Day: March 1, 2023

San Jose gets Namestnikov from Tampa

The Tampa Bay Lightning and San Jose Sharks are in on the action as the two teams swapped players, the Sharks sent Michael Eyssimont to the Bolts in exchange for Vladislav Namestnikov to make this trade seem a little bit fairer, and Tampa did retain 50% of Namestnikov’s salary. Tampa Bay acquired Eyssimont, who doesn’t […]

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Pittsburgh Acquires Granlund from Nashville

It’s another busy night in the NHL as the Nashville Predators sent forward Mikael Granlund to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a 2023 second-round draft pick. This trade got announced a couple of hours after it was announced that Teddy Blueger was heading to Vegas. Granlund is the type of guy that you can […]

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Vegas and Pittsburgh Swap Players

On another day in the NHL, more trades were made by teams. Earlier today, we saw big NHL names get traded; most notable was Jonathan Quick from the LA Kings and Lars Eller from the Washington Capitals. This time it is Teddy Blueger from the Pittsburgh Penguins getting traded to the Vegas Golden Knights in […]

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Red Wings Trade Filip Hronek to Canucks For Draft Picks

In a somewhat surprising move, the Detroit Red Wings traded defenseman Filip Hronek and a 2023 fourth-round pick to the Vancouver Canucks for a first and second-round pick in this summer’s draft. The first-rounder originally belonged to the New York Islanders and was traded to the Canucks in the Bo Horvat trade around the All-Star […]

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Assessing the Columbus Blue Jackets trade of Joonas Korpisalo and Vladislav Gavrikov to the LA Kings

It has been no secret the Columbus Blue Jackets planned to trade D- Vladislav Gavrikov, who had been a healthy scratch for trade purposes since Feb. 14. G- Joonas Korpisalo was a player who was first thought to be a trade candidate. Then with the struggles of Elvis Merzlikins, there was talk the organization would […]

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LGP 61: McCabe and Lafferty Debut as Matthews and McDavid Faceoff

Saying it’s been a crazy week would be an understatement. The Leafs acquired Jake McCabe and Sam Lafferty Monday, and before they could even play their first game with the Leafs, Sandin and Engvall had been traded, and the Leafs had two more defensemen in Schenn and Gustafsson as well as a first-round pick. While […]

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Arizona Coyotes Trade Jacob Chychrun To Ottawa For Draft Picks

The Jacob Chychrun Sweepstakes ended on Wednesday with an unlikely destination emerging for the 24-year-old defenseman. The Arizona Coyotes traded Chychrun to the Ottawa Senators for a conditional 2023 first-round pick, a conditional 2024 second-round pick (originally Washington’s pick), and a second-round pick in 2026. These are the conditions for each pick: The 2023 first-round […]

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Carolina Acquires Shayne Gostisbehere From Arizona

The Carolina has been one of the few contenders to make a move so far as they stood pat, watching all their competition make big splash after big splash. They specifically watched the New York Rangers acquire Patrick Kane and Vladimir Tarasenko as the Devils got Timo Meier. One thing the Canes have done well […]

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Vegas Inquiring About Blue Jackets Newly Acquired Goaltender Jonathan Quick

Less than 24 hours after acquiring goaltender Jonathan Quick from the Las Angeles Kings, the Columbus Blue Jackets are looking to trade the veteran goaltender. The deal came together late Tuesday night as the two teams agreed upon a blockbuster deal that sent defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to LA in exchange for […]

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Capitals Trade Eller to Colorado As Fire Sale Continues

The Washington Capitals are in full-swing seller mode as general manager Brian MacLellan is preparing to retool his team this offseason. Now that the Capitals appear to be out of the playoff picture as they’re currently in seventh place in the Eastern Conference Wild Card race, the race against the clock to unload all their […]

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