Grades for all the big NHL deals ahead of the Friday deadline, including Tomas Hertl joining the Golden Knights.
We're breaking down and grading all of the biggest moves from the 2023-24 trade season here, with analysis from ESPN reporters Kristen Shilton, Greg Wyshynski and Ryan S. Clark.in exchange for a 2025 first-round pick and forward David Edstrom . The Sharks will also retain 17% of Hertl's salary.No one is bolder. No one is brasher. No one chases the biggest names like the Knights.
The prospect they gave up was one of their best. Getting Hertl came at a cost. But in the end, they got Hertl. He was thinking about how to possibly get something close to fair compensation for moving a player of Hertl's abilities to a team Hertl would be willing to waive his full no-movement clause to join.
This one is a bit puzzling for the Coyotes. Dumba was thought to be one of those right-handed-shooting defensemen who were capable of garnering quite a bit of interest. While there were other options teams could have pursued, he was still one who made sense for a number of contenders. What to like: The retained salary. Getting an established goalie -- and a former starter -- for a $1.9 million cap hit is a win, especially when he's signed through next season. This doesn't take them out of seeking a blockbuster solution in goal this summer, like the object of their obsession, Markstrom. Markstrom and Jake Allen as your goaltending battery next season is demonstrably better than any internal solution.
Trading Johnson allowed the Sabres to accomplish two things: They were able to create a bit of a solution with their defensive logjam, while also getting even more draft capital without having to give up one of their salary retention spots.earlier in the week left the Sabres with several options but only six spots. Trading Johnson now gives the Sabres seven defensemen on their active roster. It also provides more playing time for a defense with an average age of less than 25.
Overall, the Predators look to have knocked this one out of the park. Zucker could be a true difference-maker for Nashville, and they got him for a song . Plus, Zucker is a pending UFA the Predators can use in the present and even potentially re-sign over the summer if something clicks. If not, this is a perfect opportunity for Zucker to show his next potential team he's still able to contribute for a contending club.That's about all you can say on the extent of their return.
Even more impressive: The Jets kept Toffoli away from the rest of the competition in the Western Conference, as Vegas, Vancouver and Los Angeles were all rumored to be in the running for him. There doesn't appear to be any salary retention from the Devils here, and they still net out with a better return for a player who was no longer in their plans.and a third-round pick for Toffoli last summer and compare that with this return. That's understandable, given that Sharangovich is a 25-year-old with 25 goals this season in Calgary. But it's not as if Toffoli didn't perform for the Devils.
Another benefit for Buffalo is that it did not have to retain any salary, which could prove useful in future moves. The Sabres have four pending UFAs on their roster, and it's possible that a deal for one of them could involve using one of their three retention spots.has a $3.25 million cap hit. It's possible that getting a deal done for Johnson could mean eating some of that salary.
Capitals GM Brian MacLellan said at the time that the organization was eyeing a new beginning for Kuznetsov elsewhere, and Carolina could be the ideal landing spot. Kuznetsov won't have to be a star for the Hurricanes -- they have enough top-end talent on hand -- so he can be a complementary player saddled with less pressure than he was under in Washington.
If Kuznetsov wasn't going to be a part of Washington's plans from here, it's better to cut ties and keep chugging along toward whatever this Capitals team will look like more permanently in seasons to come. --, the Hurricanes' conditional first-round pick in 2024 and conditional fifth-round pick in 2024. Pittsburgh retained 25% of Guentzel's $6 million salary cap hit.
Meanwhile, GM Don Waddell seemed to treat Smith as something more than a throw-in:"Ty is a young, offensive-minded defenseman who will provide us with another reliable option on the blue line."trade. He played only nine games for the Penguins, all last season, and spent the majority of his time with the Penguins' AHL affiliate. He has offensive upside, but just hasn't been able to put things together on a consistent basis in the NHL.
I was borderline B-plus for the grade, but that draft asset management keeps this thing at an A-minus. Guentzel is the best linemate Sidney Crosby ever had, and the captain sounded melancholy in his absence."He did everything he possibly could in his time here," Crosby said on Thursday night after a blowout loss to the Capitals."Just a privilege to play with him for the course of that time. Great memories and that's all I can say."Getting Bunting, 28, in this trade is the"help now" part of the equation.
