There was a trade on Sunday that saw Rasmus Andersson move to Vegas. There is no contract extension in place and Calgary retains 50 percent of his salary. Andersson leaves Calgary after operating as their clear No. 1 defenceman, logging heavy minutes at even strength and quarterbacking the power play. In Vegas, his role naturally [...]
In the first real trade of the offseason, the Predators began their quest for a do-over, while the Devils are also in need of a bit of a shake-up. Erik Haula fills a bit of a need for the Predators at centre, and all it cost was a bottom-tier prospect (Jeremy Hanzel) and a 4th [...]
The Predators and Penguins swung a deal that likely has both teams trying to shake things up for next year rather than any eyes on the playoffs this year, as both will likely miss. The Penguins are shipping out Michael Bunting and a 4th round pick for Nashville’s Tommy Novak and Luke Schenn. With Pittsburgh [...]
The Florida Panthers have swung another goalie deal, acquiring Vitek Vanecek from the San Jose Sharks for minor league forward Patrick Giles. No other pieces were part of the deal and no salary was retained. The Panthers receive: Vanecek is an NHL goalie who hasn’t put up good numbers for two straight seasons, but looked [...]
The Vancouver Canucks have traded center J.T. Miller, defenseman Erik Brannstrom, and defenseman Jackson Dorrington to the New York Rangers for center Filip Chytil, defenseman Victor Mancini, and a top-13 protected 2025 first-round pick. The Rangers receive: Miller, a onetime Ranger who will turn 32 years old in March and has a cap hit of [...]
The Calgary Flames have traded forwards Jakob Pelletier, Andrei Kuzmenko, a 2025 second-round pick, and a 2028 seventh-round pick to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for forwards Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost. Frost, who is only 25 and has back-to-back 40-point seasons, gives the Flames the middle-6 center they are looking for. Mikael Backlund is [...]
