NHL Trade Deadline Articles - Page 17

The Florida Panthers are the defending Stanley Cup champions in 2024-25. The Panthers won their first Stanley Cup over the Edmonton Oilers back in June. It was one of the greatest Stanley Cup Final matchups fans have seen in recent memory. It also brought Florida firmly out of “Cinderella” status, cementing them as a powerhouse […]

The New York Rangers have made massive trades already in 2024-25. First, they traded Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks after a breakdown between player and team. Then, the Rangers traded Kaapo Kakko to the Seattle Kraken after controversially benching him. On Friday, the Rangers struck again to pull off the J.T. Miller trade with […]

The Buffalo Sabres are going through some rough times on the ice in 2024-25. Unfortunately, the Sabres remain one of the worst teams in the NHL at this time. Naturally, numerous trade rumors have emerged as a result of Buffalo’s poor play. With the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline now five weeks away, those trade rumors […]

The Colorado Avalanche have already made the trade of the 2024-25 NHL season. They dealt Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes after contract negotiations fell apart. The return was tremendous, as Martin Necas and Jack Drury have already made positive impacts on their lineup. But they can continue to add at the upcoming NHL trade […]

The Colorado Avalanche stunned the hockey world a little over a week back when they traded Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes. The Mikko Rantanen trade is one of the biggest midseason trades in NHL history. Rantanen has a strong case for being a top-five player in this league. At the very least, he is […]

In current possession of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, the Tampa Bay Lightning are very much in the hunt for a postseason return. The team’s hot and cold nature bit them once again Saturday, as they lost 3-2 at home to the New York Islanders. Goals by star wingers Nikita Kucherov and […]

The Vancouver Canucks traded center JT Miller to the New York Rangers on Friday in a long-anticipated move. A rift between Miller and Elias Pettersson had the Vancouver Canucks’ locker room in shambles and a move was needed. Just because Miller is gone does not mean the Canucks won’t trade Pettersson. The Buffalo Sabres should […]

The Dallas Stars have added some depth to their roster in a trade with the San Jose Sharks on Saturday morning. The club is acquiring Cody Ceci and Mikael Granlund from the lowly Sharks in exchange for a first and fourth-round pick, per NHL insider Darren Dreger. If the Stars make the Stanley Cup finals, […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins swung a trade with the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night. The Penguins traded defenseman Marcus Pettersson after months of trade rumors around him. He goes to the Canucks in a deal involving five players and a conditional 2025 first-round pick. General manager Kyle Dubas noted that it was not an easy move […]

The Vancouver Canucks swung a JT Miller trade before their loss to the Dallas Stars on Friday. However, they were not done with their wheeling and dealing. Shortly after the loss to the Stars, Vancouver made another move. The Canucks traded for Marcus Pettersson in a massive deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins. As the dust […]

The Vancouver Canucks traded JT Miller to the New York Rangers on Friday night. They had a game shortly after making that move, and it did not go well for them. The Canucks lost to the Dallas Stars 5-3 at the American Airlines Center on Friday. It appears as if the team had another move […]

The Detroit Red Wings fired Derek Lalonde on Boxing Day to try and spark the team. The hope was that veteran head coach Todd McLellan could come in and lead Detroit toward a respectable finish. His first Red Wings game did not go well as they lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs. And then they […]

The Vancouver Canucks traded JT Miller to the New York Rangers on Friday evening. The Rangers and Canucks have discussed a trade for months now and had a trade in place at one point that unfortunately fell through. The dust is beginning to settle on this move, and Vancouver’s brass has already sent a message […]

The New York Rangers finally traded for JT Miller on Friday evening. The Rangers and Vancouver Canucks have discussed a trade involving Miller for months at this point. At one point, it seemed as if the two sides had a deal in place before it fell through. This deal has not fallen through, though. Miller […]

The Calgary Flames traded for Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee on Thursday night. The Flames’ deal with the Philadelphia Flyers involved four players and two draft picks. It’s a move that has been much discussed by the hockey world in the wake of the announcement. On Friday, Calgary fans heard from their new players for […]

The New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks have talked about a JT Miller trade for a while now. At one point, a deal seemed close to fruition. It fell apart at the time, but it seems as if this is going to be different. It appears the saga is finally over between New York and […]

The Calgary Flames swung a trade on Thursday night with the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flames traded for Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee in the deal with Philadelphia. Heading back the other way are two draft picks as well as forwards Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier. The trade call is now complete, and Nazem Kadri has […]

News broke on Thursday evening that the Philadelphia Flyers and Calgary Flames were discussing a trade. It seemed to be a routine deal, with the Flyers trading for Andrei Kuzmenko to reunite him with star rookie Matvei Michkov. However, the deal broke wide open when the inclusion of Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee was reported. […]

The Philadelphia Flyers are in the thick of the playoff race in 2024-25. They have work to do in a tight Wild Card race, however. Many expected the Flyers to make a trade leading into the March 7th deadline. And it appears like they have identified Calgary Flames winger Andrei Kuzmenko as a fit for […]

It may be hockey’s worst-kept secret at this point that the Vancouver Canucks are going through some things on and off the ice. The Canucks are listening to trade offers on Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller ahead of the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. And a reported rift between Pettersson and Miller was recently confirmed to […]

