Sabres Botterill Plays it Safe Jeff Seide | February 25, 2020 With roughly the same odds to land the No. 1 overall pick at the NHL Entry Draft (4.7%) than to make the playoffs (4.2%), it would have taken one if…
2020 NHL Trade Deadline: Fisher’s Winners & Losers Larry Fisher | February 25, 2020 By my count, there were 30 deals on deadline day involving 55 players and 25 draft picks. That included 36 legitimate NHLers, plus 19 minor-leaguers or prospects on the move…
Flyers: Getting to Know Nate Thompson Nathan Moser | February 25, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers made three trades on what was a rather busy deadline day. The first of those deals involved the Flyers sending a 2021 fifth-round pick to the Montreal…
Maple Leafs Extend Muzzin After Lacklustre Trade Deadline Shane Andrews | February 25, 2020 Similar to last year, the Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t do much during the trade deadline, even though there was much speculation regarding the movement of pending unrestricted free agent defenceman…
Devils Receive Fair Returns for Simmonds, Vatanen Alex Chauvancy | February 25, 2020 It’s no surprise the New Jersey Devils were sellers yesterday, as they traded away Sami Vatanen and Wayne Simmonds before the 3 P.M. trade deadline. They received a conditional 2021…
Chris Kreider’s Contract Pros & Cons Dylan Spilko | February 25, 2020 The clock was winding down on Chris Kreider’s career as a New York Ranger before the trade deadline on Feb. 24, then president John Davidson called a press conference at…
Senators Win Big With Pageau Trade Ben Fraser | February 25, 2020 In a deal that the hockey world saw coming, the Ottawa Senators traded fan-favourite Jean-Gabriel Pageau to the New York Islanders for a 2020 lottery-protected, first-round pick, a 2020 second-round…
Hurricanes Go All-In At Trade Deadline Matt Cosman | February 25, 2020 Amidst the chaos of Saturday night’s injury fiasco in Toronto, the Carolina Hurricanes and general manager Don Waddell were facing a boatload of pressure to recuperate their broken squad before…
Blackhawks’ Deadline Reactions & Game Updates Gail Kauchak | February 25, 2020 It’s officially official. The 2020 trade deadline has come and gone, and as expected the Chicago Blackhawks have parted ways with defenseman Erik Gustafsson. It wasn’t as expected, but they…
The Grind Line: Grading the Red Wings’ Trade Deadline Moves Tony Wolak | February 25, 2020 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
2020 Trade Deadline: 3 Teams That Improved Their Prospect Pools Josh Bell | February 25, 2020 The 2020 NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone, and as you can expect there were some massive moves. As with any trade deadline, some teams were buying veteran and…
Flyers Hit a Home Run with Nate Thompson Trade Johnny Berman | February 24, 2020 Just yesterday, I wrote that the Philadelphia Flyers would benefit from adding an experienced, hard-checking fourth-line center. Today, the Flyers did just that when they acquired Nate Thompson from the…