Nhl Trade Deadline

Around The Western Conference

... in February from New Jersey for a fourth-rounder in 2017. They've been trending in the right direction as of late, so making a big splash — something GM David Poile is used to doing — didn't seem necessary. And it wasn't. Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks jumped out ahead of everyone else by trading for Patrick Eaves before it got to a bidding war, in exchange for a conditional 2017 second-round pick that can become a first-rounder if he plays in at least 50 percent of the games in the first two rounds of the playoffs, and they advance to the Conference Final. He bolsters an already-deep forward group, stabilizing their four-line rotation and taking some of the load off the top-two lines, particularly Ryan Kesler and Ryan Getzlaf up the middle. Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers made an interesting swap with Montreal, an Eastern Conference contender, acquiring forward David Desharnais for defenseman Brandon Davidson. Desharnais is a skilled center who's not ...

Blackhawks Make Minor-league Trade With Ducks

... for a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2018 NHL draft and Mark Mc Neill. The Blackhawks wanted to hang on to some of their prime assets, including draft picks for this summer's draft, which they host. But over the last few days each side got what it wanted. "There comes a point when you have to keep your top assets, which I would say are your first- and second-round picks, as well as top prospects. When you have other discussions, those are the names that always come up and those are the assets they're asking for, and we weren't prepared to do that," Bowman said. "This was a price we're comfortable with. It allows us to maintain a lot of our prime assets going forward.". The familiarity Oduya has with the Blackhawks was certainly a selling point. But Bowman said it went beyond that, from Oduya's fitness level to previous work with Niklas Hjalmarsson to he's strength on special teams. "In Johnny's case, he's still playing at a high level. He's always been incredible fitness level so he takes care of himself, trains hard, so that's the one ...

Penguins Rumors, News And Analysis

... they’re both also fairly expensive. Kulikov counts $4.33 million against the cap. Probably not worth it for Rutherford. 10:20 a.m — First, regarding Fleury: it remains likely than he’s sticks around. The goalie market, as Lightning GM Steve Yzerman found out, is miserable. The Kings’ decision to move on Ben Bishop was a surprise, and beyond them, there aren’t many teams that make sense as a fit for Fleury. Quick reset: Quiet on Fleury front. Looking less and less likely. Wouldn't mind adding depth on D. Staying "in the mix" as GMJR often says. — Jason Mackey (@JMackey PG) March 1, 2017. That’s largely because of his contract; it’s tough for anyone to add a $5.75 million goaltender at the deadline, and the team trying to unload him is over a barrel. If you’re looking to commit term and money to a goalie, odds are you aren’t particularly good. ...

Evaluating The Moves From The Nhl Trade Deadline

... from his groin injury and will be the starting goaltender for L. A. down the stretch. I can understand why the team would feel the need for insurance and a strong backup goaltender, just in case Quick were to suffer another injury, but why give up anything of value for another goaltender? Granted, Peter Budaj had been struggling of late but he is still the main reason the team is anywhere near a playoff spot. It seems to me that the Kings should've used any precious trade resources to acquire much needed offensive help. As for Bishop, he is now the backup to Quick, as is Budaj to Andre Vasilevskiy (who now becomes the starter in TB and a possible pickup should you need a goalie). Alexander Burrows to Ottawa. Burrows was once a prolific scorer for Vancouver, scoring 117 goals during a four-year period from 2008-12. The problem is over the past five seasons he only has 54 goals. Can he rekindle his scoring touch with Ottawa? That seems unlikely but in his first practice with the team, he was on a line with Kyle Turris and Mike Hoffman. You could do worse than take a speculative ...

Discussion Of Moves From Around The League

... Fair enough. I'm coming to you live from the Dallas Love Field food court. Give me a few minutes to catch up on where things stand today and we can dive into some questions. Sean Gentille: Leaving the Starbucks on Forbes/Craig. I was getting my car inspected. Trade deadline day — it's fantastic. Jim Iovino: Elliotte Friedman of HNIC says Vanek to Florida. No details yet. Sam Werner: Reports are a third-round pick going back to Detroit. Would seem like that's pretty good value for the Panthers (suddenly back in the wild card mix) to add some depth up front. Jamesin NYC: Can you explain why they waived Fehr, big defensively responsible center.sounds like should be worth something. Sam Werner: I think the decision to waive Fehr was more clerical than anything. Based on Sullivan's comments, they certainly value what he brings to the roster, but he's obviously on the fringes of playing time right now. With a guy like that, not having the flexibility to send him down to the AHL if you want/need to can be a pretty big hinderance. It also could free up some salary to make a move at the deadline. Sam Werner: Just bumped into Dan Potash at the airport. Important TV people, slumming it on ...

Central Division Nhl Trade Deadline Recap

... but fourth round picks are essentially lottery tickets, and Mc Neill clearly wasn’t working his way into the rotation in Chicago. Oduya will likely get a shot at second-pairing minutes when Niklas Hjalmarsson returns to the lineup, and Jurco is going to get some opportunities to earn a spot on the third line as the Blackhawks look to shore up their bottom six forward group. Rating: 4-out-of-5. Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche were rumored to be considering moves involving Matt Duchene and Gabriel Landeskog, but they only ended up making some minor moves before the deadline, including sending Jarome Iginla to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a conditional draft pick. For the Avalanche, the trade deadline wasn’t really a good opportunity to begin the type of teardown that this team is going to need to become competitive again. They have plenty ...

