Coyle admitted his trade to the Avalanche came with mixed emotions, calling the move "bittersweet" in his first media appearance since leaving the Boston Bruins.

Same with former Philadelphia teammates Scott Laughton and Erik Johnson, who also shared a plane ride to Denver. Laughton was traded to the Maple Leafs on Friday while Johnson returns to the Avalanche.

While GM Don Sweeney may have angered some fans with his trade of captain Brad Marchand, team CEO Charlie Jacobs threw his support behind his hockey operations and the retool/rebuild that Sweeney initiated on Friday with the trades of Marchand, Charlie Coyle and Brandon Carlo.

"The human side of me was crushed," Jeremy Swayman said as the Bruins tried to pick up the post-deadline pieces.

Carlo was in the Florida sunshine, convinced he was going to remain a Bruin. The next afternoon, he suited up as a Leaf.