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NHL Trade Analysis

The Marian Hossa for Dany Heatley Trade Revisited

Danny McCloskey | March 28, 2026

Twenty years ago, the Ottawa Senators and Atlanta Thrashers shocked the hockey world in a superstar-for-superstar (plus Greg de Vries) trade. Let’s take a look back at the players involved,…

Categories Archives, Atlanta Thrashers, Hockey History, NHL Trade Analysis, Ottawa Senators, Senators History

Revisiting the Brayden Schenn Trade

Stephen Ground | March 26, 2026

Trade analysis can often be one-sided. Usually, the team that reaps the immediate benefit from a trade is viewed as the winner, whereas the team that has to wait for…

Categories Archives, Blues History, Flyers History, Hockey History, NHL Trade Analysis, Philadelphia Flyers, St Louis Blues

The Chris Chelios Trade Revisited

THW Archives | March 22, 2026

It’s rare that one trade catches an entire sport by surprise, but when the Montreal Canadiens dealt defenseman Chris Chelios and a second-round draft choice to the Chicago Blackhawks for…

Categories Archives, Blackhawks History, Canadiens History, Chicago Blackhawks, Hockey History, Montreal Canadiens, NHL Trade Analysis

Revisiting the Devils’ Paul Cotter Trade One Year Later

Donnah Campbell | March 18, 2026

A year and a half ago, the New Jersey Devils announced they had traded fan favorite Alexander Holtz and goaltender Akira Schmid to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for…

Categories Devils History, Devils Transactions, Hockey History, New Jersey Devils, NHL Trade Analysis

Revisiting the Nazem Kadri Trade

The Old Prof | March 13, 2026

When the Toronto Maple Leafs completed their 2018-19 season, they had failed once again to get past the dreaded Boston Bruins during the first playoff series. When the season concluded,…

Categories Archives, Avalanche History, Colorado Avalanche, Hockey History, Maple Leafs History, NHL Trade Analysis, Toronto Maple Leafs

Revisiting Blue Jackets and Jets’ Dubois for Laine Trade

Michael Ostrower | March 12, 2026

On Jan. 23, 2021, the Columbus Blue Jackets sent Pierre-Luc Dubois and a third-round pick to the Winnipeg Jets for Patrick Laine and Jack Roslovic. This blockbuster saw two rising…

Categories Archives, Blue Jackets History, Columbus Blue Jackets, Hockey History, Jets History, Kings History, Los Angeles Kings, NHL Trade Analysis, Winnipeg Jets

5 Worst Trades of the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline

Alex Chauvancy | March 10, 2026

On Saturday, we looked at some of the best trades of what was a relatively quiet NHL trade deadline this season. Today, we’ll be examining the opposite and some trades…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders, NHL Trade Analysis, Philadelphia Flyers, Trade Deadline, Vegas Golden Knights

Analyzing the Los Angeles Kings’ 2026 Trade Deadline Moves

Sharlette Shahbazyan | March 10, 2026

The March 2026 NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone, and for the Los Angeles Kings, it was a whirlwind of activity that signaled one very clear message: The window…

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Maple Leafs’ One That Got Away: Tuukka Rask

Adam Reid | March 10, 2026

It seems as if every season in the NHL there is a trade that has a clear winner and loser. Sometimes it can take months or even years to tell…

Categories Archives, Hockey History, Maple Leafs History, NHL Trade Analysis, Toronto Maple Leafs

Breaking Down the Avalanche’s Trade Deadline Acquisitions

Ryan Womeldorf | March 9, 2026

The Colorado Avalanche entered the trade deadline as the NHL’s best team but clearly in need of some reinforcements and that was even before the horrifying tale of Gabriel Landeskog’s…

Categories Avalanche Transactions, Colorado Avalanche, NHL Trade Analysis, Trade Deadline

Revisiting the Brent Burns Trade

Eugene Helfrick | March 9, 2026

On June 24, 2011, the Minnesota Wild and San Jose Sharks made a blockbuster trade on the 2011 NHL Draft floor. The Sharks acquired Brent Burns, who was one of…

Categories Archives, Hockey History, Minnesota Wild, NHL Trade Analysis, San Jose Sharks, Sharks Transactions, Wild Transactions

Revisiting the Hurricanes’ Keith Primeau for Rod Brind’Amour Trade

THW Archives | March 7, 2026

This article was originally published in Sep. 2014. This piece revisits a trade from 2000 that saw two prominent centers trading places between Eastern Conference rivals. The players would play…

Categories Archives, Carolina Hurricanes, Flyers History, Hockey History, Hurricanes History, NHL Trade Analysis, Philadelphia Flyers
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