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Mammoth primed for another swing?
The Utah Mammoth sent five assets to the Calgary Flames to acquire MacKenzie Weegar on Wednesday, but it appears the team still has plenty of fodder for another big move.
TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun notes the Mammoth still have all of their top-five prospects in addition to their first-round picks in 2026 and 2027.
“Utah remains well positioned to take another wing at Robert Thomas. Or look at something else,” LeBrun wrote on X.
As good a haul by the Flames for MacKenzie Weegar as it was, two things can both be true at once, it didn’t put a dent in Utah’s very top assets. The Mammoth didn’t trade away any of their top-5 prospects and still have their first-round picks for this year and next. Which is to…
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) March 5, 2026
Utah sent Olli Maatta, Jonathan Castagna and three second-round picks to Calgary to add Weegar on Wednesday.
The Mammoth are pushing to make the playoffs for the first time since arriving in Utah in 2024. The team currently sits in the top wild-card spot in the Western Conference with a four-point cushion on the San Jose Sharks, who are outside the playoff picture with two games in hand.
Market Heats Up
After a quiet start to deadline week, Wednesday brought a flurry of moves after a potential blockbuster was taken off the table.
The day began with TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger that after going deep down the road on talks for Robert Thomas, the Buffalo Sabres decided they could not meet the St. Louis Blues’ asking price on the centre.
The Sabres and Blues shifted talks, though, and have reached a deal to send defenceman Colton Parayko to the Sabres, with the deal now awaiting Parayko waiving his no-trade clause to complete it.
Dreger reports that prospect Radim Mrtka and a first-round pick will be part of the return for the Blues.
Mrkta was selected ninth overall by the Sabres back in June’s 2025 NHL Draft. The 18-year-old defenceman has one goal and 29 points in 35 games with the Seattle Thunderbirds this season.
The Tyler Myers trade saga also came to an end Wednesday, with the Vancouver Canucks dealing the defenceman to the Dallas Stars for two draft picks after previously sitting him from their lineup with a trade offer from the Detroit Red Wings on the table.
The biggest trade of the day in terms of assets came as the Calgary Flames sent MacKenzie Weegar to the Utah Mammoth for a total of five pieces back. Olli Maatta, Jonathan Castagna and three second-round picks went back to Calgary in the deal, as well as future considerations.
The Edmonton Oilers made the final trade of Wednesday, finally moving Andrew Maniapane to the Chicago Blackhawks and throwing in a conditional 2027 first-round to acquire Jason Dickinson – at a 50 per cent retained salary – and Colton Dach back.
More moves coming
With just one day left before the deadline, a flurry of activity is expected over the next 36 hours, with the Toronto Maple Leafs among the teams to show their hands Wednesday.
The Maple Leafs sat forwards Bobby McMann, Scott Laughton and defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson in Wednesday’s shootout loss to the New Jersey Devils for roster management.
McMann and Laughton are both pending unrestricted free agents, but Ekman-Larsson is under contract through 2027-28 at a cap hit of $3.5 million.
The OverDrive crew weighed in on what could be next for the Maple Leafs as a clear turn to sellers begins.
Are Leafs on verge of making deals? Bryan Hayes, Jeff O’Neill and Frank Corrado are joined by TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston to discuss the Maple Leafs decision to sit out Scott Laughton, Bobby McMann and Oliver Ekman-Larsson, who else could be dealt before the deadline and would they consider trading a goaltender.