Did Cody Hodgson ask Canucks for the trade?

I'm just messing with you. As this is written, it's only Day 3.

Blue Jackets fans in Pittsburgh show their support for Rick Nash as he warms up for game against Penguins Sunday.

Nash wanted to help by requesting trade

The Rick Nash saga took another turn one day after the NHL trade deadline.

New York Islanders' Travis Hamonic, left, is hit by Ottawa Senators' Jim O'Brien during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Ottawa Feb. 26, 2012.

NHL's big trade deadline day a sleeper

Never before has so much been made about so little by so many.

Zack Kassian #54 of the Buffalo Sabres skates against the New York Rangers at First Niagara Center on February 1, 2012 in Buffalo, New York. RIGHT: Cody Hodgson #9 of the Vancouver Canucks skates against the Nashville Predators during an NHL game at the Bridgestone Arena on February 21, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Canucks, Predators big players on quiet deadline day

A National Hockey League trade deadline slower than dial-up Internet and as slumbersome as a Ken Dryden speech finally gathered steam just past the 3 p.m. ET cutoff when the Vancouver Canucks announced they'd made their play.

LATEST TRADES

Vancouver acquires:
Andrew Gordon

Anaheim acquires:
Sebastian Erixon

Vancouver acquires:
Zack Kassian
Marc-Andre Gragnani

Buffalo acquires:
Cody Hodgson
Alexander Sulzer

Toronto acquires:
Mark Fraser

Anaheim acquires:
Dale Mitchell

Full trade list

Senators trade Lee to Lightning for Gilroy

The Ottawa Senators have traded defenceman Brian Lee to the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenceman Matt Gilroy.

The Edmonton Oilers vs the Detroit Red Wings.

Oilers trade Gilbert to Wild for Schultz

The Edmonton Oilers have traded defenceman Tom Gilbert to the Minnesota Wild for defenceman Nick Schultz.

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers (R) backs up as Montreal Canadiens left wing Andrei Kostitsyn moves the puck during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Buffalo, New York February 17, 2012.

Canadiens trade Andrei Kostitsyn to Nashville

The Montreal Canadiens have traded forward Andrei Kostitsyn to the Nashville Predators.

More NHL trades coverage at Faceoff.com

TRADE DEADLINE ESSENTIALS

Updated: Top 10 most rumoured

Los Angeles Kings traded for Jeff Carter. Check out the slideshow to see all the others on the top 10 list.

Sharks Ryane Clowe fights with Red Wings Justin Abdelkader.

NHL Trade Rumours Feb. 23

Why don’t we all just keep repeating the words? Rick Nash, Rick Nash, Rick Nash, because he seems to be the player first mentioned when we talk trade rumours.

Edmonton Oilers Ales Hemsky in action against the New Jersey Devils during NHL action at Rexall Place in Edmonton, January 11, 2012. It looks like the Oilers could get the first or second pick in the draft, but is it possible that they could trade Ales Hemsky and Sam Gagner and the No. 2 pick to Columbus?

10 players to watch

It might still be five days away, but excitement is growing in the lead-up to the 2012 NHL trade deadline.

NHL Trade Rumours Feb. 16

Is Pavel Kubina on the move out of Tampa Bay?

Blue Jackets' Rick Nash in action against the Canucks' Daniel Sedin in Columbus, Ohio Dec. 13.

NHL trade rumours Feb. 14

So it appears that Rick Nash is on his way out of Columbus, that is if you believed everything you read on the Internet.

Jakub Voracek #93 of the Philadelphia Flyers checks John-Michael Liles #24 of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second period of an NHL hockey game at Wells Fargo Center on February 9, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

NHL trade rumours Feb. 10

As is usual, the Toronto Maple Leafs are living in the centre of the hockey universe, when it comes to trade speculation.

Blue Jackets Vaclav Prospal goes for the puck against Wild's Matt Cullen at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday in Columbus.

NHL trade rumours Feb. 8

Scratch Vinny Prospal and Ryan Suter off the list of guys most likely to be traded.

NHL trade rumours Feb. 7

As we say goodbye to the Super Bowl, we turn our attention to the NHL trade rumour treadmill. Hop on folks, the ride's been running for some time, so enjoy it until trade deadline day Feb. 27.