NHL Trade Deadline 2018 Blog: Recapping rumours, surprises

Blues GM Doug Armstrong joins HC at Noon to discuss his club's philosophy heading into this trade deadline, and why he feels it will be a very busy day this year, as opposed to last year.

What a Trade Deadline Day.

Sportsnet.ca’s blog carefully tracked all the rumours, news and reaction from a day of dealing: 16 trades, 31 players dealt, 18 draft picks moved, and $30.8 million in salaries exchanged.

A record five first-round draft picks were spent, and some big names got moved in surprise trades. Perhaps more surprising were some of the trades that didn’t happen.

Scroll down for a complete rundown of the day’s rumours, trades and reaction.

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