The actual day of the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline was painfully slow, but this year, it was for a good reason. Ahead of Friday, NHL GMs absolutely feasted — especially those out East — gorging on big names and setting the stage for an epic postseason.
It’s to such an extreme that it’s wiser to note not just the winners and losers, but how much the winners won.
For a full list of 2023 deadline moves, check out the trade tracker.
Biggest winners
These teams explain why the phrase “arms race” got thrown around, or why people raised their eyebrows about aggressive rebuilds.