According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the Toronto Maple Leafs have begun conversations about selling off some trade assets ahead of this season's trade deadline. Friedman doesn't expect much to get done before the Olympic roster freeze, which kicks in on Wednesday, but there's certainly going to be some roster changes coming in Toronto before the early March deadline. Elliotte Friedman: Re Maple Leafs trade deadline: I think they're gonna put a lotta guys out there and just kinda ...
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The New York Rangers have added some depth to their blueline as the team announced they've claimed defenceman Vincent Iorio off waivers from the San Jose Sharks. Iorio was waived by the Sharks on Friday, and now finds a new home on a struggling Rangers roster. GM Chris Drury has been busy working the phones trying to move Artemi Panarin, and there's been rumblings Vincent Trocheck and Alexis Lafreniere are always in play. Iorio has appeared in 21 games for the Sharks this season, and has...
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The Pittsburgh Penguins are going to be without one of their best players for at least a month, as defenceman Kris Letang fractured his foot and will miss at least four weeks. The Penguins placed Letang on injured reserve on Saturday, as they look to win their sixth straight game, hosting the New York Rangers, who continue to scratch Artemi Panarin with trade talks heating up. Letang, 38, has been hot of late and playing a ton, eating up over 21 minutes a game the previous two contests. He's b...
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Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault, Ryan O'Reilly... these are the "big names" from the Nashville Predators that are getting most of the oxygen in the chatter about trade candidates if they decide to sell. But Elliotte Freidman tells us that we should be keeping our eye on another, under-the-radar Predators forward as we approach the deadline. Obviously, everyone cares about the big Nashville guys, but the other guy I think for the Predators that is going to be a name out there ...
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The New York Islanders swung two trades this past week with Tri-State rivals, the second one bringing in Ondrej Palat and his $6 million cap hit for another year from the New Jersey Devils. Despite only coming in with four goals and 10 points in 51 games with Jersey, the veteran forward immediately made an impact, with two points and a power play goal in his first game with the Isles. But we're hearing from insider Elliotte Friedman that Palat wasn't the Islanders' first choice as they w...
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The San Jose Sharks have been rebuilding for a number of years now and they have built enough to be in the running for the playoffs this season. This isn't without struggles and the team definitely needs more to be able to compete, but it's a good start. For a couple of these latest rebuilding years, Mario Ferraro was a defenseman that has received plenty of interest, but now is in the final year of his deal set to become a UFA and the Sharks could use him. David Pagnotta said, "Mario Ferraro'...
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The Minnesota Wild are looking for more ways to upgrade ahead of the trade deadline this season to have a larger advantage over the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars or to just keep up with them if those teams make larger additions, which it seems as though they're set to as well. The Wild have already brought in Quinn Hughes, but that was to address their defense. They still have their forward group to make more suitable for a Stanley Cup run. Center is a place where they'd like to upgrade,...
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The Vancouver Canucks have no other logical choice than to continue to sell. They are dead last in the league with 41 points in 54 games and have already traded Quinn Hughes and Kiefer Sherwood. They have to get as much out of their pending UFAs and even others as they can and commit to a rebuild or big changes. Evander Kane is going to be gone one way or another by the end of the season as he doesn't fit in the plans for the Canucks and hasn't had the most impactful season. He has nine goals ...
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What is the future for Vancouver Canucks ' Elias Pettersson in the midst of another disappointing season? For the second straight year, he's far underperformed on his $11.6 million AAV (and there's still six more seasons to run after this one). What teams are willing to take on that monstrous commitment, even with a retention of some sort by the Canucks? Per Daily Faceoff's Matt Larkin , there are plenty. And for good reason. " He’s also just 27 and remains blessed with a unique ar...
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The Edmonton Oilers are the second-highest scoring team in the NHL, and there have been a good amount of changes at forward with line mixing and injuries this season. There are some stable and trusted combinations, but there could still be something more added. The Oilers don't have much cap space to work with this season, but will use Andrew Mangiapane to free up cap space to make an addition. Beyond that, there isn't much they can do to open up space until the offseason. GM Stan Bowman will ...
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While teams all over the NHL scramble for position to try to win the Artemi Panarin Sweepstakes, we're getting new intel on just exactly what the New York Rangers ' pending UFA is looking for on a new contract. And it might eliminate some contenders. Elliotte Friedman has dropped this nugget on his 32 Thoughts podcast on Friday: As we all know now, the agent, Paul Theofanous is driving a lot of this bus, because it's been made pretty clear that he wants this to happen with an extension. ...
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The Minnesota Wild are not done making additions to their team to get better before the trade deadline this season. They already picked up Quinn Hughes for a haul and it has worked out nicely, but the forward group needs more work. The Wild have some cap space to work with, and whether they end up bringing in someone on for the short term or long term, they are looking at some bigger names who can make an impact. On The Athletic, it said, "Claude Giroux, Robert Thomas, and Shane Pinto could be...
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Things have gone from bad to worse for the Toronto Maple Leafs , who are second last in the Eastern Conference, 10 points out of a playoff spot, no help is coming, and they have lost six games in a row and eight of nine. There are going to be some changes, and selling seems like a viable option for them unless something turns around immediately. The Maple Leafs have three capable NHL goalies, so someone has to go. With the injuries earlier in the season, Dennis Hildeby got the opportunity and ...
