The NHL has made what seems like more moves than ever over the last three days, with most teams getting a jump start before the trade deadline, which is set for March 3rd�just five days away.
Evgenii Dadonov, a forward, has been�traded by the Montreal Canadiens to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Denis Gurianov, another Russian player. Also, the Canadiens will retain 50% of Dadonov's�contract.
With the Vegas Golden Knights just putting their captain, Mark Stone, on long-term injured reserve, they freed up a lot of cap space, so we all knew a Vegas move was imminent. The second transaction is considerably bigger.
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Ivan Barabshev, a forward for the St. Louis Blues and a past Stanley Cup champion, has been acquired by the Vegas Golden Knights. The 6-foot-1 Russian forward, who�is perfect for postseason hockey, he�has thrown a staggering 14 hits in his last two games.
Trade: Vegas has acquired Ivan Barbashev from the Blues for a prospect
The deal is not revealed yet, Darren Dreger of TSN made the initial report and so did Elliotte Friedman, updates to follow...