'Nucks get Gordon
The
Trade: Canucks acquire F Andrew Gordon from the Ducks in exchange for D
Sebastian Erixon.
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| Sebastian Erixon |
Vancouver adds a good young forward to their roster for a minimal cost
considering Gordon's offensive potential. Gordon has 5 points in 37 games this
season for the Ducks as well as 8 points in 19 games for the Syracuse Crunch of
the AHL.
Anaheim adds an excellent defensive prospect in Sebastian Erixson who has
spent the last 5 seasons in the Elitserien until he joined the AHL's Chicago
Wolves.
Canucks trade rating: B, They added some solid scoring potential to
their roster that could have an immediate impact.
Ducks trade rating: C, They have added a young Swedish blue liner
with plenty of elite level experience over in europe that could help strengthen
their back end for the future.
Kostitsyn to Nashville
Nashville, trying to prove to Ryan Suter and Shea Weber that they are serious about winning down in Smashville, added a somewhat familiar face."Yay, I'm getting out of Montreal!"
The Trade:
David Poile was the first one to pull the trigger on a deal on deadline day, swapping his second pick in 2013 and a conditional 5th round pick in 2013 to the Canadiens for F Andrei Kostitsyn.
This reunites Andrei with his brother Sergei after Sergei was dealt from the Canadiens to Nashville in 2010 for Dan Ellis and Dustin Boyd. Sergei has since flourish with Nashville after never really fitting in with Montreal, and they are hoping that Andrei will have the same reaction.
This is the second deal that Montreal and Nashville have had this month, after earlier in the month Montreal shipped Hal Gill and a conditional 5th round pick for Blake Geoffrion, Robert Slaney and a second round pick in 2012.
For Montreal, this trade is just to get something out of a player that would have likely walked in the off-season as an unrestricted free agent anyways. Getting a second round pick and their conditional 5th they shipped to Nashville in the Gill trade back is a fairly decent return on a player that wasn't like the situation in Montreal and was going to leave.
Nashville Trade Rating: B Get a highly skilled player who showed flashes of brilliance in Montreal and will likely find chemistry with his brother.
Montreal trade Rating: C+ Got something for a player that wasn't happy in his situation, but seems a bit low for a player with Kostitsyn's potential.
Winnik and Galiardi to San Jose
The
Trade: F Daniel Winnik, F T.J. Galiardi and a 7th round pick in 2013 to San
Jose for F Jamie McGinn, F Michael Sgarbossa and F Mike Connolly to
Colorado.
San Jose gains two forwards that
could play a crucial role on the penalty kill as well as supplying some points
for an already dangerous Sharks offence. Currently the Sharks PK is operating at
77.4% and sits at 28th overall in the NHL. Their PK will definitely have to
improve if they are to be a legitimate Stanley Cup contender and Galiardi and
Winnik may just be the answer. The 7th round draft pick is not extremely helpful
but could be very useful down the road depending on the draft.
Colorado improves their future for the most part plus gets some added offense with the Jamie McGinn upfront. Mcginn has 24 points this season including 12 goals which is something that Colorado is going to need a lot more of. Connolly has 30 points this season for the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League. The major pickup for down the road is Michael Sgarbossa who has 84 points in 57 games this season for the OHL's Sudbury Wolves.
San Jose trade rating: B+, They accomplished what they needed to do at the deadline by getting two penalty killers which strengthens their chances this season. They did lose out for down the road as they lost a hardworking McGinn and two excellent prospects. Worth noting is that at the end of this season, Winnik is a UFA and Galiardi is an RFA.
Colorado trade rating: B, This is a good trade for the Ave's as this is not their year and they are improving for down the road. They could try and get both players back in the off season as they are free agents. The addition of Sgarbossa and Connolly bodes well for the future.
