NHL trade review: Coyotes trade Hanzal, White to Wild

   The Minnesota Wild have acquired center Martin Hanzal, right winger Ryan White, and a 4th round draft pick in the 2017 NHL draft from the Arizona Coyotes for a first round draft pick in 2017, a second rounder in 2018, a conditional 4th rounder in 2019, and F Grayson Downing. Let\’s get into details.      The Wild are Cup contenders.Continue reading “NHL trade review: Coyotes trade Hanzal, White to Wild”

NHL trade review: Kings acquire Bishop from Bolts

     The Los Angeles Kings have acquired goalie Ben Bishop and a 5th round draft pick in the 2017 NHL draft from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for goalie Peter Budaj, defenseman Erik Cernak, a 7th round draft pick in the 2017 NHL draft, and a conditional pick in the same draft, but theContinue reading “NHL trade review: Kings acquire Bishop from Bolts”

NHL trade review: Bolts send Morin to Coyotes for Fournier

    The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired F Stefan Fournier from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for F Jeremy Morin. Let\’s get into details.     The Lightning\’s AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, have a problem. There\’s an AHL rule that states that at least 13 of the 18 skaters in a game need to be development players. To beContinue reading “NHL trade review: Bolts send Morin to Coyotes for Fournier”

NHL news: Canucks\’ Stecher diagnosed with mumps, others show symptoms

       The Vancouver Canucks are in a very questionable situation. Their two best players- Daniel and Henrik Sedin, are both 36 years old, and could decline soon. If you look at the rest of their team, you\’d probably say they need a rebuild to help the franchise. But GM Jim Benning refuses to do that method,Continue reading “NHL news: Canucks\’ Stecher diagnosed with mumps, others show symptoms”

NHL trade review: Wings deal Jurco to Blackhawks for a third

     The Detroit Red Wings have traded winger Tomas Jurco to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a third round draft pick in the 2017 NHL draft. Let\’s get into details.       The Blackhawks are in the middle of a dynasty, lifting the Stanley Cup 3 times in the last 7 years. This year, they shouldContinue reading “NHL trade review: Wings deal Jurco to Blackhawks for a third”