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Tomas Jurco

2019 Trade Deadline Day Recap

February 25, 2019 at 5:31 pm CDT | by Zach Leach 4 Comments

The trade deadline for the 2018-19 season has come and gone, with teams all around the league loading up for a Stanley Cup run. This year saw a nearly unprecedented level of skill available, though things got started quite early. Before deadline day, names like Matt Duchene, Brandon Montour, Mats Zuccarello, Charlie Coyle, Ryan Dzingel, Gustav Nyquist and Nick Jensen all switched teams. However, the day was no disappointment; a slow pace early on ended in fireworks right before the deadline and as deal trickled in right after. Below is a complete list of the 21 trades featuring all but seven of the NHL’s teams made on February 25th alone (chronologically):

To Anaheim Ducks:
D Patrick Sieloff

To Ottawa Senators:
F Brian Gibbons

 

To New Jersey Devils:
2022 fifth-round pick

To Columbus Blue Jackets:
G Keith Kinkaid

 

To Winnipeg Jets:
F Kevin Hayes

To New York Rangers:
F Brendan Lemieux
2019 first-round pick (top-3 protected)
2022 conditional fourth-round pick (if Winnipeg wins Stanley Cup)

 

To Montreal Canadiens:
F Jordan Weal

To Arizona Coyotes:
F Michael Chaput

 

To Florida Panthers:
F Cliff Pu
Future Considerations

To Carolina Hurricanes:
F Tomas Jurco (AHL contract)
Future Considerations

 

To Colorado Avalanche:
F Derick Brassard
2020 conditional sixth-round pick (no pick if Brassard re-signs)

To Florida Panthers:
2020 third-round pick

 

To Columbus Blue Jackets:
D Adam McQuaid

To New York Rangers:
D Julius Bergman
2019 fourth-round pick
2019 seventh-round pick

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To Calgary Flames:
D Oscar Fantenberg

To Los Angeles Kings:
2020 conditional fourth-round pick
(becomes a third-round pick if Flames reach WCF with Fantenberg playing 50+% of games)

 

To Nashville Predators:
F Mikael Granlund 

To Minnesota Wild:
F Kevin Fiala

 

To Vegas Golden Knights:
F Mark Stone
F Tobias Lindberg

To Ottawa Senators:
F Oscar Lindberg
D Erik Brannstrom
2020 second-round pick (DAL)

 

To Nashville Predators:
F Wayne Simmonds

To Philadelphia Flyers:
F Ryan Hartman
2020 conditional fourth-round pick (becomes third-round pick with 2019 playoff round win)

 

To St. Louis Blues: 
D Michael Del Zotto

To Anaheim Ducks:
2019 sixth-round pick

 

To Boston Bruins:
F Marcus Johansson (40% salary retained)

To New Jersey Devils:
2019 second-round pick
2020 fourth-round pick

 

To Vancouver Canucks:
F Tanner Pearson

To Pittsburgh Penguins:
D Erik Gudbranson

 

To Winnipeg Jets:
F Matt Hendricks

To Minnesota Wild:
2020 seventh-round pick

 

To Winnipeg Jets:
D Nathan Beaulieu

To Buffalo Sabres:
2019 sixth-round pick

 

To Winnipeg Jets:
D Bogdan Kiselevich

To Florida Panthers:
2021 seventh-round pick

 

To San Jose Sharks:
F Jonathan Dahlen

To Vancouver Canucks:
F Linus Karlsson

 

To Toronto Maple Leafs:
F Nic Petan

To Winnipeg Jets:
F Par Lindholm

 

To Pittsburgh Penguins:
D Chris Wideman

To Florida Panthers:
F Jean-Sebastien Dea

 

