Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Lou Lamoriello met with the media after not making a deal on deadline day, and shared news about forward Leo Komarov and defenseman Jared Cowen.
Lamoriello said the Maple Leafs never considered trading Komarov, who was an All-Star this season.
"He's a core member of our group," the GM said.
It was speculated that Toronto would try to sell high on Komarov, who has 18 goals and 17 assists, and is signed through 2017-18 at $2.95 million. Komarov remains a Maple Leaf, though.
So does Jared Cowen, but only in name. The defenseman, who was acquired in the Dion Phaneuf trade, will be shut down and have his contract bought out this summer, Lamoriello said.
Lamoriello confirms Cowen to be bought out, buy out costs are as follows:
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) February 29, 2016
2016-17: $650k credit
2017-18 $750k pic.twitter.com/xzbEDEtp1a
In the end, in the weeks leading up to Monday's trade deadline, Toronto acquired six draft picks and two intriguing prospects:
The Leafs full trade movement in the weeks before the deadline. They added six draft picks and two solid prospects. pic.twitter.com/tsaEE0d8A2
— James Mirtle (@mirtle) February 29, 2016
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The Anaheim Ducks have traded forward Patrick Maroon to the Edmonton Oilers for a prospect and a fourth-round draft pick, according to the Los Angeles Times' Helene Elliott.
Maroon, 28 on April 23, has four goals and nine assists in 56 games. He's a big man at 6-foot-3 and 229 pounds, and the Oilers were open about wanting to add size. Maroon set a career high in points last season, with 34 (nine goals) in 71 games.
Maroon is big, fairly physical. Pouliot, Kassian, Maroon, Draisaitl.. team is getting heavier in their top 9, building for cycle game.
— Ryan Rishaug (@TSNRyanRishaug) February 29, 2016
The left winger's under contract through 2017-18 at a salary and cap hit of $2 million. He'll be replaced on the Ducks by Jamie McGinn, who Anaheim acquired at the trade deadline from the Buffalo Sabres.
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The Jonathan Drouin saga didn't end before the trade deadline, and Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman now says Drouin can return to the NHL club if he wants.
Related: Lightning hold on to Drouin at deadline
"Jonathan is suspended. If he wants to come back, the door is open," Yzerman told reporters after the 3 p.m. ET deadline passed Monday, according to the Tampa Bay Times' Joe Smith. "That's up to him."
The Lightning had plenty of offers for the 20-year-old forward, but Yzerman said he was better off keeping his options open for the summer, and didn't want to lose him for a rental player.
"I wasn't going to trade (him) for (an unrestricted free agent) that I couldn't or wouldn't want to re-sign," Yzerman said. "That made no sense."
#tblightning Yzerman indicated most of conversations with teams about Drouin in past months revolve around future considerations
— Joe Smith (@TBTimes_JSmith) February 29, 2016
Drouin can still be traded now that the deadline has passed, but he'd be ineligible to participate in the playoffs.
He was suspended indefinitely by the Lightning in January for failing to report to a game for their AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.
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The Columbus Blue Jackets signed Boone Jenner to a two-year contract extension Monday, the club announced.
The deal has an average annual value of $2.9 million, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, and Jenner will be a restricted free agent in the summer of 2018.
Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said the following in a statement:
Boone Jenner is a terrific young player, who works extremely hard at both ends of the ice and is just beginning to scratch the surface of what he can be as a National Hockey League player. He has tremendous character and is an exemplary representative of our club on and off the ice.
Jenner, 22, has a career-high 22 goals and 13 assists in 63 games.
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Dan Hamhuis and Radim Vrbata are reportedly remaining with the Vancouver Canucks.
The Canucks made no trades before the deadline, TSN 1040's Matthew Sekeres reports.
Vrbata joined the Canucks on the ice for practice Monday, and as expected, Hamhuis did not.
A Dallas Stars source told ESPN's Pierre LeBrun that no trade was completed for Hamhuis.
The Stars were reportedly "focused" on attempting to land the 33-year-old - who has a full no-trade clause - and apparently made a late push. Dallas landed blue-liner Kris Russell from the Calgary Flames earlier in the day.
The Chicago Blackhawks also failed to get Hamhuis, according to Sportsnet's Mark Spector. Their interest in Hamhuis reportedly "cooled considerably" Friday afternoon, hours before landing Christian Ehrhoff from the Los Angeles Kings.
Vrbata and Hamhuis are both pending unrestricted free agents, carrying cap hits of $5 million and $4.5 million, respectively.
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The Anaheim Ducks have reportedly acquired forward Jamie McGinn from the Buffalo Sabres for a conditional third-round draft pick, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie.
ESPN's Pierre LeBrun notes that the third-round selection will be bumped up to a second-round selection in the event Anaheim advances to the Western Conference Final.
McGinn is the second of two wingers acquired by Ducks on deadline day. Bob Murray spent a sixth-round selection to acquire Brandon Pirri from the Florida Panthers earlier in the afternoon.
The left-shot McGinn has 14 goals and 27 points in what's been one of his best offensive campaigns.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs moved out a lot of bodies before the deadline, but not the one most expected.
P.A. Parenteau will remain with the Maple Leafs for the remainder of this season after general manager Lou Lamoriello failed to broker a deal on trade deadline day, according to multiple reports.
Leafs end up keeping impending UFAs Parenteau, Boyes and Grabner. Parenteau banged up recently, Grabner without a point in 23 straight.
— Jonas Siegel (@jonassiegel) February 29, 2016
The rationale behind keeping Parenteau, an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, is unclear. But the winger has been dealing with a minor injury over the last week, which could have scared away teams previously willing to spend a prospect or pick to acquire his depth-scoring services.
Parenteau has an even 16-goal, 16-assist stat line in 60 games and an increased role under Mike Babcock. His task now, rather than chasing a Stanley Cup, is to help shepherd in William Nylander, Kasperi Kapanen, and the surplus of prospects making the jump to the NHL.
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