Kane has had a down year in 2023, scoring 16 goals with 29 assists (45 points) in 54 games while with the 30th-placed Blackhawks. Moving to New York, he'll be surrounded by a ton of talent, including his former linemate Artemi Panarin. Kane will not make his Rangers debut Wednesday in Philadelphia but is expected to play Thursday vs. the Senators at Madison Square Garden.
Nyquist had 10 goals, 12 assists, 97 SOG, 16 PIMs and a -11 plus/minus through 48 games and has been dealt to the Minnesota Wild for a 2023 fifth-round pick.
Barrie had 10 goals, 33 assists, 115 SOG, 26 PIMs and a -3 plus/minus through 61 games with the Edmonton Oilers and has been traded to Nashville alongside Reid Schaefer, a 2023 first-round pick and a fourth-round pick from the Oilers for Mattias Ekholm and a sixth-round pick.
Ekholm had five goals, 13 assists, 99 SOG, and 24 PIMs across 57 games played with the Nashville Predators and has been acquired alongside a sixth-round pick from the Predators for Tyson Barrie, Reid Schaefer, a 2023 first-round pick and a fourth-round pick.
Johansson had 13 goals, 15 assists, 95 SOG, eight PIMs and a -3 plus/minus through 60 games with the Washington Capitals and has been dealt to Minnesota for a third-round pick Tuesday.
Thrun has five goals, 26 points, 14 PIMs and a +16 plus/minus through 28 games with Harvard (NCAA) and has been traded to Anaheim Tuesday for a third-round pick. Thrun was originally drafted in the 4th round of the 2019 draft (101 overall).
Puistola was a third-round pick of the Hurricanes in 2019, and he's remained in Finland. The 22-year-old winger leads Jukurit Mikkeli with 38 points (15G / 23A) in 56 Liiga games this season. This deal clears $3.0M in cap-space ahead of Friday's trade deadline.
Puljujarvi is extremely useful play driver, that has had a very difficult time finishing his chances. The 24-year-old winger has scored just five goals on 88 shots (5.7 SH%) with nine assists (14 points) in 58 games this season. In Carolina, Puljujarvi will likely serve a bottom-6 role, with Seth Jarvis and Martin Necas ahead of him on the depth chart.
Bloom has 19 goals, 42 points, and 23 PIMs through 40 games with the North Bay Battalion (OHL) and has been dealt to Vancouver in exchange for Riley Stillman.
Stillman had five assists, 29 SOG, 23 PIMs and a -14 plus/minus through 32 games played with the Vancouver Canucks and has been traded to Buffalo for Josh Bloom.
Gogolev has 21 goals, 48 points and 28 PIMs with the Newfoundland Growlers (ECHL) and has been dealt alongside Joey Anderson, a conditional 2025 1st round pick, and a 2026 2nd round pick from the Maple Leafs for Jake McCabe, Sam Lafferty, a conditional 2024 5th round pick, and a conditional 2025 5th round pick.
Anderson had two goals, an assist, 13 SOG, and a +1 plus/minus across 14 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs and has been dealt alongside Pavel Gogolev, a conditional 2025 1st round pick, and a 2026 2nd round pick from the Maple Leafs for Jake McCabe, Sam Lafferty, a conditional 2024 5th round pick, and a conditional 2025 5th round pick.
Lafferty had 10 goals, 11 assists, 83 SOG, 28 PIMs and a -10 plus/minus through 51 games played with the Blackhawks but has been dealt alongside Jake McCabe, a conditional 2024 5th round pick, and a conditional 2025 5th round pick from the Blackhawks for Joey Anderson, Pavel Gogolev, a conditional 2025 1st round pick, and a 2026 2nd round pick.
McCabe had two goals, 18 assists, 67 SOG, 27 PIMs and a +7 plus/minus and has been traded alongside Sam Lafferty, a conditional 2024 5th round pick, and a conditional 2025 5th round pick from the Blackhawks for Joey Anderson, Pavel Gogolev, a conditional 2025 1st round pick, and a 2026 2nd round pick.