To Winnipeg Jets:
F Alex Broadhurst

To Columbus Blue Jackets:
Future Considerations

AHL| Anaheim Ducks| Boston Bruins| Buffalo Sabres| Calgary Flames| Carolina Hurricanes| Colorado Avalanche| Columbus Blue Jackets| Florida Panthers| Los Angeles Kings| Minnesota Wild| Montreal Canadiens| Nashville Predators| New Jersey Devils| New York Rangers| Ottawa Senators| Philadelphia Flyers| Pittsburgh Penguins| San Jose Sharks| St. Louis Blues| Toronto Maple Leafs| Transactions| Utah Mammoth| Vancouver Canucks| Vegas Golden Knights| Winnipeg Jets Adam McQuaid| Bogdan Kiselevich| Brandon Montour| Brendan Lemieux| Charlie Coyle| Chris Wideman| Derick Brassard| Erik Brannstrom| Erik Gudbranson| Gustav Nyquist| Jean-Sebastien Dea| Jonathan Dahlen| Jordan Weal| Keith Kinkaid| Kevin Fiala| Kevin Hayes| Marcus Johansson| Mark Stone| Mats Zuccarello| Matt Duchene| Matt Hendricks| Michael Chaput| Michael Del Zotto| Mikael Granlund| Nathan Beaulieu| Nic Petan| Nick Jensen| Oscar Fantenberg| Oscar Lindberg| Ryan Dzingel| Ryan Hartman| Tanner Pearson| Tomas Jurco| Wayne Simmonds

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Carolina Hurricanes Trade Cliff Pu

February 25, 2019 at 11:33 am CDT | by Gavin Lee 4 Comments

The Carolina Hurricanes have traded a big part of the return for Jeff Skinner, sending prospect Cliff Pu to the Florida Panthers. While technically not the same trade, the Hurricanes have received Tomas Jurco in return. Jurco is on an AHL contract and had to be involved as a separate transaction.

Pu, 20, had recently been assigned to the ECHL after struggling in his first professional season. The former Buffalo Sabres prospect has just six points in 44 games with the Charlotte Checkers, and will now try to turn his young career around in his third organization. Pu along with three draft picks was the package the Hurricanes acquired for Skinner in the offseason, in a deal that now looks even worse for Carolina.

There’s still plenty of time for Pu to turn things around and develop into the big offensive threat he showed in junior, but the Checkers needed help now for a potential Calder Cup run this season. Carolina apparently believed Jurco’s addition was more valuable, and he will certainly bring a lot of experience to the table. The 26-year old forward has 10 points in 14 games with the Springfield Thunderbirds, and won a Calder Cup with the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2013.

Under an AHL contract, Jurco cannot be recalled to the NHL.

AHL| Carolina Hurricanes| Florida Panthers Jeff Skinner| Tomas Jurco

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Minor Transactions: 01/03/19

January 3, 2019 at 12:04 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee Leave a Comment

The Minnesota Wild and Toronto Maple Leafs kick off a busy NHL schedule today with an afternoon game which will see Michael Hutchinson suit up with his new organization, while the Los Angeles Kings will face the Tampa Bay Lightning in a David vs Goliath matchup to wrap things up. Six other games will be played around the league, and as teams prepare we’ll be right here keeping track of all the minor movement.

  • Tomas Jurco has landed a one-year AHL contract with the Springfield Thunderbirds for the rest of this season, giving the minor league squad some extra firepower for the second half. It wasn’t so long ago that Jurco was an up-and-coming forward prospect with the Detroit Red Wings, and even last season he recorded 10 points in 29 games for the Chicago Blackhawks.
  • Speaking of forward prospects, the Dallas Stars have sent Denis Gurianov back to the minor leagues after he played just 7:44 last night. Gurianov has looked like a completely different player this season in the AHL, but still can’t seem to establish himself at the NHL level.
  • The St. Louis Blues have recalled Zach Sanford from San Antonio, but will play with seven defensemen tonight after activating Carl Gunnarsson. Sanford will sit out for now, but could get into some action if Vladimir Tarasenko misses any more time with the illness that will keep him out tonight.
  • Stefan Elliott has been returned to the minor leagues by the Ottawa Senators, leaving them with just six active defensemen on the roster currently. The Senators don’t play again until Saturday, giving them a chance to activate another player or recall someone tomorrow.

AHL| Chicago Blackhawks| Dallas Stars| Detroit Red Wings| Los Angeles Kings| Minnesota Wild| NHL| Prospects| Schedule| St. Louis Blues| Tampa Bay Lightning| Toronto Maple Leafs| Transactions Carl Gunnarsson| Michael Hutchinson| Tomas Jurco| Vladimir Tarasenko| Zach Sanford

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Avalanche Lose Varlamov, Johnson To Major Injuries

March 31, 2018 at 1:56 pm CDT | by Holger Stolzenberg Leave a Comment

The Colorado Avalanche’s playoff chances took a big hit as the team announced today that starting goalie Semyon Varlamov will be out for the season after sustaining a lower-body injury Friday night, while defenseman Erik Johnson will miss the next six weeks with a fractured patella. The two injuries figure to be a huge blow to team who many felt had a good chance of reaching the playoffs this year.

