I’m still not over the Caps trading John Carlson. That’s the one move that’s left me staggered.

Whew that’s big

Takeaways from the NHL trade deadline: apnews.com/article/nhl-...

Winnipeg gave Isak Rosén Nik Ehlers old number. No pressure!

I enjoy Colorado going full "fuck this, we're winning" mode

Three of the four players they added at the deadline come with massive amounts of experience, two of whom won Cups. I'd argue that the two Cup winners (Schenn, Pearson) are there to provide guidance off ice more than on. Kekäläinen doesn't want this playoff inexperienced group shrinking in moment.

The Sabres have raided and emptied Rochester enough and any young guys there have to play games, best to keep them there. Pearson is depth because of Greenway and Danforth's more questionable status recovering from injury moving ahead.

Kekäläinen said he's not concerned about Alex Tuch right now. He told his agents that he wouldn't trade him and make the team weaker so they'll continue talks and hopefully get a deal done before July 1.

Kekäläinen says Jiri Kulich is likely done for the season. He's progressing but the update they got recently wasn't good for him to progress now. They're upbeat about him progressing in the offseason to get back for next year.

Kekäläinen said adding depth was the key. Noted that guys will get hurt or banged up and having depth is vital. On Stanley/Schenn, size was the big selling point. Schenn a Cup winner, Stanley with his size and ability to clear the net and handle business helps out in a big way.

Assuming the Sabres are done for the day - we'll hear from Jarmo Kekäläinen in about 15 minutes

It's 3 p.m. ET - do you know where your trades are? No, seriously, where are they? What the hell, bro?

At 2:20 ET I'll join Hustler on Winnipeg Sports Talk to go over the Jets-Sabres deal and give them the low-down on Jacob Bryson and Isak Rosén and he can help me out with Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn

Our Old Friend Alarm went off: Elliotte reporting Nic Deslauriers to Carolina

#NHLJets HC Scott Arniel said the plan is for Isak Rosen and Jacob Bryson to arrive in Winnipeg tonight and be in the lineup Saturday against Vancouver.

Jacob was closest without going over. 10:01 (via @naturalstattrick.com) The selective swapping out and situational use for both RHD with the top four has been how it's mostly worked.

Fun quiz time: Zach Metsa and Michael Kesselring have been the Sabres third pairing for the past few games. How many minutes have the played together in all situations? Trust me, I'll know if you looked up the answer so just guess and have fun.

Lindy Ruff on the three Sabres added (so far): "They bring hardness."

Uh, good afternoon. Your boy slept through his alarm after not falling asleep until after 6 am. But we're at the arena for deadline day.

Home from Pittsburgh after a very foggy drive. We’ll see you again in a few hours.

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Red-hot Sabres cruise past Penguins, push winning streak at 5 RECAP: www.nhl.com/news/buffalo...

Elliotte Friedman reporting the Rangers will trade Sam Carrick to the Sabres. Bottom six help.

Sabres take this one on the road 5-1 over the Penguins. After the Sabres lost a stinker at home to the Pens before the break, the Pens lose a stinker at home to the Sabres after it. Balance. Welcome the Sabres to first place in the Atlantic Division (by points)

Malenstyn tees one up and it goes right off Zach Benson's forearm and he heads to the bench to shake that off

WIth 3:07 to go, a turn around shot from deep in the zone on the empty net by Mattias Samuelsson makes it 5-1

Silovs leaves for the extra attacker with 7:30 and the Pens on the power play. It's aggressive and we like aggressive - especially down three

Dahlin gets a slashing penalty so the Pens with an opportunity to up the pressure level on this one down 4-1

Tuch comes out with the second PP unit for the final few seconds of a power play that goes by the wayside

Pens go offside, Brazeau flips it on net at Luukkonen which gets everyone grumping and then Tuch winds up in a smashup between Brazeau and Kindel that gets everyone a bit more excited. Tuch took his time getting up there as he didn't seem comfy.

I'm not sure that I thought this game would be 4-1 after two periods but here we are. Pens aren't playing great but are pissed. Sabres are playing all right, I guess, but haven't pulled the trigger enough when they've had great looks so hey. Far from over though if we know anything about the league

Peyton Krebs is making some Penguins players unhappy after the whistle.

One pass too many from Tuch on a shorthanded rush moments after Rust's stick snapped on a slapper attempt that came moments after Chinakhov ripped one off the post

This feels like a game where one more bad call might see some IC Light come raining down

Beck Malenstyn with a hit from behind on Parker Wotherspoon - two for boarding. Fans, eager for blood here, wanted a few more minutes for that one but don't get it.

Owen Power is feeling it. He clutches, maybe even double clutches from the circle and his shot goes under SIlovs's arm to make it 4-1 Sabres

From the NHL on the coach's challenge by Pittsburgh, they found that Kris Letang's actions pushed Josh Doan into Silovs causing the interference and allowing the goal to stand.

Penguins were about to get called for another penalty and on the delayed call, Owen Power sends it on net and Alex Tuch appears to tip it past Silovs to make it 3-1. Penguins are on the power play after the goal because of McLeod's slash and the DoG penalty ending.

Sabres a bit too loose and free with the stick work. McLeod guilty of slashing. The 5-on-3 work by Buffalo has been exceedingly poor so now it's 4-on-3 for a few seconds

A big shot from Byram with a screen in front, a rebound comes to Josh Norris who buries it. Fans hoping for a goalie interference challenge with Doan in front getting jostled.

Dahlin and Malkin exchanging shots and it looked like Malkin caught him with a shot with the stick up high. Both stars in the box and officials chatting things over. They're reviewing Malkin's stick work.

A messy period for both teams which makes a 1-1 score after 20 minutes a fair one. Both teams get shorthanded goals, both teams turned the puck over a ton, both teams couldn't complete a pass with the regularity you expect from NHL teams. 7-6 shots in the Sabres favor

A shorty for a shorty trade-off. Bryan Rust takes off after Connor Clifton was able to chop the puck out of the zone and sparked a 2-on-1 against Dahlin. Rust wheeled wide and tucked in around front past Luukkonen to make it 1-1

There's no time like the present

Sabres going back to the power play after Noel Acciari is called for holding. McLeod's goal shook up the Pens a bit.

Ben Kindel with the turnover to Ryan McLeod who gets a shorthanded breakaway from the red line in. Dekes, beats Silovs five-hole 1-0 Sabres

Some double clutching late on that power play leading to no chance coming out of it. Now the Sabres take a too much man penalty at the conclusion of it. Tough sequence.

Sabres headed to the power play after Erik Karlsson gets busted for holding. The way the Pens play under Dan Muse, you don't really get to relax against them. Their pressure is all over the ice always and that's especially true when they're killing a penalty.

Sabres kill the penalty and moments after get a handful of glorious opportunities, a couple by Josh Doan including a shot that slid past Silovs through the crease

Malkin cruises down the slot for a big chance and Luukkonen makes the save, but Krebs is called for hooking after it.