Jaromir Jagr has played with hundreds of teammates over his 22-year career. He's about to have one more in Thomas Vanek.

The Detroit Red Wings dealt Vanek to the Panthers prior to Wednesday's trade deadline, receiving a third-round pick for the veteran winger who's clearly pumped to join a legend in Florida.

"To be on a team with (Jaromir Jagr) will be amazing," Vanek told Sportsnet, as reported by George Richards of the Miami Herald. "To be on the same team with him will be fun."

With 158 goals this season, Florida ranks in the league's bottom third in offense, so Vanek's acquisition makes sense. The streaky scorer had enjoyed a rebound season with the Red Wings - ranking second on the team with 38 points before the trade - after having his contract bought out by the Minnesota Wild last offseason.

Vanek hopes to carry forward his rediscovered scoring flair when he arrives in Florida. He'll have the chance to do so alongside one of the greatest scorers of all-time.

The Panthers next game comes Thursday against the Philadelphia Flyers, but there's no confirmation on whether Vanek will be in the lineup. He's traveling from Vancouver after the Red Wings faced the Canucks on Tuesday.

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Tic, tac, toe to Nikita Kucherov.

The Tampa Bay Lightning forward finished a pinpoint passing sequence from Tyler Johnson and Jason Garrison, firing the puck into an open net behind Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Eddie Lack.

The tally marked the 27th on the season for Kucherov, putting him nine ahead of Johnson for the team lead.

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Richard Panik has some moves in his arsenal.

The Chicago Blackhawks winger pulled off the toe drag Wednesday versus the Pittsburgh Penguins, sidestepping superstar Evgeni Malkin to tally his 17th goal of the season.

Panik notched the tally with just 24 seconds remaining in the second period, putting the Blackhawks ahead 2-1 at the intermission.

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Nick Schmaltz gives 100 percent.

An all-out backcheck by the Chicago Blackhawks forward led to a nifty setup and a timely goal for teammate Patrick Kane, who opened the scoring against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday.

The goal marked 25 on the season for Kane, who's now reached that plateau for the fourth straight year.

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Crickets in Montreal.

The trade deadline came and went with little action from the Canadiens, who only played small ball on the day of wheeling and dealing.

Montreal added bottom-six winger Dwight King from Los Angeles, while also exchanging minor leaguers with the Colorado Avalanche, sending Sven Andrighetto to Denver for bulky winger Andreas Martinsen.

That came after the Canadiens dealt forward David Desharnais to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday in return for blue-liner Brandon Davidson. Hours later, they filled that vacancy up front by acquiring checking center Steve Ott from the Detroit Red Wings - a better fit in that role than Desharnais.

Davidson in particular was a curious addition, with Montreal already overflowing with low-tier defensemen - namely Nathan Beaulieu, in the midst of a breakout season, plus Nikita Nesterov and Jordie Benn, both recently brought in from the Carolina Hurricanes and Dallas Stars, respectively.

In all, the deadline passed with the Canadiens failing to address the bigger issues that have hampered them in recent weeks, as they've thrown away their 13-1-1 start to the season.

Talk that Montreal could bring in a big center to stabilize its middle ice - such as Colorado's Matt Duchene or Martin Hanzal, dealt from the Arizona Coyotes to the Minnesota Wild - ultimately ended as just talk.

Meanwhile, the biggest change seemingly came earlier this season when the Canadiens installed Claude Julien as their new coach. But his hiring hasn't fixed all that ails them.

Montreal wrapped up February with just five wins, with none coming in regulation - futility the club hasn't matched since 1940.

The team's scoring woes are certainly responsible for its sagging record. The Canadiens were shut out four times in February, and limited to a single tally on three other occasions.

It's no secret that Montreal is sliding, and the one-time favorite to win the Atlantic is now fighting for its playoff life. The Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, and Toronto Maple Leafs have all made up significant ground, as the Canadiens now sit just nine points ahead of the East's final playoff spot.

With 18 games remaining, the Canadiens will need to buildfrom within to right their soon-to-be-lost season, doing so without any difference-makers brought in for a boost.

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It was, in the end, all talk.

The NHL's trade deadline is in the books, and Marc-Andre Fleury is still a member of the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. And considering Ben Bishop was the only goalie moved during a busy two-week stretch - and to a stealth buyer in Los Angeles - Fleury's status shouldn't really come as a surprise.

Signed through 2018-19 at $5.75 million - and with Matt Murray inked through 2019-20 at $3.75 million - Fleury's future will be a major topic of conversation once the season ends, as preparations for the expansion draft begin in earnest.

Here's what we know: Murray's the goalie of the future in Pittsburgh, the No. 1. But Fleury's going to play a big role down the stretch, as the Pens are set for 16 games over the next 31 days, including two back-to-backs (there's another one in April).

