NHL Trade Analysis: Mats Zuccarello Heads to Dallas Stars
For a couple of hours, everything went quiet and then about 8:00, business picked up. The result was two trades within minutes of each other. Mats Zuccarello got traded to the Dallas Stars for two conditional draft picks. The former…
NHL Trade Analysis: Matt Duchene Leaves Ottawa For Columbus
The NHL Trade Deadline received a big jolt around lunchtime when news spread that Matt Duchene was traded. Surprisingly, the Ottawa Senators sent him to the Columbus Blue Jackets for the following: A 2019 first-round pick A conditional 2020 first-round…
NHL Trade Analysis: Charlie Coyle Traded to Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins and Minnesota Wild swung a deal to send Charlie Coyle to Boston. Going the other way to Minnesota was Ryan Donato and a conditional 2019 fifth-round pick - becomes a fourth (NYR) if the Bruins make it…
NHL Trade Analysis: Philadelphia and Edmonton Swap Goalies
Philadelphia and Edmonton Swap Goalies That is correct. At the stroke of midnight, the Philadelphia Flyers announced a trade. This is the parameters of the deal. TRADE ALERT: The #Flyers have acquired goaltender Cam Talbot from the Edmonton Oilers in…
NHL Trade Assessment: Max Pacioretty Heats Up Just As Tomas Tatar Cools Off
Tomas Tatar got off to a hot start in Montreal and Max Pacioretty struggled in Vegas. Now, things may be the opposite.
NHL Trade Analysis: Jake Muzzin Heads To Toronto
NHL Trade Analysis: Jake Muzzin traded to Toronto for prospects, pick Bye weeks make for interesting trade analysis as Jake Muzzin was traded on Monday evening to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The return was as follows: 2019 first round pick…
NHL Trade Analysis: Victor Rask For Nino Niederreiter
With the bye weeks starting this Sunday for a third of the league, few pundits expected more trades to happen coming into the weekend. That answer would be wrong! Minnesota and Carolina decided to make a 1-for 1 deal that…
NHL Trade Analysis: Manning and Petrovic to Edmonton in Wild Afternoon
With only one game on the NHL schedule Sunday, it was expected to be a quiet day. Peter Chiarelli changed that in just a few hours this afternoon. He swung deals to acquire Brandon Manning and Alexander Petrovic. The cost became high as…
NHL Trade Analysis: Max Pacioretty Sent to Vegas For Tomas Tatar, Nick Suzuki, and Pick
It is time for a little NHL Trade Analysis as Max Pacioretty has been traded from Montreal to Vegas. The entire deal consists of forwards Tomas Tatar and Nick Suzuki, and a 2019 a second-round pick (via Columbus) heading to the…
NHL Trade Analysis: Washignton Sends Philipp Grubauer and Brooks Orpik to Colorado for a Draft Pick
It is time for a little NHL Trade Analysis as Philipp Grubauer has been traded from Washington to Colorado. The entire deal consists of Brooks Orpik and Grubauer heading to the Avalanche for a second-round pick (47th) tonight. This serves…
NHL Trade Analysis: Alex Galchenyuk and Max Domi Change Places
The Montreal Canadiens traded Alex Galchenyuk to the Arizona Coyotes for Max Domi. Admittedly, this trade permeated the rumor mills for months and had been on again and off again several times. This is why it naturally happens on a…
Off-season Options for 2018 NHL Trade Deadline Losers
The 2018 NHL Trade Deadline saw a number of clubs address their immediate roster needs. However, several teams failed to bring in some much-needed help. Some sellers, such as the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks, weren't able to find decent…