Events of recent weeks have underlined that if the Leafs want to keep the pending UFA, they're going to have to bid against others to do it.

In the early hours of deadline day, Elliotte Friedman writes about the status of a Mikko Rantanen trade to Dallas, and what to watch out for on the last day of trading.

Several important transactions were completed today on this deadline in the NHL. Most of the big players available on the market have changed addresses (Mikko Rantanen, Brock Nelson, and Dylan Cozens to name a few).