Wild West: Trade Deadline 2019
Chris Kane
2019-02-18
We will have a little bit of a change in format this week. The trade deadline is fast approaching and that means we are inundated with trade and contract speculations. It is hard to know how much weight to put in any of it. For the West I have tried to sort teams into Buyers and Sellers, take a look at what they might be missing and see who could be available at the deadline. The list is not intended to be prescriptive – and I certainly haven’t included player’s names because I know they will be traded. The potential adds are based on the positional needs of the club, and the amount of flexibility they have at the deadline.
Cap info courtesy of CapFriendly.
Team positions and points after Sunday’s (2/17) games
Likely Buyers
Winnipeg
Current Position: First in the Central Division, 76 points
Deadline Cap Space: $27,493,539
Needs: Potential second line center to allow Bryan Little to move on to the third line.
Potential Adds: There are some high quality centers potentially available with the cap space Winnipeg currently has.
|
PLAYER |
TEAM |
CAP HIT |
SALARY |
AGE |
POS |
|
$6,000,000 |
$6,500,000 |
27 |
C, LW |
||
|
$5,175,000 |
$5,175,000 |
26 |
C |
||
|
$4,583,333 |
$4,750,000 |
27 |
C, LW, RW |
||
|
$3,500,000 |
$3,500,000 |
33 |
C |
Nashville
Current Position: Second in the Central Division, 73 points
Deadline Cap Space: $29,083,839
Needs: Depth scoring particularly on the wing. Kevin Fiala, and Craig Smith just aren’t getting it done with any consistency.
Potential Adds: Again the cap space gives Nashville som real flexibility here.
|
PLAYER |
TEAM |
CAP HIT |
SALARY |
AGE |
POS |
|
$4,500,000 |
$4,500,000 |
30 |
RW |
||
|
$4,500,000 |
$4,000,000 |
36 |
RW |
||
|
$4,000,000 |
$3,666,000 |
29 |
LW |
||
|
$3,750,000 |
$3,750,000 |
27 |
RW, LW |
||
|
$2,800,000 |
$2,800,000 |
27 |
LW, RW |
||
|
$1,800,000 |
$2,100,000 |
26 |
LW, RW, C |
||
|
$1,750,000 |
$1,800,000 |
26 |
LW, RW |
Dallas
Current Position: First Wild Card Position, 63 points
Deadline Cap Space: $1,795,834
Needs: Depth scoring and defense. That top line is killer, but the pace falls off dramatically – even when Dallas breaks up Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin, and Alexander Radulov
Potential Adds: There is still some reasonable talent at this cap level.
|
PLAYER |
TEAM |
CAP HIT |
SALARY |
AGE |
POS |
|
$1,400,000 |
$1,550,000 |
25 |
RW, LW |
||
|
$1,050,000 |
$1,050,000 |
24 |
RW |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
25 |
LW |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
24 |
LW, C |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
23 |
RW, C |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
23 |
RW, LW |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
22 |
C |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
21 |
RW, C |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
24 |
LW, C |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
23 |
C, LW |
San Jose
Current Position: Second in the Pacific Division, 77 Points
Deadline Cap Space: $5,328,621
Needs: With the most goals against of anyone currently in playoff position: Goaltending.
Potential Adds: There is a reasonable market of potential goalies at the moment, though Jimmy Howard is the only one outperforming his Expected Goal numbers.
|
PLAYER |
TEAM |
CAP HIT |
SALARY |
AGE |
|
$5,291,666 |
$4,250,000 |
34 |
||
|
$2,500,000 |
$2,000,000 |
28 |
||
|
$1,750,000 |
$1,750,000 |
32 |
||
|
$1,500,000 |
$1,500,000 |
26 |
||
|
$1,250,000 |
$1,300,000 |
28 |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
23 |
||
|
$900,000 |
$1,100,000 |
24 |
Calgary
Current Position: First in the Pacific Division, 77 points
Deadline Cap Space: $6,978,074
Needs: Secondary scoring and goaltending, though Matthew Tkachuk, Mikael Backlund, and Michael Frolik do have a history of performing when it counts.
Potential Adds: Some flexibility with available cap space helps with the options.
|
PLAYER |
TEAM |
CAP HIT |
SALARY |
AGE |
POS |
|
$5,175,000 |
$5,175,000 |
26 |
C |
||
|
$4,500,000 |
$4,500,000 |
30 |
RW |
||
|
$4,500,000 |
$4,000,000 |
36 |
RW |
||
|
$3,750,000 |
$3,750,000 |
27 |
RW, LW |
||
|
$3,500,000 |
$3,500,000 |
33 |
C |
Las Vegas
Current Position: Third in the Pacific Division, 68 points
Deadline Cap Space: $16,497,033
Needs: Nothing glaring. Top two lines both capable of scoring, defensive core is strong, and goaltending is holding up well. Vegas has a lot of solid pieces already so
an ideal add would be a game breaker. They could be in the running for many of the other depth forwards, but with William Karlsson’s regression a top producer might be needed.
Potential Adds:
|
PLAYER |
TEAM |
CAP HIT |
SALARY |
AGE |
POS |
|
$6,000,000 |
$6,500,000 |
27 |
C, LW |
||
|
$6,000,000 |
$6,000,000 |
26 |
LW |
||
|
$5,725,000 |
$6,000,000 |
26 |
LW, RW |
St. Louis
Current Position: Third in the Central Division, 67 points
Deadline Cap Space: $5,196,696
Needs: Some depth scoring wouldn’t hurt, but adding some defense would help shore up the backend.
