NHL Rookie Watch: The Best Of February
February is over, and there is a new rookie of the month. Furthermore, it is a first year player from Tampa Bay that has burst onto the scene and took it to new heights. Other rookies performed well but only…
NHL Trade Analysis: Evander Kane Knows The Way To San Jose
The Buffalo Sabres were hemmed into a corner as the afternoon of the trade deadline went on and then there was a trade. Evander Kane was traded to the San Jose Sharks for a conditional 2019 first round pick. Besides…
NHL Trade Analysis: Paul Stastny Traded To The Winnipeg Jets
The St. Louis Blues traded Paul Stastny on Monday and that was unexpected. Winnipeg acquired the center for a 2018 first round pick, prospect Eric Foley, and a conditional 2020 pick. Admittedly, St. Louis was ninth in the Western Conference…
NHL Trade Analysis: Ryan McDonagh Traded to Tampa Bay
This is one of those trades that will be a good bit more than Ryan McDonagh. The New York Rangers captain was traded to Tampa Bay. To Tampa Bay: Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller To NY Rangers: 2018 1st round picks,…
NHL Trade Analysis: Tomas Plekanec Traded To The Toronto Maple Leafs
Tomas Plekanec was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. His return is here. The second round pick and Kerby Rychel are intriguing wrinkles in the transaction for Montreal. However, the bigger focus is why Plekanec to Toronto? What…
NHL Trade Analysis: Rick Nash Shipping Up To Boston
The New York Rangers continued selling Sunday morning by trading Rick Nash to the Boston Bruins. Trade details are listed here. With this many pieces, impacts can become more uncertain. What This Means For The Boston Bruins Boston rids themselves…
NHL Rumors: Golden Knights, Sharks, Oilers, Blues, Penguins, and Hurricanes
Helping keep Brassard out of West wasn't material part for Vegas ... Steve Carp: Golden Knights GM George McPhee on if they'll make any more trades by the deadline: "I never know what's going to transpire at the trade deadline. It…
NHL Trade Rumors: Sharks, Coyotes, Hurricanes, Red Wings, and Lightning
The trade deadline is two days away and chatter is at a crazy level. Here is the latest. Sharks should be able to keep goalies Paul Gackle of the Mercury News writes that San Jose should not have a problem…
NHL Trade Analysis: Derick Brassard On His Way To The Penguins
The first trade attempt was rejected by the NHL, so Pittsburgh, Vegas, and Ottawa went back to the drawing board. What they came up was the following trade: To Pittsburgh: Center Derick Brassard, forward Vincent Dunn, 2018 3rd round pick…
NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Montreal Canadiens
Calgary may not go rental route Eric Francis of Sportsnet writes that the Calgary Flames may not be keen on the rental route. Their chances of making the playoffs are still 50-50. There are no major gaping needs. However, only…
NHL Trade Analysis: Rangers Trade Michael Grabner to New Jersey
The New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers made a trade. That's right! New Jersey sent a 2018 second round pick and Yagor Rykov for the services of Michael Grabner. What Michael Grabner Brings To New Jersey Scoring depth has been inconsistent, at times…
NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks – Anisimov, Hartman, Wingels, and Saad
More on the Chicago Blackhawks selling... Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun Times: A significant sale of players seems to be the plan. However, what will be the return? Artem Anisimov seems more like a summer deal as opposed to…