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      The Washington Capitals have acquired defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk and goalie Pheonix Copley from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for forwards Brad Malone, Zach Sanford, a conditional 2019 second round pick and a first round draft pick in the 2017 NHL draft. Let\’s get into details.       Ever since the Capitals drafted left winger AlexContinue reading “NHL trade review: Caps acquire Shattenkirk from the Blues for prospect, pick”

     The Ottawa Senators have acquired winger Alex Burrows from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for winger Jonathan Dahlen. Let\’s get into details.      The Sens are back in the playoff race after a disappointing 2015-16 season. They sit second in the Atlantic division with 72 points (a record of 33-21-6). They have 2 games in hand on the Montreal CanadiensContinue reading “NHL trade review: Sens acquire Burrows from Canucks”

    The Montreal Canadiens have acquired defenseman Jordie Benn from the Dallas Stars in exchange for defenseman Greg Pateryn and a 4th round draft pick in the 2017 NHL draft. Let\’s get into details.        The Habs were the top team in the league at one point, but have dropped off since. They fired headContinue reading “NHL trade review: Habs and Stars make swap of defensemen”

    The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired center Brian Boyle from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a second round draft pick in the 2017 NHL draft and forward Byron Froese. Let\’s get into details.     For the first time in what seems like forever, the Leafs are in the playoff chase. They currently sitContinue reading “NHL trade review: Leafs acquire Boyle for Froese and a pick”

      The Arizona Coyotes have acquired forward Teemu Pulkkinen from the Minnesota Wild for future considerations. Let\’s get into details.       This trade comes a day after these two teams pulled off a blockbuster trade, sending center Martin Hanzal and right winger Ryan White to the Wild. Since then, Wild GM Chuck Fletcher has cleared up roster space forContinue reading “NHL trade review: Coyotes acquire Pulkkinen from Wild”