It’s rare to see professional athletes remain with one team their entire career. Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby is on track to retire as a Penguin when things are all set and done, though. At the same time, a Crosby trade has never felt more possible than it does right now. Pittsburgh has an aging […]

The Ottawa Senators are well in contention for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024-25. In a tightly contested Eastern Conference, they have the inside track to make the postseason for the first time since 2017. Ottawa entered play on Wednesday night sitting third place in the Atlantic Division, five points back of the second-place Florida […]

The Carolina Hurricanes completed a blockbuster trade for Mikko Rantanen with the Colorado Avalanche in a deal that sent Martin Necas the other way and also included the Chicago Blackhawks. It could end up being the biggest trade that happens this season, but with the NHL Trade Deadline coming up in March, front offices are […]

The Buffalo Sabres nearly traded Dylan Cozens to the Detroit Red Wings before the NHL’s holiday roster freeze. The Sabres have taken calls on Cozens throughout the season and could send the former first-round pick out of town before the NHL Trade Deadline. However, Cozens is far from the team’s only trade candidate. Shockingly, it […]

The Chicago Blackhawks helped shake the hockey world on Friday night. The Blackhawks traded Taylor Hall to the Carolina Hurricanes as part of the three-team Mikko Rantanen trade. Reactions are still coming in even days following the blockbuster trade. One consistent reaction is bewilderment at Chicago’s role in this move. In fact, the Blackhawks received […]

The Chicago Blackhawks traded Taylor Hall to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night. Hall went to Carolina as part of the Mikko Rantanen trade with Chicago and the Colorado Avalanche. Hall’s departure was certainly expected, and he could be the first of a few Chicago players on the move. The big-ticket Blackhawks trade candidate is […]

The Colorado Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night. The Avalanche had discussed a contract extension with Rantanen — a pending free agent — throughout the season. Some reports indicate Rantanen was willing to continue discussions with Colorado to facilitate a deal. In the end, the team decided to move on. […]

The hockey world was left stunned by the Mikko Rantanen trade from Friday night. The Carolina Hurricanes traded for Rantanen and Taylor Hall in a three-team trade with the Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks. This move reunited Rantanen with fellow countryman Sebastian Aho, as well. The two have not played together in a long time. […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets are among the best stories in the National Hockey League. After the tragic passing of winger Johnny Gaudreau, they have surprised everyone with a torrid first half. Their 55 points through 50 games are enough to be in the Eastern Conference playoff race. But center Sean Monahan is out with a […]

The Vancouver Canucks’ 2024-25 season is imploding in real time. Sitting 16-9-5 in the middle of December, it looked like Rick Tocchet’s club would have no trouble advancing to a second consecutive Stanley Cup Playoff. But following an impressive 3-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on December 16, the Canucks have lost 13 times in […]

The hockey world is still processing the blockbuster Mikko Rantanen trade on Friday night. The Carolina Hurricanes traded for Rantanen and Taylor Hall in a three-team trade with the Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks. This is one of the biggest midseason trades in recent NHL history, and the largest trade since the Florida Panthers acquired […]

The Carolina Hurricanes stunned hockey fans with their Mikko Rantanen trade on Friday night. The Hurricanes acquired Rantanen and Taylor Hall in a three-team trade with the Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks. With the dust settling a bit, we are learning more about what happened. Among the details coming out is a potential trade with […]

The Carolina Hurricanes traded for Mikko Rantanen on Friday night in a stunning move. It was a three-team trade between the Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, and Chicago Blackhawks. Carolina also acquired Taylor Hall in this deal on Friday night. This is certainly a move that announces Carolina’s intentions to make a serious push for the Stanley […]

The Carolina Hurricanes stunned the world with their trade for Mikko Rantanen on Friday night. Rantanen and the Colorado Avalanche had discussed a contract extension throughout the 2024-25 season. However, no deal came to pass. As a result, the Avalanche decided to deal the pending free agent to the Hurricanes in a three-team deal involving […]

The Colorado Avalanche have sought to sign Mikko Rantanen to a contract extension. However, a deal had not come to pass as the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline crept closer. Many believed Colorado would hold onto Rantanen given their status as a playoff contender. However, Rantanen has shockingly been traded to the Carolina Hurricanes. Rantanen is […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are not good in 2024-25. But at this time last season, it seemed as if they had some legitimate hope. Forward Philipp Kurashev formed a shockingly cohesive tandem with Connor Bedard that produced results. Bedard won the Calder Trophy while Kurashev scored more than 50 points for the first time in his […]

Although the Colorado Avalanche have slowly been getting healthier as the 2024-25 National Hockey League season progresses, the roster has been riddled with injury troubles throughout the campaign. Players like Artturi Lehkonen, Ross Colton, Jonathan Drouin and Miles Wood have all missed time with various ailments, while captain Gabriel Landeskog and key forward Valeri Nichushkin […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are one of the National Hockey League’s hottest teams in 2025, with eight wins in 12 games since the calendar flipped to January. As of Friday, the Canes are 30-16-3 and just eight points back of the Washington Capitals in the President’s Trophy race. And general manager Eric Tulsky is looking to […]

Although the Calgary Flames were widely expected to miss the playoffs for a third straight campaign — especially on the heels of back-to-back fifth place finishes in the Pacific Division — the team continues to hang around the playoff picture in 2024-25. Through 46 games, Ryan Huska’s club is 23-16-7, good for fourth place in […]