There are trade deadline pickups, and there is Marian Gaborik.

The Tennessean's Adam Vingan tweeted an interesting list Wednesday, looking at the most productive players acquired by teams on deadline day itself, going back to 1980.

The last four decades are represented above, but Peter Mueller, drafted eighth overall in 2006 by the Arizona Coyotes, proved to be - with respect to points - the best last-minute buy. Now playing in Switzerland, the man Mueller was traded for is also on that list: Wojtek Wolski. He was a point-per-game player for the Coyotes after the trade.

The flashiest name on the list, though, is Marian Gaborik, who the Los Angeles Kings acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2014. Gaborik had five goals and 16 points in 19 regular-season games after the trade, but he exploded in the playoffs. He scored 14 goals in 26 postseason games as the Kings won the Stanley Cup. Eleven of those 14 were scored at even strength, and he added eight assists.

Gaborik has 12 goals in 54 games this season. He's likely out until the playoffs. Two years is a long time ago.

Deadline day 2016

Two unrestricted free agents ahead of this year's deadline are on the list: Lee Stempniak and Brian Campbell.

Stempniak, arguably the face of the trade deadline, is the New Jersey Devils' leading scorer, but he and his 41 points could reportedly be had at the right price. He's making pennies, and he's been through the deadline-day ringer before.

Campbell's in the final season of a contract paying him $7.14 million (carrying the same cap hit), but with the Florida Panthers looking towards the playoffs, there's no indication he's available. The defenseman has 24 points and is playing almost 22 minutes a game.

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