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Photo from NBC            The Colorado Avalanche have acquired F Andre Burakovsky from the Washington Capitals in exchange for F Scott Kosmachuk, a 2020 2nd round pick and a 2020 third round pick.            The Avalanche have the most cap space of any team, as they are $17.6 million under the cap floor. They canContinue reading “NHL Trade Review: Avalanche acquire Burakovsky”

From the Las Vegas Review-Journal             The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired F Erik Haula from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for F Nicolas Roy and a conditional 2021 5th round pick. If Haula plays on the Hurricanes past next season, or the Canes trade Haula for a player, multiple draft picks or a pickContinue reading “NHL Trade Review: Canes acquire Haula”

         The Arizona Coyotes have acquired F Carl Soderberg from the Colorado Avalanche is exchange for D Kevin Connauton and a third round pick.          Soderberg is a bottom six center coming off a career year at age 33. He has rebounded well from an awful 2016-17, when he scored just six goals with eightContinue reading “NHL Trade Review: Coyotes acquire Soderberg”

            The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired defenseman Calvin de Haan and forward Aleksi Saarela from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for defenseman Gustav Forsling and goalie Anton Forsberg.              The Blackhawks have been improving, their defensemen, getting Olli Maatta from Pittsburgh, and now de Haan. But with 59 point man Erik Gustafsson and Duncan Keith,Continue reading “NHL Trade Review: Blackhawks acquire De Haan”

             The Dallas Stars have acquired F Ryan Hartman from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for F Tyler Pitlick.              In a way, this trade reminds me of a deal during the draft, in which Chicago and New Jersey flipped John Hayden and John Quenneville. Both Hartman and Pitlick are significantly better, but the conceptContinue reading “NHL Trade Review: Flyers, Stars swap Hartman and Pitlick”