Colorado improves their future for the most part plus gets some added offense with the Jamie McGinn upfront. Mcginn has 24 points this season including 12 goals which is something that Colorado is going to need a lot more of. Connolly has 30 points this season for the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League. The major pickup for down the road is Michael Sgarbossa who has 84 points in 57 games this season for the OHL's Sudbury Wolves.
San Jose trade rating: B+, They accomplished what they needed to do at the deadline by getting two penalty killers which strengthens their chances this season. They did lose out for down the road as they lost a hardworking McGinn and two excellent prospects. Worth noting is that at the end of this season, Winnik is a UFA and Galiardi is an RFA.
Colorado trade rating: B, This is a good trade for the Ave's as this is not their year and they are improving for down the road. They could try and get both players back in the off season as they are free agents. The addition of Sgarbossa and Connolly bodes well for the future.
Preds Land Gaustad
Being one
of the busier teams leading up to the deadline, Nashville made another deal that
helps improve their team depth and they got it in just before the 3:00
deadline.
Gaustad will bring his faceoff prowess to Nashville
The Trade:
The Buffalo Sabres send C Paul Gaustad and a 4th round pick to the Nashville Predators for a first round pick in this year's draft.
In Gaustad, Nashville gets a gritty centre who can give the team about 15 minutes a game, has a 56% faceoff percentage this year and can play on the penalty kill. Gaustad will likely centre the fourth line, maybe the third line and play a key role in their penalty killing which is currently 13th in the NHL.
Buffalo getting a first round pick for Gaustad is outstanding for them. For a player that has never scored more than 12 goals in the NHL is great. Allow this will be a somewhat late round pick with Nashville expected to make it a round or two into the playoffs and this year's draft isn't the deepest there has been, this is still a good trade for the Sabres.
Nashville Trade Rating: B Can help improve the team defense even more, and can aid in penalty killing and faceoff situations, but the price was pretty steep.
Buffalo Trade Rating: A- Getting a first round pick for the player is great, especially for a pending UFA.
Gaustad will bring his faceoff prowess to Nashville
The Trade:
The Buffalo Sabres send C Paul Gaustad and a 4th round pick to the Nashville Predators for a first round pick in this year's draft.
In Gaustad, Nashville gets a gritty centre who can give the team about 15 minutes a game, has a 56% faceoff percentage this year and can play on the penalty kill. Gaustad will likely centre the fourth line, maybe the third line and play a key role in their penalty killing which is currently 13th in the NHL.
Buffalo getting a first round pick for Gaustad is outstanding for them. For a player that has never scored more than 12 goals in the NHL is great. Allow this will be a somewhat late round pick with Nashville expected to make it a round or two into the playoffs and this year's draft isn't the deepest there has been, this is still a good trade for the Sabres.
Nashville Trade Rating: B Can help improve the team defense even more, and can aid in penalty killing and faceoff situations, but the price was pretty steep.
Buffalo Trade Rating: A- Getting a first round pick for the player is great, especially for a pending UFA.
Sami to VanCity
The Trade:
To Vancouver: C Sami Pahlsson
To Columbus: Two 4th round picks in 2012 and prospect D Taylor Ellington
In Sami Pahlsson the Canucks acquire a very similar player to Manny Malhotra who they signed in the offseason before the 2010-11 season. Malhotra was signed due to his great penalty killing, faceoff wins and grit, as he is a perfect 3rd liner for the current kind of NHL. Pahlsson is very similar to Maholtra, and those two along with Lapierre could cause a lot of problems for opposing teams. Pahlsson has 429 FW, 11 points, 33 blocked shots, 34 takeaways and only 8 giveaways. Pahlsson is a very underrated player as he can do everything a 3rd liner needs to do. He strengthens the Canucks bottom 6 forwards and will be a great help as the run to the playoff begins. Higgins, Hansen, Lapierre, Malhotra and Bitz along with newly acquired Pahlsson and Kassian have a very good bottom 6, that will cause a lot of havoc in the playoffs to teams they face.
