Posts About "2019 Trade Deadline"
Revisiting Bruins' 2019 Deadline Deals
January 20th, 2020 The NHL trade deadline is on Feb. 24, just over a month away. Contenders for the Stanley Cup will try to upgrade their rosters in an attempt to dethrone the defending champion, St. Louis Blues. One team that needs an addition or two is the 2019 Eastern Conference champion Boston Bruins. They need a forward, specifically, a second...
Senators Weekly: Stone, Boucher, Melnyk & More
March 4th, 2019 Welcome to Senators Weekly, where you can catch up on the past week of the Ottawa Senators throughout the 2018-19 season. From trending topics to surging prospects to news and notes, this is your weekly roundup on all things Sens. This has possibly been the worst week in Senators history for the fans. The team traded their...
Rangers' Deadline Decisions - How Did Gorton Do?
February 28th, 2019 The NHL trade deadline is now history. This past weekend leading up to the deadline consisted of endless speculation and attempts to predict the various different outcomes that would ensue. The New York Rangers were one of the most active teams at this season's deadline as they continue to sell off their players and build their pool of...
Blackhawks’ Direction After Quiet Deadline
February 27th, 2019 The 2019 Trade Deadline has come and gone and we all know by now the Chicago Blackhawks decided to stand pat and not make any major moves. There were two minor-league exchanges the previous week that acquired Peter Holland for Darren Raddysh and Spencer Watson for Matheson Iacopelli. But that was it. So technically the same roster...
Avalanche Trade Plans Shifted Near Deadline
February 27th, 2019 The Colorado Avalanche approached this season’s trade deadline clearly stating they were not going to be big players. They were true to their word. However, the minimal player movement was as much a product of circumstances as any plan. Players on the Trade Block As the Avalanche entered February, they were facing the deadline in the...
New York Rangers Finally Add Some Grit
February 27th, 2019 So yes, Kevin Hayes has actually been traded by the New York Rangers, a move that has upset a portion of the fanbase to a surprisingly large degree. That topic will likely invoke strong emotional reactions for at least the rest of the season. And the return for the big center might turn out to be overlooked as a result by...
Senators 2019 Trade Deadline Review
February 26th, 2019 Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion just completed his third, and possibly best, trade deadline. The key message from the organization is clear, they are all in for the rebuild and will do what it takes to get there. Even if that means sending your top three scoring forwards away. Dorion made a number of moves this season,...
Flames Stand Pat While Rivals Load Up at Deadline
February 26th, 2019 On a trade deadline in which almost every other Western Conference contender made significant moves, the conference-leading Calgary Flames only added a depth defenseman. Flames general manager Brad Treliving was apparently reluctant to mess with team chemistry and/or give up futures for rental players. In doing so, he seems confident his...
Recapping Predators' Trade Deadline Deals
February 26th, 2019 The 2019 Trade Deadline has come and gone, and what started out as a slow-developing deadline day ended with a flurry of trades. Within that flurry of moves were two trades that involved the Nashville Predators as they acquired Mikael Granlund and Wayne Simmonds. General manager David Poile, like the general managers of other contenders,...
Grading the Capitals' Deadline Acquisitions
February 26th, 2019 Without much cap space to work with the season, the Washington Capitals didn’t make a trade until the final week before the trade deadline. The reigning Stanley Cup champions retained most their roster from last season and have found success again this season. Rather than changing the dynamic and makeup of the roster,...
Penguins Trade for Gudbranson Is a Head Scratching Move
February 26th, 2019 I mentioned a few days ago that the worst move the Pittsburgh Penguins could make at the 2019 Trade Deadline would be dealing for Alex Chiasson of the Edmonton Oilers. It appears Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford saw that and decided to blindside everybody with a jaw-dropping trade. The Penguins sent Tanner Pearson to the...
Maple Leafs Offer Petan a New Chance
February 26th, 2019 The Toronto Maple Leafs were pretty quiet on Feb. 25, the NHL trade deadline date. However, they did make one trade, picking up left winger Nic Petan from the Winnipeg Jets for first-year Swedish fourth-liner Par Lindholm. They also called up Trevor Moore from the Toronto Marlies. Both Petan and Moore are left wingers, and...
Flames' Placing Trust In Current Group After Quiet Deadline
February 26th, 2019 While all signs pointed to the Calgary Flames potentially being a major player on NHL trade deadline day, in the end general manager Brad Treliving made only a minor depth move and failed to land any of the big fish that were out there. Calgary's lone transaction was the acquisition of defenceman Oscar Fantenberg from the Los Angeles...
