Tag: NHL trade analysis

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…

Chris Wassel

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…

Chris Wassel

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…

Chris Wassel

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…

Chris Wassel

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…

Chris Wassel

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…

Chris Wassel

NHL Trade Analysis: Minnesota Wild – Buffalo Sabres Make A Four Player Trade

Trade details The Minnesota Wild traded defenseman Marco Scandella, winger Jason Pominville and a 4th round pick to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for wingers Tyler Ennis, Marcus Foligno, and a 3rd round pick. Why Minnesota made the move: Perhaps…

Todd Cordell