In exchange for Pahlsson, the Blue Jackets acquired 2 2012 4th round picks and minor leaguer Taylor Ellington. Ellington might not ever make the NHL but he has a chance to play in the Columbus system and improve the team that he plays on.
Vancouver trade rating: A-, acquire a great piece that will help a lot in the playoffs with the PK
Columbus trade rating: A-, trade a UFA for a couple of picks and a prospect, wouldn't have got anything if he left in free agency
What's a Carter Ashton?
Keith Aulie for Carter
Ashton
Tampa Bay gets a B for the trade (developing stay-at-home defenseman)
and Toronto gets a B+ (tough winger with decent point production)
Carter Ashton (RW) – First AHL season – 19-16-35
with 58 PIM and +8 in 56 games
Keith Aulie (D) – 0-1-1 with 30 PIM and a -8 in 23
games with Marlies
-0-2-2 with 16 PIM and a -2 in 17 games with Leafs
-0-2-2 with 16 PIM and a -2 in 17 games with Leafs
There are quite a few Toronto fans freaking out
right now because this was the only Leafs trade of significance this trade
deadline. “What’s a Carter Ashton?” seems to be the most popular question. Well
for starters he was drafted in the first round in 2009 and represented Canada in
the 2011 World Juniors. No, it’s not a trade that will have a huge impact on the
Leafs playoff hopes this season but in my opinion it was a good move. The Leafs
have great defensive depth and Keith Aulie was seen as a spare part especially
with the emergence of Jake Gardiner. Aulie has been outshone by Gardiner and had
trouble cracking the line-up. Also, Aulie’s rookie contract is over this year
whereas Carter Ashton’s has just started. Ashton will likely finish up his
rookie year with the Marlies and could see a lot of time on the top line. A
physical forward with decent point production, the Leafs should look forward to
seeing him improve. The Lightning on the other hand will likely see Keith Aulie
quickly competing for a roster spot but he’ll be up against fellow newcomers
Brian Lee and Mike Commodore. His stats aren’t great but he’s a big guy that
will likely grow into a solid shutdown defenseman. With Tampa Bay still in the
playoff race, the young defender could prove to be some help in getting them
there provided he develops some chemistry with the
team.
Tampa Bay gets a B for the trade (developing stay-at-home defenseman)
and Toronto gets a B+ (tough winger with decent point production)
Vermette to Phoenix Coyotes
The Trade: Antoine Vermette from CBJ to PHX for Curtis McElhinney, OTT 2nd 2012 and a conditional PHX 5th 2013
Phoenix gets a great two-way centerman who gets 55-60 points and is beast on the faceoff. Vermette will most likely switch between 1st and 2nd line for the Coyotes. The addition of Vermette gives the Coyotes a scary Faceoff group with Vermette, Gordon, Langkow and Hanzal.
Columbus gets a 3rd goalie or "McBackup" in McElhinney, and 2 picks. The 5th rounder becomes a 4th rounder if Phoenix wins the 1st round of the playoffs. McE was added only because PHX wold of had 51 contracts. McE has an injury that appears to be season ending and in a UFA this summer. So basically this deal is 2nd and 5th for Vermette.
Phoenix trade rating: A, gets a great two way 2nd line C who will work perfectly for them cheap as well as getting rid of a pointless contract
Columbus trade rating: C, needs the picks, but could of gotten a bit more for Vermette from a team that needs him more. Maybe could of gotten decent value from T.O.
Downie to Colorado, Quincey to Detroit
On February 21st Steve Downie was dealt to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Kyle Quincey, who was then dealt to the Detroit Red Wings, essentially creating a 3 way trade.