The irony is that Varlamov and Jonathan Bernier made history Friday after the two combined for the first combined shutout in franchise history (Nordiques as well). Varlamov saved 30-of-30 shots before Chicago’s Tomas Jurco collided with Varlamov on an attempted shot late in the third period, forcing the goaltender to be helped off the ice. Bernier finished the game. Varlamov was having a solid season as he has a 2.68 GAA and a .920 save percentage in 51 games. Bernier will have to take over as starter. He has a 2.82 GAA and a .913 save percentage in 33 games this year.

Johnson did not play in Friday’s game with no explanation, but is just as likely done for the year unless the Avalanche can not only reach the playoffs, but make an extended run in them. The oft-injured defenseman has been having a solid season, but has never played an entire 82-game season ever. His 62 games this season are the highest in two years.

Despite the disappointment, the Avalanche who finished with the worst record last season, have put together a remarkable season and considering they made no moves at the trade deadline, the team should look at this season as a positive regardless of whether they make the playoffs or not.

 

Colorado Avalanche| Injury Erik Johnson| Jonathan Bernier| Semyon Varlamov| Tomas Jurco

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Waivers & Recalls: 10/02/17

October 2, 2017 at 11:13 am CDT | by Gavin Lee 3 Comments

The waiver wire is very busy today as teams pare down their rosters. The season begins this week, and teams will try to sneak through some veterans and prospects to keep them in the organization. Here is the entire list of waivers for today:

Malcolm Subban (BOS)
Phillip Di Giuseppe (CAR)
John Ramage (CBJ)
Luke Gazdic (CGY)
Garnet Hathaway (CGY)
Jean-Francois Berube (CHI)
Tomas Jurco (CHI)
Jordin Tootoo (CHI)
Gabriel Bourque (COL)
Curtis McKenzie (DAL)
Patrik Nemeth (DAL)
David Booth (DET)
Ryan Sproul (DET)
Ryan Murphy (MIN)
Byron Froese (MTL)
Andreas Martinsen (MTL)
Brian Gibbons (NJD)
Brian Strait (NJD)
Steve Bernier (NYI)
Stephen Gionta (NYI)
Matt Read (PHI)
Brandon Bollig (SJ)
Troy Grosenick (SJ)
Brandon Mashinter (SJ)
Jordan Binnington (STL)
Cory Conacher (TB)
Colin Greening (TOR)
Vincent LoVerde (TOR)
Chris Mueller (TOR)
Kerby Rychel (TOR)
Ben Smith (TOR)
Garret Sparks (TOR)
Andrey Pedan (VAN)
Teemu Pulkkinen (VGK)
Anthony Peluso (WSH)
J.C. Lipon (WPG)

Prospects| Waivers Andreas Martinsen| Andrey Pedan| Ben Smith| Brandon Mashinter| Brian Strait| Byron Froese| Cory Conacher| Curtis McKenzie| David Booth| Garnet Hathaway| Garret Sparks| J.C. Lipon| Jean-Francois Berube| Jordin Tootoo| Kerby Rychel| Luke Gazdic| Malcolm Subban| Matt Read| Patrik Nemeth| Ryan Murphy| Ryan Sproul| Stephen Gionta| Steve Bernier| Teemu Pulkkinen| Tomas Jurco

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2017 NHL Free Agency Tracker

July 1, 2017 at 11:50 am CDT | by natebrown Leave a Comment

Stay with PHR for all of the free agency signings this off-season. As of noon ET on July 1st, unrestricted free agency is open, but not before many extensions earlier in June. This page serves to organize everything in one spot, and are linked to the PHR story that corresponds with the signing. All July signings will be separated by date while June signings are organized alphabetically by team. It will be updated as soon as stories post.

Please note that signings on this list start on June 12.

