While the 2015 NHL trade deadline didn't bring us any big-name players on the move -- as it did in 2014, with Marian Gaborik, Thomas Vanek, Ryan Miller and Roberto Luongo moved -- there were some notable prospects shipped off to other teams during the flurry of deals that ended Monday afternoon.
While I contributed to the Trade Grades series written by colleague Craig Custance, here are some extended thoughts on the prospect hauls by certain teams.
Note: For the sake of relative brevity, I considered trades starting with the Evander Kane swap through the deadline.
Anaheim Ducks
Mike Sgarbossa, C: Sgarbossa was trending up for a few years as an amateur and a first-season pro, but he hit a bit of a development wall the past two campaigns. When he's on his game, Sgarbossa is creating for his teammates and displaying impressive offensive creativity. But his physical game isn't great, he's not a world killer defensively, and he hasn't shown enough offense in the AHL to warrant another NHL call-up (played a few games early in his pro career for the Avalanche).
Arizona Coyotes
Klas Dahlbeck, D: Dahlbeck is a very good skater who defends well due to his skating, size, physicality, and hockey IQ. In talking to scouts about him over the years, he's a player who has been pointed to as someone who has consistently improved significantly. He's not an overly skilled player with the puck, but the 23-year-old could project to be in the bottom part of an NHL lineup soon.