In Steve Downie, Colorado acquires a lot of grit and toughness but still has the ability to put up points as he showed in the playoffs last year with 14 points in 17 playoff games along with 40 penalty minutes. Colorado has been missing a player with grit who can scores since they traded Chris Stewart to St. Louis before last years deadline. Steve Downie is a tough player to play against and he could put up some decent number if he gets the chance to play with Duchene or Stastny. So far this season with Tampa Bay Steve Downie has 12 goals along with 16 assists and 121 penalty minutes in 55 games. With this deal Colorado now has room to keep Tyson Barrie and Stefan Elliot in the top 6, instead of having one of them playing in Lake Erie in the AHL.
Tampa Bay acquired Kyle Quincey from Colorado but then Yzerman shipped him off to Detroit for a 1st round pick. Tampa Bay is not having the ideal season they planned on, with serious problems in goalie they are in the rebuilding stage. After trading Moore and Kubina earlier in the week, they now have traded another roster player. The Detroit 1st round pick in 2012 will be in the latter part of the 1st round but it is still a first round pick and those are very valuable. Yzerman has realized his team will most likely not make the playoffs so it is time to shake things up. Tampa Bay also acquires from Detroit, minor-league defenseman Sebastian Piche who has 3 points in 22 games for Grand Rapids in the AHL.
By acquiring Kyle Quincey Detroit's back-end is now set for the run into the playoffs. With Stuart day to day Quincey can easily step into the lineup and get good minutes. Quincey returns back to the team who drafted him in 2003. Quincey has 5 goals and 18 assists in 54 games with Colorado this year. Detroit's team is looking pretty scary heading into the playoffs now with a bolstered back end, Detroit could arguably be one of the best teams in the NHL.
Colorado trade rating: B+, adds grit and scoring, makes room for Barrie
Tampa Bay trade rating: B, shaking things up, acquire a 1st rounder which have a lot of worth
Detroit trade rating: A- , acquires a good defensemen to bolster the back-end heading into playoffs
The Trade:
Colorado acquires: RW Steve Downie
Colorado acquires: RW Steve Downie
Tampa acquires: Detroit's 1st round 2012 draft pick and D Sebastian Piche
Detroit acquires: D Kyle Quincey
In Steve Downie, Colorado acquires a lot of grit and toughness but still has the ability to put up points as he showed in the playoffs last year with 14 points in 17 playoff games along with 40 penalty minutes. Colorado has been missing a player with grit who can scores since they traded Chris Stewart to St. Louis before last years deadline. Steve Downie is a tough player to play against and he could put up some decent number if he gets the chance to play with Duchene or Stastny. So far this season with Tampa Bay Steve Downie has 12 goals along with 16 assists and 121 penalty minutes in 55 games. With this deal Colorado now has room to keep Tyson Barrie and Stefan Elliot in the top 6, instead of having one of them playing in Lake Erie in the AHL.
Tampa Bay acquired Kyle Quincey from Colorado but then Yzerman shipped him off to Detroit for a 1st round pick. Tampa Bay is not having the ideal season they planned on, with serious problems in goalie they are in the rebuilding stage. After trading Moore and Kubina earlier in the week, they now have traded another roster player. The Detroit 1st round pick in 2012 will be in the latter part of the 1st round but it is still a first round pick and those are very valuable. Yzerman has realized his team will most likely not make the playoffs so it is time to shake things up. Tampa Bay also acquires from Detroit, minor-league defenseman Sebastian Piche who has 3 points in 22 games for Grand Rapids in the AHL.
By acquiring Kyle Quincey Detroit's back-end is now set for the run into the playoffs. With Stuart day to day Quincey can easily step into the lineup and get good minutes. Quincey returns back to the team who drafted him in 2003. Quincey has 5 goals and 18 assists in 54 games with Colorado this year. Detroit's team is looking pretty scary heading into the playoffs now with a bolstered back end, Detroit could arguably be one of the best teams in the NHL.