Potential Adds:
|
PLAYER |
TEAM |
CAP HIT |
SALARY |
AGE |
POS |
|
$4,300,000 |
$4,300,000 |
24 |
D |
||
|
$3,000,000 |
$3,000,000 |
28 |
D |
||
|
$2,825,000 |
$2,825,000 |
24 |
D |
||
|
$2,800,000 |
$2,800,000 |
25 |
D |
|
$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
28 |
D |
||
|
$925,000
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|
$925,000 |
20 |
D |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
22 |
D |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
23 |
D |
Likely Sellers
LA
Current Position: 15th in the West (9th in Wild Card), 52 points
Deadline Cap Space: $9,877,056
Available Assets:
|
PLAYER |
TEAM |
CAP HIT |
SALARY |
AGE |
POS |
|
$4,000,000 |
$3,666,000 |
29 |
LW |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
24 |
LW, C |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
23 |
G |
Anaheim
Current Position: 13th in West (7th in Wild Card), 55 points
Deadline Cap Space: $559,167
Available Assets:
|
PLAYER |
TEAM |
CAP HIT |
SALARY |
AGE |
POS |
|
$3,750,000 |
$3,750,000 |
27 |
RW, LW |
||
|
$3,000,000 |
$3,000,000 |
28 |
D |
||
|
$1,750,000 |
$1,750,000 |
32 |
G |
||
|
$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
30 |
C |
Edmonton
Current Position: 14th in West, (8th in Wild Card), 53 points
Deadline Cap Space: $4,269,166
Available Assets:
|
PLAYER |
TEAM |
CAP HIT |
SALARY |
AGE |
POS |
|
$2,000,000 |
$2,000,000 |
25 |
LW, RW |
||
|
$1,950,000 |
$1,950,000 |
26 |
D |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
20 |
RW |
On The Edge
Chicago
Current Position: 12th in the West (6th in Wild Card), 57 Points
Deadline Cap Space: $21,173,677
Needs: If they want to make a playoff run shoring up their defensive end and goaltending is a must.
Available Assets: If they end up being sellers they have some potential options.
|
PLAYER |
TEAM |
CAP HIT |
SALARY |
AGE |
POS |
|
$3,083,333 |
$2,300,000 |
28 |
C |
||
|
$3,000,000 |
$3,000,000 |
34 |
G |
||
|
$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
38 |
RW, LW |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
23 |
C, RW |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
23 |
LW, RW, C |
Colorado
Current Position: 11th in the West (5th in Wild Card), 57 Points
Deadline Cap Space: $52,148,839
Needs: A playoff push will require more depth scoring. Carl Soderberg is the only player doing much of anything off of the top line. Their goals against numbers are also a concern, so an improvement on defense might be needed as well.
Available Assets:
|
PLAYER |
TEAM |
CAP HIT |
SALARY |
AGE |
POS |
|
$5,900,000 |
$5,500,000 |
30 |
G |
||
|
$2,500,000 |
$2,500,000 |
26 |
D |
||
|
$2,150,000 |
$2,200,000 |
23 |
D |
||
|
$1,400,000 |
$1,550,000 |
25 |
RW, LW |
||
|
$950,000 |
$950,000 |
27 |
LW, RW |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
23 |
RW, C |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
23 |
C, LW |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
24 |
C |
Vancouver
Current Position: 9th in the West (3rd in Wild Card), 59 Points
Deadline Cap Space: $40,755,855
Needs: A supporting cast for Bo Horvat on the second line, and a true number one defenseman.
Available Assets:
|
PLAYER |
TEAM |
CAP HIT |
SALARY |
AGE |
POS |
|
$2,800,000 |
$2,800,000 |
25 |
D |
||
|
$1,475,000 |
$1,475,000 |
25 |
RW, LW, C |
||
|
$1,100,000 |
$1,100,000 |
24 |
D |
||
|
$1,100,000 |
$1,200,000 |
31 |
C |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
25 |
LW |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
23 |
RW, LW, C |
Arizona
Current Position: 10th in the West (4th in Wild Card), 57 Points
Deadline Cap Space: $29,486,236
Needs: Arizona has reasonable defense, but needs to improve scoring, and an un-injured goalie would help.
Available Assets:
|
PLAYER |
TEAM |
CAP HIT |
SALARY |
AGE |
POS |
|
$2,800,000 |
$2,800,000 |
27 |
LW, RW |
||
|
$1,750,000 |
$1,750,000 |
26 |
C, LW |
||
|
$1,000,000 |
$1,050,000 |
24 |
C, LW |
||
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
22 |
C |
Minnesota
Current Position: Second Wild Card Spot, 60 points
Deadline Cap Space: $8,937,430
Needs: Arizona has reasonable defense and goaltending. Like Vegas they also have a number of middle six forwards, but are missing the top tier talent.
Available Assets:
|
PLAYER |
TEAM |
CAP HIT |
SALARY |
AGE |
POS |
|
$3,500,000 |
$3,500,000 |
33 |
C |
||
|
$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
32 |
C, RW |
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