Trades Contracts and Transactions
Penguins Trade Brassard to Panthers
February 1st, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded forwards Derick Brassard and Riley Sheahan, a second-round pick and two fourth-round picks to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann. https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/1091387365182951424 This...
20 Biggest NHL Trades in the Past Year
January 25th, 2019 There are a lot of trades made throughout the NHL. The majority of them, and generally the biggest ones, take place at the trade deadline or on draft day. However, there are a lot of trades that occur between the draft and the trade deadline. Trades provide the opportunity...
Top 10 Contracts in the NHL
January 12th, 2019 With more than half of all National Hockey League clubs within $4 million of the current $79.5 million salary cap, it's safe to say many were relieved when it was widely reported that next season's ceiling will increase to $83 million. That $3.5 million increase may be...
Projecting Red Wings Free Agents' Next Contracts
December 18th, 2018 Last summer, Ken Holland and the Detroit Red Wings were tasked with signing a handful of restricted free agents, including Anthony Mantha, Tyler Bertuzzi, Andreas Athanasiou, and future captain Dylan Larkin. The summer of 2019 presents a different scenario:...
The Worst Trades in NHL History
December 14th, 2018 Every year in the NHL, trades take place between teams in order to improve their respective squads. On most occasions, trades in the NHL work out well, in which both teams improve following the arrival of a new player(s) or asset which addresses a weakness or need...
NHL CBA: Making the Case for Annual Amnesty Buyouts
December 12th, 2018 It may seem like the last NHL work stoppage was only a couple of years ago, but there’s already potential for another lockout on the horizon. There’s an opt-out clause in the current NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that could put the 2020-21 season on...
Edmonton Oilers | Aberg, Gagner, and Jerabek
October 1st, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers might be over in Germany preparing to kick off the start of their 2018-19 season, but there's still plenty of work to do back home. The Oilers were busy waiving defenseman Jakub Jerabek and forward Pontus Aberg after wrapping up their final preseason...
5 Worst Trades of the 2017-18 Season
September 17th, 2018 * originally published in June 2018 With the NHL Playoffs now complete the focus turns to next season and trades will pick up again. Some trades are win-win, the Seth Jones for Ryan Johansen deal is a good example, but plenty of trades become a significant loss for one...
3 Biggest Trades in Red Wings History
August 30th, 2018 August 8, 2018 marked the 30th anniversary of the trade that sent icon Wayne Gretzky to Los Angeles and sent shockwaves around the hockey world. Gretzky, along with Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski, was shipped to the Los Angeles Kings for Jimmy Carson, Martin...
Every NHL Team’s Worst Contract
August 20th, 2018 In a salary cap league, contract negotiations become critical to building perennial contenders. A team cannot afford too many value-negative contracts: contracts where the money owed to the player is likely significantly higher than the value he will bring to the team over...
Predicting PTOs: 70 Potential Tryouts
August 17th, 2018 Besides Rick Nash, who is pondering retirement, it’s pretty slim pickings among the remaining free agents. A bunch of veterans past their prime and a fair amount of former prospects who haven’t panned out to date. Add them up and there are approximately 100...
Defending Tom Wilson’s Contract
July 30th, 2018 Tom Wilson now has one of the worst contracts in the NHL. It’s Milan Lucic, David Clarkson-level bad, right? I’m going to argue wrong. For starters, stop with the Lucic and Clarkson comparisons. The difference with Wilson is age and upside. Wilson is getting...
Should the Blues Acquire Ryan O'Reilly?
June 28th, 2018 Though the Blues' list of offseason needs isn't short, one need looms large among them: the need for help at the center position. Several names have been floated in connection with the Blues, and one of the most persistent has been that of Ryan O'Reilly. Let's take a look...
