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         The Florida Panthers have acquired forward Sam Bennett and a 2022 6th round draft pick from the Calgary Flames in exchange for forward Emil Heineman and a 2022 2nd round pick.  Yeah, the value is not great for the Panthers. At best, Bennett is a third line center. He is reallyContinue reading “NHL Trade Review: Panthers overpay for Bennett”

         The Vegas Golden Knights have acquired forward Mattias Janmark and a 2022 5th round pick from the Chicago Blackhawks in a three team deal with the San Jose Sharks. The Blackhawks acquired a 2021 2nd round pick and a 2022 3rd round pick from the Golden Knights, while the Sharks gotContinue reading “NHL Trade Review: Knights bring in Janmark”

         The Colorado Avalanche have acquired forward Carl Soderberg from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forwards Ryder Rolston and Josh Dickinson.  Soderberg is a familiar face to many in the Colorado organization, as he was a middle-six center for the team for four seasons, but left after scoring 49 points inContinue reading “NHL Trade Review: Avs bring back Soderberg”

         The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired forward Adam Gaudette from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forward Matthew Highmore. From Vancouver\’s point of view, this is a confusing trade. Gaudette has not had good underlying numbers in his NHL career and is not good at face-offs, but he is young and scoredContinue reading “NHL Trade Review: Canucks and Blackhawks make a swap”

         The Edmonton Oilers have acquired defenseman Dmitry Kulikov from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a conditional 2022 4th round pick. If Edmonton wins a playoff round this year, the pick upgrades to a 2022 3rd rounder.  His two points may not show it, but Kulikov was a nice additionContinue reading “NHL Trade Review: Oilers acquire Kulikov”