And who knows what will happen during the playoffs. But the Penguins can sleep a little easier at night, knowing they've got two guys who've backstopped the team to a Cup.

Fleury will be unprotected in the expansion draft, or dealt to the Vegas Golden Knights beforehand. In other words, enjoy these final few months, Pens fans. It's been real.

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The winners and losers of the trade deadline aren't truly known until the Stanley Cup is raised in June. Sometimes they can't be determined until years down the line, once acquired draft picks have a name to their number.

But that doesn't mean we can't grade the top trades in the here and now. With that in mind, here are report cards for five of Wednesday's biggest deals:

Thomas Vanek

The Detroit Red Wings began selling early, moving defenseman Brendan Smith to the New York Rangers on Tuesday. A day later, they sent Vanek to the Florida Panthers.

The Panthers looked to add offense in Vanek, a pending unrestricted free agent. While he could re-sign with the Red Wings in the summer, his 38 points bring Florida some extra scoring punch in the interim. Vanek came at a relatively cheap price, as the Panthers parted with a third-rounder.

Detroit's grade: C

Florida's grade: B

Jarome Iginla

Iginla will get a shot at his first Stanley Cup following a trade to the Los Angeles Kings. The 39-year-old escapes the last-place Colorado Avalanche and believes the Kings are a contender to win their third championship since 2012. But first, the Kings must lock down a playoff spot.

Los Angeles sits one point outside of the postseason, largely due to the team's inability to score. That makes acquiring Iginla and his eight goals a curious move. Still, the Kings got the veteran winger on the cheap for a conditional pick, while Colorado did Iginla a solid by picking up half of his contract.

Colorado's grade: C

Los Angeles' grade: C

Curtis Lazar

Lazar's wish for a fresh start was granted by the Calgary Flames, who traded the Ottawa Senators a second-rounder for him. The former first-round pick has had a disastrous season in the Canadian capital, registering just one point.

Flames general manager Brad Treliving believes Lazar is a good match with his team's young core. Alberta is familiar territory for Lazar, who spent his junior years with the Edmonton Oil Kings and led the squad to the Memorial Cup in 2014.

Ottawa's grade: A

Calgary's grade: D

Mark Streit (to Penguins)

The Pittsburgh Penguins missed out on Kevin Shattenkirk and, left to explore other options for a puck-moving defender, ultimately landed on Streit. The defending champions swooped in to add him from the Tampa Bay Lightning after he was first acquired from the rival Philadelphia Flyers.

Streit is a savvy pickup for the Penguins, as the 39-year-old blue-liner is still performing at a high level, with 21 points on the season. Pittsburgh parted with a fourth-round pick in 2018 to bring in Streit.

Tampa Bay's grade: A

Pittsburgh's grade: B

Valtteri Filppula

After reportedly turning down a trade to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Filppula agreed to a move to the Philadelphia Flyers in a deal that brought Streit to Tampa Bay, only for the club to flip him to the Penguins moments later.

The move continued a sell-off for the Lightning, who already moved out netminder Ben Bishop and center Brian Boyle. Shedding Filppula's contract lessens the expansion-draft headache for GM Steve Yzerman, who would have been required to protect Filppula and his no-trade clause from the Vegas Golden Knights.

Tampa Bay's grade: C

Philadelphia's grade: B

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Ken Holland has a plan to make the Detroit Red Wings great again.

With his club floundering in last place in the Atlantic Division, the general manager set out to collect assets ahead of the trade deadline, and for the most part, he did.

"For Sale" sign in hand, Holland got a conditional third-round pick for Thomas Vanek, a sixth-round pick for Steve Ott, second- and third-round picks for Brendan Smith, and another third-rounder for Tomas Jurco.

"I don't feel I left any crumbs on the table," Holland said, according to Dana Wakiji, who edits the Red Wings' website. "We got the very best offers we could."

Holland deserves props for facing reality - the Red Wings' remarkable 25-year streak of playing for the Stanley Cup is ending. And that means it's time for a new streak to begin, hopefully as soon as 2018.

"It starts at the draft table," Holland said. "Teams of (the) '90s and 2000s were born at the draft table."

Detroit's now got 11 picks going into the 2017 draft, including four in the third round and two in the sixth.

"With 11 picks, you'd like to wake up and have three regular NHL players. If really lucky, four," he said.

Make no mistake - Holland's upset he had to take this route. He expected his team to be far more competitive, but he's a realist. That being said, he's not looking at a complete teardown and rebuild.

And he expects his players to go through the stretch run with pride, even as the curtain falls on The Streak.

"When you're a professional athlete, you try to win. We're going to go down swinging," Holland said. "Some good is going to come out of this year."

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