from Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet,

- Immediate deadline reaction: the Eastern teams see their playoffs more wide open than the West. Everyone in the East race added something; the West’s impact moves were limited to Calgary, Colorado, Minnesota and St. Louis. Was fantastic to see Carolina and Tampa Bay at each other’s throats Tuesday night. This year’s first-round is going to be bonkers, and I can’t wait for it.

- Lou Lamoriello said he kept promises to Zdeno Chara and Andy Greene that they would stay the season with the Islanders. There was a lot of interest in Chara, in particular.

- Question that was asked most prior to Chicago’s trading Brandon Hagel to Tampa Bay: “Why is he available?” Teams were doing due diligence to make sure they weren’t missing something.

- Would love to get a hold of Chris Drury’s phone log the last few weeks. The Rangers tried some big swings. They were also close on Calle Jarnkrok, only to be edged out by Calgary.

- Somewhere, Ryan Kesler is furious he just lost about $150,000 in taxes.

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