Steve Yzerman shocked the hockey world when he stepped down as general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning in Sep. 2018. He was the GM and vice president of the Lightning since 2010 and had been one of the most successful GMs in recent memory. Explore everything hockey with THW’s Hockeypedia pages. For many of
NHL Trade Analysis
The 2023 NHL Trade Deadline was an interesting one, with big-name players coming off the board left and right in the early stages. Despite that fascinating movement of star players well before deadline day, the final day (a Friday this year) was a strange one without a real blockbuster deal to be found. Nonetheless, the
The NHL is entering a time when the front office executives get more attention than the players on the ice. Explore everything hockey with THW’s Hockeypedia pages. Kyle Dubas has to step up and address the needs if there’s a possibility of the second round of the playoffs, let alone a Stanley Cup. However, the
The Nashville Predators are continuing their fire sale, as they have traded Mikael Granlund to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a 2023 second-round pick. The #Preds have acquired a second-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for forward Mikael Granlund.@celerocommerce | #Preds https://t.co/a7nxtib0lC — Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) March
The Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings have made a surprising trade. Detroit has sent Filip Hronek and their 2023 fourth-round pick to Vancouver in exchange for a conditional 2023 first-round pick (from the New York Islanders) and a 2023 second-round pick. UPDATE: The Detroit #RedWings today acquired a 1st round pick (NYI) and a
The Nashville Predators have traded Mattias Ekholm and a sixth-round pick to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Tyson Barrie, Reid Schaefer, a 2023 first-round pick, and a 2024 fourth-round pick. The Nashville Predators are trading Mattias Ekholm to Edmonton in exchange for Tyson Barrie, Reid Schaefer, a 2023 1st round pick, and a fourth-round
The Vancouver Canucks have traded defenseman Riley Stillman to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for prospect Josh Bloom. GM Patrik Allvin announced today that the Vancouver Canucks have acquired F Josh Bloom from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for D Riley Stillman. pic.twitter.com/AyQErYw9Wo — Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) February 27, 2023 The Canucks are clear sellers
The Toronto Maple Leafs are going for it. Ten days after acquiring Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari from the St. Louis Blues, general manager Kyle Dubas made another splash. This time, he traded for Jake McCabe and Sam Lafferty from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a couple of picks, a prospect, and a roster player. Here
The Nashville Predators have traded winger Nino Niederreiter to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a 2024 second-round pick. Call complete. Wpg sends. 2nd round pick in 2024 to Nashville for Nino Niederreiter. — Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) February 25, 2023 It was recently reported by NHL insider Pierre LeBrun that the Predators could be open
It’s rare that one trade catches an entire sport by surprise, but when the Montreal Canadiens dealt defenseman Chris Chelios and a second-round draft choice to the Chicago Blackhawks for center Denis Savard in the summer of 1990, it sent shockwaves all throughout the NHL. Each city was caught off-guard by the sudden loss of
Over eight years ago, in late March of 2013, Calgary Flames fans were heartbroken to see not only their best leader, but one of the best leaders in NHL history in Jarome Iginla get traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The move didn’t come as much of a shock, as his contract was set to expire
At the beginning of the 2017-18 season, expectations were high for the Nashville Predators and the Ottawa Senators. The Predators were just coming off of their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final and the Senators were one goal away from meeting them there, taking the Pittsburgh Penguins to game seven in the Eastern Conference
After the Tampa Bay Lightning acquired Brandon Hagel from the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, it felt like that would be general manager (GM) Julien BriseBois’ definitive move of the deadline. With essentially $0 in cap space available, it seemed unlikely that he would try to make another trade since it would require him to send
Joseph would have become a UFA despite being a current pending RFA Erik Erlandsson: Tampa Bay Lightning GM Julien BriseBois said that they likely wouldn’t have qualified Mathieu Joseph this offseason. He would have been arbitration eligible. Brisebois didn’t say that Nick Paul would be a straight rental and that they would revisit his pending
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Calgary Flames outbid the Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals for Calle Jarnkrok. The Florida Panthers giving up assets for Ben Chiarot may not take them out of the running for Claude Giroux, who may prefer the Panthers over the Colorado Avalanche. The Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Los Angeles Kings,
The Ottawa Senators have made their fair share of trades throughout their history. Some of those moves have seen them come out on top, but others have fans wondering what just happened. As with any NHL team, the return a team can get for a particular player or pick can vary a great deal. Are
Long before he became one of the biggest and most disappointing contracts in New York Islanders franchise history, Alexei Yashin was traded to the Islanders from the Ottawa Senators back on June 23, 2001. At the time, Yashin was a talented forward with a high-skill level and offensive upside that was clearly appealing to the
It has been almost five years since a blockbuster trade went down during the offseason between the St. Louis Blues and the Washington Capitals. The Blues sent forward TJ Oshie to the Caps in exchange for forward Troy Brouwer, goaltender Pheonix Copley and a third-round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. As with most