NHL Trade Analysis
Brian Bellows Trade to Montreal
November 8th, 2018 For an entire decade, Brian Bellows was a staple of the Minnesota North Stars and the team's premier sniper. Selected with the second pick of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, he represented the franchise at three different All-Star Games (1984, 1988, 1992) and was even named an...
Milan Lucic Trade to the Los Angeles Kings Revisited
September 22nd, 2018 It's been three full seasons since Boston Bruins mainstay Milan Lucic packed his bags and made a near 3,000-mile trek from the East to West Coast. The Bruins, who traded Lucic to the Los Angeles Kings just prior to 2015's free agent frenzy, received goaltender Martin...
Dale Hawerchuk Trade Revisited
September 10th, 2018 Beginning in 1981, Dale Hawerchuk became one of the most dominant centers in the National Hockey League and was the face of the Winnipeg Jets. After a junior career in the QMJHL in which he scored 81 goals and 102 assists in all of 72 games for the 1980-81 Cornwall Royals ,...
L.A. Kings' Ben Bishop Trades Revisited
August 3rd, 2018 It's been more than a year since the Los Angeles Kings made a pair of perplexing transactions involving goaltender Ben Bishop — first acquiring him from the Tampa Bay Lightning for Peter Budaj, Erik Cernak, and a couple of picks, then dealing him to the Dallas Stars for a...
Eric Lindros Trade Revisited
July 9th, 2018 Two teams made deals for him, but only one could end up with "The Next One". It's been 26 years and about a week since the Quebec Nordiques traded Eric Lindros — a once-in-a-generation player with outstanding offensive prowess, a bone-crunching physical presence,...
Kessel to Toronto Trade Revisited a Decade Later
June 20th, 2018 Talks of trades swirl around Phil Kessel more frequently than a cloud of dust swirls around the Peanuts character Pigpen. With whispers and rumours circulating once again that the Pittsburgh Penguins sniper could be on the move, let's take a look back at the first deal...
Oilers Five Thoughts: Pontus Aberg, J.D. Dudek & Others
March 1st, 2018 The NHL trade deadline has come and gone, and the Edmonton Oilers took their lumps as sellers. When the 2017-18 season started, Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli was supposed to be adding the final touches for a playoff push. However reality set in, the team slumbered...
Breaking Down the Bruins Rick Nash Trade
February 27th, 2018 It's over. Everybody take a deep breath, smoke 'em if you've got 'em and settle in for what figures to be a dead sprint toward and through the playoffs. The Boston Bruins, owners of the NHL's fourth-best record as the deadline passed, refused to sit idly-by while the...
Brandon Davidson Traded to Islanders by Oilers
February 24th, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers made their first significant (somewhat) trade of the 2018 NHL Trade Deadline by moving depth-defenseman Brandon Davidson to the New York Islanders for a third-round draft selection in 2019. It's the kind of remodeling Oilers' GM Peter Chiarelli spoke of...
NHL Trade Deadline: 14 Stanley Cup-Winning Additions
February 21st, 2018 At every NHL trade deadline, general managers of contending franchises set out to acquire the last player or two who will push their team over the edge. These buyers truly believe that the Stanley Cup is within reach – there’s just one piece of the puzzle missing. So...
Phaneuf Trade Signals Senators Retool
February 15th, 2018 The Ottawa Senators couldn’t afford to wait until Erik Karlsson’s contract situation was sorted out to start making changes, and Tuesday night’s trade looks like the first step in their retool. By sending veteran defender Dion Phaneuf and Nate Thompson to the Los...
5 Cup-Winning Trade Deadline Pickups
February 7th, 2018 With the 2018 NHL trade deadline looming, teams are preparing to buy and sell their top players and prospects in order to grab a wild card spot in the playoffs or rebuild their roster for a shot at it in a few years. The trade deadline is also an opportunity for veteran...
Ryan Reaves: Keeping 'Sid the Kid' Safe?
December 20th, 2017 Living in the Pittsburgh market, I am exposed to Penguins media and story lines. On June 23, the first day of this year's draft, the team made a trade that sent Oskar Sundqvist and their first round pick (31st overall) to the Blues for Ryan Reaves and their second round...
