Friday’s trade deadline provided minor upgrades for Don Sweeney and eased tensions for Linus Ullmark and Jake DeBrusk.
Pat Maroon and Andrew Peeke arrived at their new club 24 hours later. Both will be eased into the Boston lineup as Maroon recovers from a back injury and Peeke adjusts to new surroundings after struggling to find his footing in his final year with the lowly Blue Jackets.
Ullmark faced some decent traffic in his first post-deadline start against the Penguins but remained square in tracking pucks through bodies and sticks to the tune of 39 saves.