Fantasy Take – Latest NHL Moves

After acquiring the big defenceman they had been seeking for a while in Mattias Ekholm, the focus of the Edmonton Oilers turned to filling out the forward roster. The team has had serious problems generating offence whenever Connor McDavid is off the ice and they made a deal with the Arizona Coyotes to help address [...]

After spending 16 seasons with the Los Angeles Kings, goaltender Jonathan Quick has now been drafted twice in the last few days, first going to Columbus (which was written about by Alex at the time), and now he’s back in the Western Conference following a trade to the Vegas Golden Knights: https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/status/1631365226506354688 The full trade [...]

When Detroit traded defenceman Filip Hronek to the Vancouver Canucks for a pair of draft picks, including a first-rounder, it appeared another shoe was going to drop. It did not come in the form of Jakob Chychrun (he’s in Ottawa now) or Erik Karlsson (he should be back in Ottawa but I digress), but rather [...]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forward Mikael Granlund from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a 2023 second-round draft pick. The Penguins receive: Granlund, a playmaking assist-heavy forward who can play either center or wing. He should initially be penciled in on the Penguins’ third line but could move up to one of the top [...]

Jakob Chychrun has finally been traded! The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenseman Chychrun from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a conditional first-round pick in 2023, a conditional second-round pick in 2024 and a second-round pick in 2026. The Senators receive: A potential first-pair defenseman who can bring some offense and size (6-2, 220 lbs.) [...]

The Canucks, working towards more of a re-tool than a rebuild, have acquired Filip Hronek (who is currently injured) and a fourth-round pick from Detroit in exchange for first and second round picks. https://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/1631048640671232001 What the Canucks Get: The Canucks get a top-four defenceman on a reasonable contract who can play at both ends of [...]

The Hurricanes bolstered the offensive skill on their blue line by adding Shayne Gostisbehere from the Coyotes for a 2026 third-round pick.     What the Hurricanes Get: An offensive defenceman who has been revived this year by the Coyotes. Gostisbehere’s value jumps because he suddenly has a lot more offensive talent to distribute the puck [...]

The Colorado finally got into the deadline action, filling a middle-six centre void with the acquisition of Lars Eller. In return, they paid in their favourite currency – a 2nd round pick. Overall, an excellent return for the Capitals, regardless of the salary retention. What the Avalanche Get: A responsible third-line centre who can raise [...]

The Los Angeles Kings were the ones who finally paid the price for Vladislav Gavrikov, while trying to also hide Jonathan Quick as a cap dump in the deal as well in a swap for Joonas Korpisalo. The goalie swap and the upgrade on defence checks multiple boxes for the Kings, who come out with [...]

Shout out to all the TV hockey pundits for what they have to do on Friday because the trade deadline seems to be an impetus to get things done now rather than having teams wait to the last minute. There have been a slew of significant trades over the last few days and one more [...]