Mikko Rantanen has been traded for the second time this season. The Dallas Stars have acquired Rantanen from the Carolina Hurricanes for Logan Stankoven, first-round picks in both 2026 and 2028, and third-round picks in both 2026 and 2027. In order to make the deal happen, Rantanen has also agreed to an eight-year extension with [...]
The Winnipeg Jets have acquired a pair of bangers in separate deals. The Jets have acquired Luke Schenn from Pittsburgh in exchange for a 2026 second-round pick and a 2027 fourth-round pick, and they have also acquired Brandon Tanev from Seattle for a second-round pick in 2027. The Jets receive: Schenn, who is currently third [...]
The LA Kings have acquired winger Andrei Kuzmenko from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a 2027 third-round draft pick. The Flyers retain 50% of Kuzmenko's $5.5M cap hit. The Flyers Receive: a middling draft pick for a player they were obviously not interested in keeping. Kuzmenko tenure with the Flyers has come to an [...]
The Ottawa Senators have acquired center Dylan Cozens, defenseman Dennis Gilbert, and a 2026 second-round pick from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for center Josh Norris and defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker. The Senators receive: Cozens, whose production has dipped for two consecutive seasons. Following a breakout 68-point season in 2022-23, Cozens’ scoring fell to 47 points [...]
Given the timing of the article this week, I decided not to chase trade stories. There will undoubtedly be trades finalized after the article posts, let alone after the planning and writing of it. I am also going to do my best to avoid players who are likely to be traded, though sometimes trade targets [...]
Welcome back in, everyone! So let me paint this picture for you all. There I am in my yearly review (virtual), and I get a notification come across my iPhone that Colton Parayko is to be sidelined for the next six weeks with a knee injury. So what you’re basically saying is, he’s cooked for [...]
The San Jose Sharks have traded defenseman Jake Walman to the Edmonton Oilers for a conditional 2026 first-round pick and forward Carl Berglund. The Oilers receive: Walman, who has leveraged an opportunity on a rebuilding Sharks team into a career season (32 PTS in 50 GP). At the time of the trade, he also led [...]
The New York Islanders have traded center Brock Nelson and forward William Dufour to the Colorado Avalanche for prospect Calum Ritchie, a first-round pick in either 2026 or 2027, a conditional third-round pick in 2028, and defensemen Oliver Kylington. The Islanders then immediately traded Kylington to the Anaheim Ducks for future considerations. The Avalanche receive: [...]
Another expected domino fell as the Vegas Golden Knights reunited with an old friend by acquiring Reilly Smith from the New York Rangers. All told, Smith wasn’t having that bad of a season with New York – his goals and assists per game are nearly in line with what he did in Pittsburgh last season [...]
Good day, all! We have an interesting slate on our hands tonight, I know this because this is one to where my notes have plenty of things jotted down with ample question marks, cross offs, and things underlined. Before we dive in though we have to address the Avalanche in the room…if you have a [...]
