Posts About "Trade Analysis"
Dale Hawerchuk Trade Revisited
September 10th, 2020 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 , he was at the top of the draft charts. Winnipeg selected...
Subban-Weber Trade Revisited
June 30th, 2020 In a year that could be described as atrocious for Weber, Subban was outstanding. Subban played all 82 regular season games, finished with 59 points and was plus-18. Although the Predators did not make it as far in the playoffs as they did the previous season, Subban still managed to notch 9 points in 13 playoff games. Up to this point,...
Meet the New Blackhawks: Alexander Nylander
August 23rd, 2019 This is the most surprising post of the “Meet the New Blackhawks” series I have been working on this summer. On July 9, the Chicago Blackhawks acquired forward Alexander Nylander from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for defenseman Henri Jokiharju. Blackhawks Pull Off Surprising Deal The consensus among most Blackhawks fans was...
Breaking Down the Flyers' Trade for Matt Niskanen
June 18th, 2019 It was well-documented that, to take the leap to true contender status, the Philadelphia Flyers' blue line was going to need a face-lift. General manager Chuck Fletcher has taken the first - and perhaps only - step toward rearranging the blue line. Defenseman Radko Gudas was traded to the Washington Capitals for 32-year-old veteran...
Penguins Begin Retooling with Maatta Trade
June 17th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins have started shaking up the roster already this offseason, shipping defenseman Olli Maatta to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forward Dominik Kahun and a fifth-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft. The move gives Pittsburgh some extra forward depth as well as extra cap space over the next few...
Predators Getting Boyle Makes Perfect Sense
February 6th, 2019 On the afternoon of Feb. 6, the Nashville Predators announced they had acquired Brian Boyle from the New Jersey Devils for a 2019 second-round pick. In an effort to add center depth and toughness, Predators general manager David Poile acquired the 34-year-old veteran for a single asset, and didn't give up a first-round pick or prospect...
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 Jones, Colin Miller, and the 13th overall pick in the 2015 NHL Entry...
Ilya Kovalchuk Trade Revisited
June 11th, 2018 The number-one song in the U.S. the day Ilya Kovalchuk's time with the Atlanta Thrashers ran out was, ironically, Ke$ha's "Tik Tok." It's been more than eight years since the Thrashers sent Kovalchuk and Ansi Salmela to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Niclas Bergfors, Johnny Oduya, Patrice Cormier, and a 2010 first-round draft...
Blake Wheeler Trade Revisited
June 8th, 2018 It has been more than six years since the Boston Bruins agreed to send Blake Wheeler and Mark Stuart to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for Rich Peverley and Boris Valabik. At the time many felt the trade was a win for Peter Chiarelli and company, as the veteran winger played a key role in helping the club win the 2011 Stanley Cup and...
