Posts About "2020 Trade Deadline"
Oilers Acquire Athanasiou
February 24th, 2020 Edmonton Oilers general Ken Holland has spent a lot of time calling his former office in Detroit. After acquiring defenseman Mike Green from the Red Wings this morning, he has struck another deal to bring in speedy forward Andreas Athanasiou. Oilers Add Speed Up Front Darren Dreger of TSN was the first to report that the Oilers...
3 Canucks' Trade Deadline Targets - Defencemen
February 23rd, 2020 Don't look now, but the trade deadline is coming up fast and the Vancouver Canucks are still a prominent team in the rumor mill. Despite making a big move earlier in the week acquiring Tyler Toffoli from the Los Angeles Kings, general manager Jim Benning is still on a mission to improve his team as the playoffs get closer and closer. So...
Rangers Address Weakness with Julien Gauthier Trade
February 19th, 2020 If there's one thing that the New York Rangers have made clear in their rebuilding years, it's that they greatly value their defensive prospects, evident by the 11 Rangers defensemen taken in the last three entry drafts. With that much talent spilling into the organization, the Rangers found themselves in a bit of a logjam on the blue...
3 Canucks' Trade Deadline Targets - Forwards
February 17th, 2020 The National Hockey League trade deadline is just around the corner and the Vancouver Canucks are right in the thick of things in the Western Conference playoff race. For the first time in a long time, they could be buyers instead of sellers, and that's an exciting prospect for a team that has struggled to even have a sniff at the...
Coyotes' Grabner Could Be Trade Bait
February 17th, 2020 It's no secret that Arizona Coyotes forward Michael Grabner has struggled badly so far during the 2019-20 NHL regular season. Grabner has played in just 45 of Arizona's 61 games this year, and has been a regular healthy scratch as of late, as he's participated only 6 of 19 contests since the calendar flipped to 2020. During that...
Islanders: Right Time to Make a Trade?
January 20th, 2020 Despite the (NHL) .500 play from the New York Islanders as of late, there’s still an 80.1% chance they make the playoffs, according to Hockey Reference. They're fifth in the Eastern Conference and sixth in the league in points, more than respectable. But as the playoff race heats up and the Islanders' historic winning streak from...
Islanders' Out-of-the-Box Trade Deadline Ideas
January 16th, 2020 With the New York Islanders sitting between contention and contender status, it comes as no surprise that they will be big players at the trade deadline. Many names have been tossed around, but fans and analysts alike have lacked originality in coming up with trade targets. Guys like Tyler Toffoli and Jean-Gabriel Pageau are not going...
Maple Leafs' Possible Trade Deadline Targets
January 15th, 2020 As we inch closer to the NHL Trade Deadline, there are more rumors circulating about specific targets that the Maple Leafs may be interested in. On the surface, the team is extremely deep up front. Scoring isn’t an issue and they have great depth pieces in the bottom half of the lineup. However, Cup contenders try to fill out their...
Flames Have Crucial Month Ahead as Trade Deadline Looms
January 7th, 2020 The Calgary Flames find themselves in the midst of an extremely tight Western Conference race that sees them currently clinging on to the final wild-card spot. The Flames are just three points behind the second-place Arizona Coyotes in the Pacific Division and five points behind the division-leading Vegas Golden Knights, but they...
Should Rangers Trade Kreider Now or at the Deadline?
December 21st, 2019 The debate regarding Chris Kreider appears to have permanently shifted from whether the New York Rangers will try to extend his contract beyond this season, or if they'll potentially trade him. The career Ranger is now a strong bet to be moved out, ending an eight-year run on Broadway and no doubt upsetting plenty of fans. With...
