This year's trade deadline had plenty of trades and I'm going to break down the most notable trades. (Note: I already did the Andrew Ladd trade) There was a simple defenseman swap with the Kings and Blackhawks. The Kings gave away Christan Ehroff for Rob Scuderi. This was a minor trade that shouldn't affect the two teams except for a salary cap dump for the Blackhawks. Next the Canadiens got Phillip Danault and a second round pick for Dale Weise and Thomas Fleischman. This is perfect depth for the Blackhawks who are prepping for the layoffs. Phillip Danault will be a good boost in the future. The Blues got backup goalie Anders Nilsson for Niklas Lundstrom and a 5th round pick. The Blue needed an extra goalie since they have so many injuries. The Sharks goalie Maples Leafs goalie James Reimer and Jeremy Morin for goalie Alex Stalock, Ben Smith, and a 4th round pick. The Leafs are continuing to rebuild and get picks and prospects, but the Sharks got a great second goalie. The Panthers got Jiri Hudler for 2nd and 4th round picks. The Flames had to dump Hudler, but they didn't get anything good in return so the Panthers won the trade I'd say. The Penguins got Justin Schultz which is good defensive depth for a 3rd. He should help the Penguins for a few years. The Rangers got Hurricanes captain Eric Stall for two seconds and Aleski Saarela. Stall left Jordan Stall on the Hurricanes and joined his younger brother Marc Staal. This is a nice boost for theRangers, but will have to find a way to sign him later. The Kings got Kris Versteeg for Valentin Zykov and a 5th round pick. This is a mostly even trade that should benefit both teams, and Versteeg should be perfect depth for the Kings. The Capitals got Daniel Winnik and a 5th for Brooks Laich Connor Carrick and a second. The Leafs continue to pile up draft picks and the 1st place Capitals got a depth forward to help them to a Stanley Cup. A big one is Mikkel Boedker to the Avalanche for Alex Tanguay, Connor Bleackey, and Kyle Wood. The Avalanche won this trade for sure since Tanguay is an old veteran who can still score and should fit well for the Coyotes, but Mikkel Boedker is a younger guy with the same skill. Lee Stempniak was traded to the Bruins for a 2nd and a 4th round pick. Stempniak has 16 goals and 25 assists on the year so that should work out well for the Bruins, but the Devils should have tried to get a player out of it. The Devils acquired Devante Smith-Pelly from the Canadiens for Stefan Matteau, DSP only has 7 goals this year, but is only 23 so he can be good for the Devils in the future. The Oilers got Patrick Maroon from the Ducks for Martin Gernat and a 4th round pick, he should be perfect depth for the Oilers next year. Was this a good trade deadline? Who won these trades? Will these trades have a huge impact on their teams? stay tuned....
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Trade Deadline Review
This year's trade deadline had plenty of trades and I'm going to break down the most notable trades. (Note: I already did the Andrew Ladd trade) There was a simple defenseman swap with the Kings and Blackhawks. The Kings gave away Christan Ehroff for Rob Scuderi. This was a minor trade that shouldn't affect the two teams except for a salary cap dump for the Blackhawks. Next the Canadiens got Phillip Danault and a second round pick for Dale Weise and Thomas Fleischman. This is perfect depth for the Blackhawks who are prepping for the layoffs. Phillip Danault will be a good boost in the future. The Blues got backup goalie Anders Nilsson for Niklas Lundstrom and a 5th round pick. The Blue needed an extra goalie since they have so many injuries. The Sharks goalie Maples Leafs goalie James Reimer and Jeremy Morin for goalie Alex Stalock, Ben Smith, and a 4th round pick. The Leafs are continuing to rebuild and get picks and prospects, but the Sharks got a great second goalie. The Panthers got Jiri Hudler for 2nd and 4th round picks. The Flames had to dump Hudler, but they didn't get anything good in return so the Panthers won the trade I'd say. The Penguins got Justin Schultz which is good defensive depth for a 3rd. He should help the Penguins for a few years. The Rangers got Hurricanes captain Eric Stall for two seconds and Aleski Saarela. Stall left Jordan Stall on the Hurricanes and joined his younger brother Marc Staal. This is a nice boost for theRangers, but will have to find a way to sign him later. The Kings got Kris Versteeg for Valentin Zykov and a 5th round pick. This is a mostly even trade that should benefit both teams, and Versteeg should be perfect depth for the Kings. The Capitals got Daniel Winnik and a 5th for Brooks Laich Connor Carrick and a second. The Leafs continue to pile up draft picks and the 1st place Capitals got a depth forward to help them to a Stanley Cup. A big one is Mikkel Boedker to the Avalanche for Alex Tanguay, Connor Bleackey, and Kyle Wood. The Avalanche won this trade for sure since Tanguay is an old veteran who can still score and should fit well for the Coyotes, but Mikkel Boedker is a younger guy with the same skill. Lee Stempniak was traded to the Bruins for a 2nd and a 4th round pick. Stempniak has 16 goals and 25 assists on the year so that should work out well for the Bruins, but the Devils should have tried to get a player out of it. The Devils acquired Devante Smith-Pelly from the Canadiens for Stefan Matteau, DSP only has 7 goals this year, but is only 23 so he can be good for the Devils in the future. The Oilers got Patrick Maroon from the Ducks for Martin Gernat and a 4th round pick, he should be perfect depth for the Oilers next year. Was this a good trade deadline? Who won these trades? Will these trades have a huge impact on their teams? stay tuned....
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Great write up, thanks!
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