Jean-Gabriel Pageau returned a king’s ransom for the Senators. The Rangers took the deadline’s biggest potential target off the board and extended Chris Kreider. For a second, it seemed like Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello was going to reunite the post-lockout Devils until Zach Parise rumors fell flat. And, Johnny Gaudreau spurred trade speculation by taking a bathroom break. There was all of that and more, including Robin Lehner and Sami Vatanen finding new teams, during Monday’s trade deadline that delivered more mania than expected. Here are some winners and losers now that all the deals are official:
Winners
Bruins
After Boston was burned by making the flashy acquisition and adding Rick Nash in 2018, GM Don Sweeney has stayed away from landing a big-ticket rental at the past two deadlines.