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The Winnipeg Jets will be sellers as we approach the trade deadline. Sitting 10 points back of a Wild Card spot in the Western Conference, the team must start facing facts that this is just a lost year. And while 36-year-old defenseman Luke Schenn is one of the more obvious trade candidates on an expiring contract, another, much younger (and larger) d-man has generated a lot of interest. Insider David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period tells us that Logan Stanley will apparently be on the move. Sou...
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The Ottawa Senators are trying to right the ship, as they aim to claw their way back into the playoff picture. They're currently on a two-game win streak, rattling off impressive home victories against the Vegas Golden Knights (7-1) and the Colorado Avalanche (5-2). That will keep the buying trade chatter alive for the Senators, and one name that keeps circling around the team is Calgary Flames winger Blake Coleman. Team reporter Bruce Garrioch has said Ottawa has at least checked ...
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The New York Rangers ’ sell-off chatter has (somehow) moved past just Artemi Panarin. Frank Seravalli ’s recent take is that Vincent Trocheck might actually be the more valuable deadline piece. His logic is that Panarin is the bigger star, but he’s a pure rental with a full no-move clause and a massive cap number, which narrows the market fast. Trocheck is a playoff-style center, signed for multiple seasons at a far easier hit, and that kind of cost certainty can make GMs do reckle...
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The Columbus Blue Jackets could be a major player on the trade market — but do they go into the buyer or seller category? That will be determined over the next nine games leading up to the trade deadline on March 6. Another win on Wednesday night (over the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-3) is their 7th in the last eight games—six of those wins under new head coach Rick Bowness—and has them holding out some hope of getting back into the playoff chase. The Jackets are eight points back of the Bost...
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The Calgary Flames ended up trading Rasmus Andersson to the Vegas Golden Knights, and in return, one of the pieces to make cap room was Zach Whitecloud, who could be flipped before the deadline. Frank Seravalli said, "Teams have told the Flames that they'd be interested in Zach Whitecloud if he's available." There are certainly some teams in mind that make sense. Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins have played some very good hockey lately and are in a good position to make it to the playoffs if th...
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It appeared as though the Buffalo Sabres were going to cut it down to two NHL goalies before the trade deadline, and still could, but the situation has changed and it appears as though there won't be movement, for at least a couple of goalies, for the time being. The trade deadline is quickly approaching, but the Olympic break will come first to give teams more time to make decisions on the future. The Sabres have Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Alex Lyon, Colten Ellis, and Devon Levi in their organizat...
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Artemi Panarin is being held out of the New York Rangers ' lineup until at least the Olympic break. The team doesn't want anything happening to their coveted trade asset as he is going to be traded one way or another before the deadline. There have been plenty of teams linked to Panarin over the past while, and one of them is most likely going to land him barring a team coming in out of nowhere. Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are the top team in the league, but with the kind of seas...
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Who's next out the door for the Calgary Flames ? Though they insist they aren't going to follow the Rasmus Andersson trade with a continuing sell-off in short order, there are a number of top players that teams around the league will be making substantial pitches for. Not the least of which is Mackenzie Weegar. The Ottawa Senators are looking for a top-four defenseman, and Weegar would be a perfect fit, says insider Bruce Garrioch in the Ottawa Citizen . Weegar has go...
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His name has been out there as a potential trade candidate all season long. But Nazem Kadri has always insisted that he's happy in Calgary and is not interested in leaving the Flames . There is now a significant change in that line of thinking, as we have a report from David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period . Kadri is now open to a trade. Multiple sources have confirmed that while he has not formally requested a trade, he and his camp have informed the Flames he is open to being moved. ...
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Artemi Panarin's days as a New York Ranger are coming to an end, and there's a very good possibility his next stop with be on the west coast. Rangers GM Chris Drury has been working the phones for weeks, trying to facilitate a move that Panarin would approve, and now it sounds like both sides are working together after Panarin was scratched in the Rangers game Wednesday. A game the Rangers lost 5-2 against the New York Islanders. Panarin has reportedly been told if he doesn't approve a trade o...
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St. Louis is making it clear they are not giving Justin Faulk away for a small price. Elliotte Friedman’s latest chatter has the Blues aiming for an asking price that mirrors what the Calgary Flames just pulled off for Rasmus Andersson, which is basically the “serious contender tax” in a thin defense market right now.
Blues Setting the Bar at the Andersson Trade Package
The Andersson deal set a loud benchmark: the Vegas Golden Knights landed the 29-year-old right shot for Zach Whitec...
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The Calgary Flames wrapped up the Rasmus Andersson saga on January 18 by sending the 29-year-old right-shot defenceman to the Vegas Golden Knights , and the picks were the headline, but an underrated piece of the deal is Zach Whitecloud . He arrives at 29 with a Stanley Cup ring from 2023, a reputation as a trusted penalty killer, and a contract that contenders love, as he's in year four of a six-year deal at a $2.75 million cap hit through 2027-28. That is exactly the kind o...
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