Recapping The Flyers 2017 Nhl Trade Deadline Moves

... you. They started off the day with two contract signings, giving both Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Michal Neuvirth two-year extensions with big raises. Here’s our take on the Neuvirth extension. But the issue at hand now is that re-signing Michal Neuvirth doesn’t get us much closer to answering that question of who the Flyers’ starter will be next year. And unless Neuvirth’s signing a contract that would make it easy for the Flyers to bury him in the minors — in which case, why would the Flyers be so eager to do that now, and why would Neuvirth even sign it? — then they’ve only got one more spot on the roster to try and get that guy, with no obvious path there in mind. Here’s our take on the Bellemare extension. A $1.45 million per year fourth liner? That’s a lot of money for a good fourth liner, let alone one with the complete lack of scoring ability or play driving ability that Bellemare’s shown. And the big deal of the day: Mark Streit was sent to the Tampa Bay Lightning for forward Valtteri Filppula, ...

What To Expect With The Winnipeg Jets

... of position). Moore believes the Jets will go with option B. “However, they risk losing someone like Matthew Perrault and Adam Lowry,” he said. The Winnipeg Jets are a younger team, and Moore said this means they need a goalie, defenceman and two forwards among the “non-protected players, who are under contract for 2017/2018”. The forwards and defencemen also have had to play 40 games this year or a combined 70 games the previous two seasons. “The Jets do have Michael Hutchinson, Mark Stuart and Shawn Matthias who fit into that category… but do not have a second forward,” Moore said. “So they can make a trade for player like that that…or have opportunity to sign someone like Chris Thorburn or Drew Stafford.”. Any big trades. Jet’s forward, Drew Stafford is the player “most likely” to be traded, Moore said. The unrestricted free agents, such Drew Stafford, Chris Thorburn, Paul Postma and Ondrej Pavelec, could also have offers. “But I would not anticipate there being a whole lot of interest in contending teams acquiring those players,” he ...

Avalanche, Canadiens Most Active, But Matt Duchene Stays Put

... that wasn't made, but there were plenty of minor deals to go around. Thomas Vanek, Matt Duchene and Jerome Iginla (Getty Images). Published on Mar. 1, 2017. Mar. 1, 2017. The biggest move ahead of the NHL trade deadline turned out to be the one that wasn't made. Though the Avalanche were plenty active, selling off four players in all Wednesday, the league's worst team opted to hold on to star forward Matt Duchene, the apple of the NHL's eye and Colorado's most precious asset, with little in the way of big names changing teams before the window closed at 3 p.m. ET. Duchene was linked to a number of suitors through the rumor mill. The 26-year-old is a lame duck in the Avs' lost season as the franchise aims to hit the reset button. Duchene's two contract years remaining ($6 million AAV) made him an intriguing option for contenders thinking beyond this season, particularly the Canadiens, but this deal will wait until the summer, much to the disappointment of trade deadline enthusiasts. Even without the big fish, Montreal general manager Marc Bergevin was busy reworking his ...

Nhl-bargain Shoppers Dominate Quiet Nhl Trade Deadline Day

... who traded the Swiss to Tampa Bay for forward Valtteri Filppula and two draft picks and then an hour later was flipped to the Stanley Cup champions. An offensive-minded blueliner, Streit had five goals and 21 points this season for the Flyers and has 95 goals and 428 over an 11-year career. The Panthers also added a veteran scorer sending defenceman Dylan Mc Ilrath and a third round draft pick to the Detroit Red Wings for Thomas Vanek. Vanek has twice scored 40 goals and continues to display a good nose for the net potting 15 goals and 38 points in 48 games for the floundering Red Wings who sit second from the bottom of the Eastern Conference. "Thomas is a proven scorer in this league who will add some offensive savvy and experience to our young group of forwards," said Panthers president ...

Canadiens Improve Size, But Not Scoring, At Nhl Trade Deadline

... the league. You have to grind it out to score goals down the stretch.”. As the Canadiens prepare to meet the Nashville Predators Thursday at the Bell Centre (7:30 p.m., Sportsnet, RDS, TSN Radio 690), they are on a three-game win streak, which featured some grinding. They beat Toronto and New Jersey on the road and then beat Columbus 1-0. All three games went to overtime. “The game in Toronto, we played a good team that’s young but headed in the right direction,” said Bergevin. “We were flat in Jersey and we’re down two goals and came back right away and then we came home and beat a well-rested team. I feel like it’s coming.”. One reason for that optimism is that Carey Price has regained his form and that has Bergevin tossing out the tried-and-true axiom that anything can happen in the playoffs. “You have Carey Price, you get in the playoffs,” said Bergevin. “Look at Pittsburgh. Last November, they were willing to sell the team, fire the coach, which they did, and the next thing they have a run and win the Cup. San Jose the year before didn’t make the playoffs and they’re in the Stanley Cup final. ...