The New York Islanders’ only representative at the 4 Nations Face-Off was Brock Nelson. He didn’t do much for the runner-up United States roster aside from playing a forechecking role on the fourth line, but that shouldn’t diminish his trade value. He is a scorer at the center position, and he’ll take a good team
Trade Deadline
We’re now less than two weeks away from the Mar. 7 deadline, meaning time is running out on the New Jersey Devils to improve. At the time of writing, they occupy the third Metropolitan Division playoff spot with a 31-20-6 record. But their eight-point lead isn’t comfortable enough to be satisfied. Since Dec. 28, they
The Winnipeg Jets, first place in the Central Division and Western Conference at 39-14-3 entering a two-week break for the 4-Nations Face-Off, are likely going to be sniffing around for a centre at or ahead of next month’s trade deadline who can bolster their offensive attack. The Jets’ “need for a second-line centre” — or,
Late last week, we looked at players who could be value buys on the trade market. Today, we’ll look at players NHL teams should avoid if they’re on the market ahead of the March 7 trade deadline. Who could carry the most risk? Rasmus Ristolainen Rasmus Ristolainen used to be a punching bag for his
With the 2025 Trade Deadline approaching, the Tampa Bay Lightning are shaping up to be buyers again. They have been one of the busiest teams at the deadline over the past few seasons, for example, trading for Blake Coleman and Barclay Goodrow during their Stanley Cup runs. However, the Lightning recently moved away from pure rentals when they acquired long-term
Most of the Florida Panthers are resting during the 4 Nations Face-Off, even if eight players are competing in the tournament. The defending Stanley Cup Champions entered the break leading the Atlantic Division with a record of 34-20-3 and 71 points. A couple of weeks ago, Elliotte Friedman stated that the Panthers were actively shopping
It has been reported that the Toronto Maple Leafs have a list of names they’re keeping an eye on as the NHL trade deadline approaches. But a new name might have just become available, and if so, he could be a perfect fit. The Seattle Kraken are reportedly preparing to put Jared McCann out there
With the 2025 Trade Deadline approaching, the Tampa Bay Lightning are shaping up to be buyers again. They have been one of the busiest teams at the trade deadline over the past few seasons, for example trading for Blake Coleman and Barclay Goodrow during their Stanley Cup runs. However, the Lightning have recently moved away from pure rentals as well
Last week, NHL insider Chris Johnston announced that the NHL and NHLPA forecasted a significant increase in the salary cap. For the 2024-25 season, the NHL has a limit of $88 million, but the salary cap is projected to rise as high as $113.5 million by 2027-28. The NHL and NHLPA are forecasting significant salary
The New York Rangers don’t play until Saturday against the Boston Bruins. After their performance in the last two games, they could use these extra days off to practice. With one regulation loss in January and pushing back into the playoff race, the Rangers played two of their worst games of the season back to
The March 8 NHL trade deadline looms large and we’re starting to see some movement on the trade front. The mammoth trade of Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes sent shockwaves through the league and could serve as the proverbial starting pistol for this year’s trade season. The Columbus Blue Jackets have a couple of
The Nashville Predators have acquired winger Jason Zucker from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick. He is a pending unrestricted free agent with a cap hit of $5.3 million. With 9 goals and 25 points in 51 games this season, he will add solid depth scoring to the Predators as they
The trade deadline is supposed to be the point in the NHL season when buyers and sellers officially separate themselves. Teams are forced to make a call about whether to make a playoff push or shift their focus to accumulating assets and upping their draft lottery odds. Sign up for our NHL Prospects & Draft
The Montreal Canadiens had a quiet 2024 NHL Trade Deadline, but a successful one. They were able to fix their three-goalie issue, and general manager (GM) Kent Hughes proved he sticks to his guns and won’t make a trade unless he feels it will improve the team. After three trade deadlines, Hughes is becoming a
With the Pittsburgh Penguins in an unfamiliar position heading into the trade deadline this season, general manager Kyle Dubas found himself trying to balance selling off some assets while also keeping the roster intact and skilled enough to possibly try and make a push for a playoff spot (albeit an outside chance at this point).
A year ago, hardly anything was going right for the Philadelphia Flyers. The team was well on its way to a third straight playoff miss, and apathy among the fanbase was running high. But any hockey fan can get excited for the trade deadline. Even the most depressing teams can make progress toward returning to
The Toronto Maple Leafs had a quiet trade deadline this season and didn’t make a huge move to bring in a superstar this season. They did add some depth pieces in Connor Dewar, Joel Edmundson, and Ilya Lyubushkin to bolster their lineup heading down the stretch this season. Still, they didn’t add any pieces that
On March 8, the San Jose Sharks dealt goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen to the New Jersey Devils in a one-for-one goalie swap to acquire Vitek Vanecek. It’s no secret that New Jersey has been struggling with goaltending all season long, so they went out and got another one on top of Jake Allen. In the final
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