Colorado trade rating: B+, adds grit and scoring, makes room for Barrie
Tampa Bay trade rating: B, shaking things up, acquire a 1st rounder which have a lot of worth
Detroit trade rating: A- , acquires a good defensemen to bolster the back-end heading into playoffs
Hal Gill to Nashville
Montreal makes a great move for their future and really juiced out all they could get for Hal Gill. Geoffrion is a great young forward. Geoffrion this year has 3 points in 22 games in the NHL and 9 points in 20 games in the AHL. The Geoffrion family has a great history in Montreal. Robert Slaney is also a young forward prospect who has been struggling after he left the QMJHL. this season he played 9 games in the AHL and got 1 point in that time frame, then was moved to the ECHL where he has 18 points in 30 games. The 2nd round pick is also a great add by the Canadians.
On top of the conditional 5th round pick Nashville won the bidding to get their hands on the gold in which Hal Gill is. Truly one of the best depth defensemen in hockey Hal Gill will bring some much needed defense to the struggling Nashville PK and great experience to the young Predator blue line. Most likely he will be put beside one of the quick offense d-men with is Josi or Ellis (with the other most likely returning to the AHL).
Montreal trade rating: B+, adds much needed prospects and picks
Nashville trade rating: B-, had to give up a fair amount to win the bid, but got an asset in which will help alot
Supposedly this trade will open up the trade floodgates as alot of teams were in on Gill, so the other available d-men (like Kubina) are more likely to be swiped up fast now.
Dominic Moore to San Jose
Tampa Bay gets an pick upgrade to help their much needed rebuild. Tampa also deals Moore who is a pending UFA. With this deal and the Meszaros deal of last season Tampa Bay now holds three different 2nd round picks for the upcoming draft with the possibility of another if a Kubina trade does indeed happen.
San Jose gets a great depth centerman for playoff rental. Moore will most likely work the 4th line. Moore is truly a playoff performer. Moore had 11points in 18 playoff games last playoffs for Tampa Bay. San Jose most likely will not resign this centerman in the upcoming offseason.
Tampa Bay trade rating: B+, turned a pending UFA into a big upgrade for the upcoming draft
San Jose trade rating: B+, traded a draft pick that they didn't need for a great playoff centerman
Tampa Bay continues to work on their rebuild as they collect picks, and San Jose plans ahead for the playoffs. What I see from this deal is that Tampa Bay will be dealing it's players for more picks and prospects and San Jose is looking to make small playoff preparations. I feel that San Jose will not go for Rick Nash as this trade shows they want to make minor preparations and not wreck the chemistry of the top 2 lines that they have.
Ryan O'Marra for Bryan Rodney
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| Don't he look pretty? |
Anaheim gets an AHL bruiser with some scoring ability. Currently with 17points in 40 games.
Edmonton gets a AHL Allstar defenseman who has been getting short time in the NHL. Currently has 20 points in 41 games.
Anaheim's trade rating: C+, nothing really special for them, basically traded a nobody AHL player for a nobody prospect with ok potential
Edmonton's trade rating: C+, once againt, nothing big, but gives them a possibly defense option for their weak blueline
Grossman To Philly For Picks
Philadelphia gets a great depth defenseman to help ease the pain of losing Pronger. Grossman, who has 5 points in 52 games, will most likely be playing the bottom defensive pair for Philly. Grossman has a 1.625mil contract for this season, then is a UFA this offseason. So most likely is just a rental for playoffs.
Dallas gets some much needed picks to help with the rebuild. LAK is currently 14th in the league and Minnesota is currently 21st, so both picks are expected to be mid ranged in their rounds. Grossman is a UFA this summer and most likely would not have resigned
Philladelphia trade rating: B-, Got a nice cheap defensive defenseman to help replace Pronger for playoffs
Dallas trade rating: B+, Got good value back for pending UFA Grossman and will help their rebuild.
This deal shows that Philly is clearly looking to fill in their gaps and not wait for their what if's for injury returnees. This also shows that Dallas feels that they are not ready for a playoff push and have become sellers at the deadline, gaining assets for this year's draft.
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