NHL trade deadline 2022: Winners and losers, including Marc-Andre Fleury, the Rangers and Maple Leafs

The 2022 NHL trade deadline has passed. Some teams got better. Some teams didn't. One team might have made both the best and worst trades of the deadline by itself.

Here's a look at the winners and losers of the 2022 deadline, from the players who controlled their fate to the teams that took fate into their own hands. A full 32-team report card will arrive later this week.

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Wyshynski: The Avalanche took their swing at acquiring Claude Giroux from the Philadelphia Flyers, but he had other plans. So rather than go all-in for another top six guy, the Avs smartly addressed a couple of their smaller but glaring needs.

I've been screaming since the offseason that the Avalanche had to address their lack of veteran forward depth, having lost a few key players in the last year. They did that and more by acquiring Artturi Lehkonen from the Montreal Canadiens at a steep cost — prospect Justin Barron was likely part of the Giroux package — but with 50% salary retention. The Sharks retained 50% on Andrew Cogliano, who hopefully has some fourth-line contribution left in his tank. Nico Sturm brings more physicality than Tyson Jost.

Meanwhile, they pulled off a great trade in snagging defenseman Josh Manson for the Ducks, who addresses a lack of physicality and defensive zone play that will be vital against the crashing forecheckers from Calgary and (maybe) Vegas. Manson also didn't cost what Ben Chiarot did for Florida. The rich got richer at the trade deadline. These are the types of moves one looks back on fondly during a championship parade.

Shilton: If GM Jim Nill truly believed Dallas could win a Stanley Cup this season, then not trading John Klingberg and/or not making any notable