeg Sun)
- SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers, on the fringe of the playoffs, should look to the future at trade deadline (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: GMs heading to deadline should learn from Lightning's moves (Buffalo News)
- HERB ZURKOWSKY: With team mired in a slump, will GM act before trade deadline? (Montreal Gazette)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Vancouver Canucks’ plight is a stark reminder that COVID-19 remains a serious problem (Boston Globe)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: Moves are being made, but not involving the Ottawa Senators yet with the trade deadline Monday (Ottawa Sun)
- JOHN ROMANO: Rays and Lightning on TV no longer a given, but a luxury (Tampa Bay Times)