July 1st:

  • Anaheim re-signs Cam Fowler (8 years/$52MM)
  • Anaheim signs Ryan Miller (2 years/$4MM)
  • Arizona signs Adam Clendening (1 year/$650K)
  • Boston signs Paul Postma (1 year/$725K)
  • Buffalo signs Benoit Pouliot (1 year/$1.15MM)
  • Buffalo signs Chad Johnson (1 year/$2.5MM)
  • Carolina signs Justin Williams (2 years/$9MM)
  • Chicago signs Patrick Sharp (1 year/$1MM)
  • Chicago signs J-F Berube (2 years/$3MM)
  • Chicago signs Jordan Oesterle (2 years/$1.3MM)
  • Colorado signs Jonathan Bernier (1 year/$2.75MM)
  • Dallas signs Martin Hanzal (3 years/$14.25MM)
  • Dallas signs Tyler Pitlick (3 years/$3MM)
  • Detroit signs Trevor Daley (3 years/$9.534MM)
  • Florida signs Radim Vrbata (1 year/$2.5MM)
  • Los Angeles signs Mike Cammalleri (1 year)
  • Los Angeles signs Cal Petersen ( 2 year ELC)
  • Los Angeles signs Christian Folin (1 year/$850K)
  • Minnesota signs Ryan Murphy (1 year/$700k)
  • Minnesota signs Landon Ferraro (2 years/$1.4MM)
  • Minnesota signs Kyle Quincey (1 year/$1.25MM)
  • Minnesota signs Cal O’Reilly (2 years/$1.4MM)
  • Montreal signs Kyle Alzner (5 years/$22.5MM)
  • Montreal signs Byron Froese
  • Montreal signs Peter Holland
  • Nashville signs Nick Bonino (4 years)
  • Nashville signs Scott Hartnell (1 year/$1MM)
  • Nashville signs Anders Lindback (1 year/$650K)
  • Nashville signs Matt O’Connor (1 year/$650K)
  • New Jersey signs Brian Boyle (2 years/$5.1MM)
  • NY Rangers sign Ondrej Pavelec (1 year/$1.3MM)
  • NY Rangers sign Kevin Shattenkirk (4 year/$26.6MM)
  • Ottawa signs Nate Thompson (2 years/$3.3MM)
  • Philadelphia re-signs Mike Vecchione (2 years/$1.88MM)
  • Pittsburgh signs Antti Niemi (1 year/$700K)
  • Pittsburgh signs Matt Hunwick (3 years/$6.75MM
  • San Jose re-signs Martin Jones (6 years/$34.5MM)
  • San Jose re-signs Marc-Edouard Vlasic (8 years/$56MM)
  • San Jose re-signs Joe Thornton
  • St. Louis signs Beau Bennett (1 year/$650K)
  • St. Louis signs Chris Thorburn (2 years/$1.88MM)
  • St. Louis re-signs Oskar Sundqvist (1 year/$650K)
  • Tampa Bay signs Dan Girardi (2 years/$6MM)
  • Toronto signs Ron Hainsey (2 years/$3.25MM)
  • Toronto signs Curtis McElhinney (1 year/$850K)
  • Toronto signs Dominic Moore (1 year/$1MM)
  • Toronto signs Garret Sparks
  • Winnipeg signs Dmitri Kulikov (3 years/$13MM)
  • Winnipeg signs Steve Mason (2 years/$8.2MM)
  • Vancouver signs Sam Gagner (3 years/$9.45MM)
  • Vancouver signs Michael Del Zotto (2 years/$6MM)
  • Vancouver signs Anders Nilsson (2 years/$5MM)

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June:

