I liked both Pittsburgh and Boston acknowledging that it's time. The Penguins now have 18 picks in the next three drafts' first three rounds, which is a remarkable shift from their MO of the last decade. They can't go full rebuild as long as Crosby, Malkin, Letang and Karlsson are there, but starting to stockpile picks while they fade towards retirement is the correct way to go. Would expect them to move on from Rakell at some point as well. Bruins still have a foundation to build on, but moving on from Marchand and Coyle and get some future assets in makes sense.
Colorado and Dallas easy winners for me ... good teams got even better. Makes sense for them to push the chips in, especially the Stars. Islanders a sneaky winner too, getting that package for Nelson helps a lot. Carolina (lost Rantanen and couldn't make any additional moves) and Toronto (overpaid for two depth pieces) losers for me.
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