Fantasy Take – Latest NHL Moves

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 [...]

Having their cap hamstrung by a pair of buyouts has limited what Minnesota can do to improve the team, and it’s shown up front with a number of centres getting a crack at the top line, and a rotation of wingers across from budding star Matt Boldy. The Wild have attempted to improve their situation [...]

The Edmonton Oilers have acquired defenseman Mattias Ekholm and a sixth-round pick from the Nashville Predators for Tyson Barrie, Reid Schaefer, a first-round pick, and a fourth-round pick. The Oilers receive: Ekholm, the shutdown defenseman that they badly needed in order to be a more legitimate Stanley Cup contender. Ekholm is an effective two-way defenseman [...]

Toronto made a number of trades to shake up their depth on Tuesday, and though the focus has often been on the blue line, this one meant moving the bottom-6 around. Pierre Engvall was sent to the New York Islanders in exchange for a third-round draft pick in 2024: https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1630684621972156418 Envgvall set a career-high with [...]

The Toronto Maple Leafs and their blue line, for whatever reason, is a spot of debate for hockey fans of all stripes, at least online. Kyle Dubas has altered his approach to defencemen and the deadline a bit and gone heavy on depth. Part of this depth is now Erik Gustafsson, acquired from Washington for [...]

One of the long-rumoured players to be traded was in fact dealt on Tuesday afternoon as the Jesse Puljujärvi era in Edmonton has finally come to an end. After many ups and downs, 51 goals, 317 games, and a pair of playoff appearances, he is off to Carolina in a straight one-for-one player swap: https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1630620295785594907 [...]

The Toronto Maple Leafs trade prospect forwards Joey Anderson and Pavel Gogolev, a conditional first-round pick in 2025, a 2026 second-round pick to Chicago for defenseman Jake McCabe and checking forward Sam Lafferty, plus two fifth-round picks (2024 and 2025). The Maple Leafs get: a physical defenseman with a bit of offensive ability, not unlike [...]

The Tampa Bay Lightning traded defenseman Cal Foote, a conditional first-round pick in 2025, a second in 2024 as well as third, fourth and fifth rounders in the upcoming draft this summer – all for feisty forward Tanner Jeannot. The Predators get: a fading prospect who has been in and out of the Tampa lineup. [...]

The New Jersey Devils have acquired Timo Meier, Scott Harrington, Timur Ibragimov, Santeri Hatakka,  Zachary Emond, and a 2024 fifth-round pick from the San Jose Sharks for a 2023 first-round pick, a 2024 conditional first-round pick, a 2024 seventh-round pick, Fabian Zetterlund, Shakir Mukhamadullin, Nikita Okhotiuk, and Andreas Johnsson. The trade took a while to [...]

The Vegas Golden Knights have acquired forward Ivan Barbashev from the St. Louis Blues for prospect Zach Dean. The Blues continue to clean house, as Vladimir Tarasenko, Ryan O’Reilly, and now Barbashev have been traded away. The 27-year-old Barbashev has 29 points (10 G, 19 A) in 59 games this season. His pace is down [...]