Lucius has put together back-to-back solid seasons with Wisconsin and is a bit of a playmaker. NCAA hockey analyst Chris Peters of Flo Hockey sees him topping out as a third-line scorer in the NHL, but"his postdraft development has been encouraging." Instead, Dubas follows his own mantra: The Penguins added a solid veteran while getting younger at the same time. If even two of those prospects make the NHL, it will have been a successful return; and if one really pops, it's an entirely different conversation. Meanwhile, he adds a left wing in Bunting who could become a Kirkland Signature version of Guentzel for Crosby.
Until the Duclair trade, they had only one pick in the first four rounds of this year's draft, and don't own their 2025 first-round pick. Maybe the most important thing the Sharks were able to do here was trading Duclair to a team without needing to use a salary retention spot. The Sharks already have two retention spots tied up with theUntil then, the Sharks have the challenge of trying to find deals with teams that can afford to take on their players -- unless that deal is so enticing that it's worth using that final retention spot. They were able to avoid that with the Lightning here..
From the size, the cost, the depth to the postseason experience, there is a reason why Edmundson was a name in play for teams seeking a defensive option at a team-friendly price. The Leafs made a solid move here., this deal was about adding draft capital. Edmundson's status as a pending UFA with a Cup on his resume made his impending departure an opportunity for the Capitals to cash in on those circumstances.
This meant the Golden Knights had what Cap Friendly projected to be $4.426 million in deadline cap space. The fact that the Golden Knights also had all their first-round picks over the next three seasons meant they could explore several possibilities prior to the deadline. It leaves the Golden Knights with two first-round picks and what Cap Friendly projects to be $3.8 million in deadline cap space.
Hanifin's future in Calgary had been in doubt. There was a belief that he was not going to re-sign in free agency because he preferred to play in an American market. It left Flames GM Craig Conroy needing to do something or risk losing Hanifin for nothing if he stayed beyond the deadline. Polarizing as the return might be for some, the deal allowed the Flames' front office to finally answer questions that needed answers all season. They entered the campaign with seemingly half of their roster signed to multiyear deals while the rest were going to be pending UFAs. Once they reached a conclusion about this season, they started moving on from players and receiving draft capital rather than letting them walk for nothing.
As of late, the Golden Knights have struggled due to injuries. They've lost eight of their last 10 games, and are now an active participant in the wild-card race although they could still capture a Pacific Division spot.Either way, the Flyers are still getting more draft capital. But they'll be rooting for the Golden Knights to improve their return in the process.
Trading Wennberg was thought to be a possibility for a few reasons. He was a pending UFA on a team that has been mercurial when it comes to whether they can find the consistency to reach the playoffs. At the time of the trade, they were six points out of the final Western Conference wild-card spot . Everything he did during the Avalanche's Stanley Cup run in 2022 reinforced why he was so valuable to title aspirations. But his place within the Avs' defensive dynamic meant the club would have to face the eventual reality that they'd have to move on from Byram at some point due to salary cap constraints, a lack of opportunity or both.Finding a second-line center has arguably become the biggest challenge facing this iteration of the Avs.
The three-way trade was completed by the Ducks trading Carrick with 50% of his salary retained, Taylor, and a 2024 seventh-round pick to the Oilers for Edmonton's 2024 first-round pick and a 2025 conditional fifth-round pick, one that becomes a fourth-rounder if the Oilers win the Stanley Cup this season.became the top center available with an expiring contract, and kudos to the Oilers for landing him at the right cap price.
With the Monahan trade having set the market, Verbeek did well on this return, as more than a few teams were chasing Henrique.trade between Calgary and Dallas and received a fourth-rounder for the effort, we gave them an A-minus. They had the space to do so thanks to defensemandone through the end of the regular season. They utilized his cap space accordingly, getting a fourth-rounder from Edmonton for retaining on Henrique.
Finding a second-line center was the biggest priority facing the Avalanche. One of the obstacles facing them was cap space, and if they could work out a deal that would allow them to get a second-line center at all.Getting another defenseman along with a second-line center took the Avalanche from being a team that was already in contention to one that appears ready to battle in what is expected to be a grueling Western Conference playoff race.
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