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Seattle Kraken expansion draft protected lists, available players
The Seattle Kraken are joining the NHL for the 2021-22 season and will play in the Pacific Division. The front office and coaching staff have taken shape, and Climate Pledge Arena is on track to be ready, but the team needs players. The Kraken will select one player each from 30 NHL teams, as the […]
Continue readingNHL free agency 2020 preview: Team needs, trade targets, cap space, key dates
The word that typically defines free agency in the NHL is “uncertainty.” Players with expiring contracts enter a marketplace unsure of what their next deals will look like or where they’ll next call home. But in the 2020 free-agent frenzy, that uncertainty has reached previously unseen levels for players and teams. There’s a flat salary […]
Continue readingNHL trade deadline live updates: Tracking all trades for the 2019-20 season
NHL trade-asset tiers: Buyers guide to the 2020 deadline, including rental trade targets, goalies and more Seven trades we’d like to see before the NHL trade deadline Hurricanes get: D Brady Skjei Rangers get: first-round pick Leafs get: F Matt Lorito Islanders get: D Jordan Schmaltz Flames get: D Erik Gustafsson Blackhawks get: 2020 third-round […]
Continue readingNHL trade tracker for the 2019-20 season
Blues get: D Marco Scandella Canadiens get: 2020 second-round pick, 2021 fourth-round pick (conditional) Capitals get: D Brenden Dillon Sharks get: 2020 second-round pick, 2021 third-round pick (conditional) Jets get: D Dylan DeMelo Senators get: 2020 third-round pick Hurricanes get: D Joey Keane Rangers get: F Julien Gauthier Canucks get: F Tyler Toffoli Kings get: […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-31 poll, plus the worst trade deadline deal ever for every team
The best moves at the NHL trade deadline are usually the ones teams don’t make. Sure, there’s always a chance a team finds that perfect, Butch Goring-sized puzzle piece to complete a championship picture. But more often than not, the NHL trade deadline is like impulse-buying a poorly constructed boat: filled with overpayment, eventual regret […]
Continue readingNHL trade tracker for the 2019-20 season
Penguins get: D John Nyberg Stars get: F Oula Palve Canadiens get: F Laurent Dauphin Predators get: F Michael McCarron Sabres get: F Michael Frolik Flames get: 2020 fourth-round pick Canadiens get: D Marco Scandella Sabres get: 2020 fourth-round pick Canadiens get: F Andrew Sturtz Senators get: D Mike Reilly Penguins get: F Kevin Roy […]
Continue readingBlackhawks lose Calvin de Haan, Brent Seabrook for season
De Haan suffered a right shoulder injury Dec. 10 against the Vegas Golden Knights and has not played since. He underwent offseason surgery on the same shoulder. De Haan was acquired from Carolina in June, along with forward Aleksi Saarela, for defenseman Gustav Forsling and goalie Anton Forsberg. De Haan was supposed to shore up […]
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