  • Anaheim re-signs Kevin Boyle
  • Anaheim re-signs Korbinian Holzer
  • Anaheim re-signs Nic Kerdiles
  • Anaheim re-signs Patrick Eaves
  • Boston re-signs Noel Acciari
  • Boston re-signs Tommy Cross
  • Buffalo re-signs Linus Ullmark
  • Buffalo re-signs Taylor Fedun
  • Calgary re-signs Kris Versteeg
  • Calgary re-signs Michael Stone
  • Carolina re-signs Andrew Miller
  • Carolina re-signs Brock McGinn and Philip Samuelsson
  • Carolina re-signs Derek Ryan
  • Carolina re-signs Patrick Brown and Jake Chelios
  • Carolina re-signs Teuvo Teravainen
  • Carolina re-signs Trevor Carrick
  • Chicago re-signs Anton Forsberg
  • Chicago re-signs Tomas Jurco
  • Chicago re-signs Ville Pokka
  • Colorado re-signs Sven Andrighetto
  • Columbus re-signs Alex Broadhurst
  • Columbus signs Jordan Schroeder
  • Dallas re-signs Esa Lindrell
  • Dallas re-signs Ludvig Bystrom
  • Dallas re-signs Mark McNeill
  • Detroit re-signs Ben Street
  • Detroit re-signs Brian Lashoff and Dylan McIlrath
  • Edmonton re-signs Eric Gryba
  • Edmonton re-signs Jujhar Khaira
  • Edmonton re-signs Kris Russell
  • Edmonton re-signs Zach Kassian
  • Los Angeles re-signs Andy Andreoff
  • Minnesota re-signs Gustav Olofsson
  • Montreal re-signs Charles Hudon
  • Montreal re-signs Jacob De La Rose
  • Montreal signs Jonathan Drouin
  • Nashville re-signs Yannick Weber
  • Nashville signs Joonas Lyytinen (ELC)
  • New Jersey re-signs Keith Kinkaid
  • New York Rangers re-sign Brendan Smith
  • New York Rangers re-sign Matt Puempel
  • Ottawa re-signs Max McCormick
  • Ottawa re-signs Mike Condon
  • Ottawa re-signs Tom Pyatt
  • Philadelphia re-signs Jordan Weal
  • Philadelphia re-signs Mark Alt
  • Pittsburgh re-signs Chad Ruhwedel
  • Pittsburgh signs Filip Gustavsson (ELC)
  • Pittsburgh signs Frederik Tiffels (ELC)
  • St. Louis re-signs Chris Butler
  • St. Louis re-signs Magnus Paajarvi
  • Tampa Bay re-signs Yanni Gourde
  • Tampa Bay re-signs Andrej Sustr
  • Tampa Bay re-signs Cory Conacher and Gabriel Dumont
  • Tampa Bay re-signs Peter Budaj
  • Tampa Bay signs Alex Volkov; Toronto signs Adam Brooks (ELC)
  • Vancouver re-signs Erik Gudbranson
  • Vegas signs Erik Haula
  • Washington re-signs Brett Connolly
  • Washington re-signs Chandler Stephenson
  • Washington re-signs Christian Djoos
  • Washington re-signs Dmitry Orlov
  • Washington re-signs Pheonix Copley
  • Washington re-signs T.J. Oshie
  • Winnipeg re-signs Ben Chiarot
  • Winnipeg re-signs Marko Dano

 

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Chicago Blackhawks Sign Anton Forsberg, Tomas Jurco

June 26, 2017 at 2:49 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee Leave a Comment

The Chicago Blackhawks have signed two of their pending restricted free agents, inking Anton Forsberg to a two-year contract and Tomas Jurco for one year. While no details have been released, getting the two restricted free agents under contract early is a nice bonus for the Blackhawks, who will be navigating a difficult salary cap all summer. While Jurco will still be an RFA at the end of the contract, Forsberg could potentially become a Group VI free agent should he play less than 19 games over the next two years.

Acquired last week from the Columbus Blue Jackets as part of the Artemi Panarin deal, Forsberg is the likely backup for Corey Crawford next year. His short experience in the NHL has been very underwhelming, though he’s performed incredibly well in the AHL. He was a big reason the Lake Erie (now Cleveland) Monsters won the 2016 Calder Cup, recording a .949 save percentage after taking over from Joonas Korpisalo. He’ll have big shoes to fill, as Scott Darling has been one of the best backups in the league in recent years and earned himself a starting job with the Carolina Hurricanes.

Jurco on the other hand was acquired from the Detroit Red Wings at the trade deadline but recorded just one point down the stretch for Chicago. Hoping he could be the next Richard Panik, the Blackhawks will try to turn him around and get back to the offensive player he was in junior and the early parts of his professional career. Selected 35th-overall by Detroit in 2011, he’ll need to make an impact soon or will have a hard time finding a regular job around the league.

Chicago Blackhawks| Transactions Anton Forsberg| Tomas Jurco

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Detroit’s Uncertain Future

April 24, 2017 at 6:30 pm CDT | by Seth Lawrence 1 Comment

The Detroit Red Wings missed the playoffs for the first time in 25 years in 2016-17. Not seeing the winged wheel on the ice is something deeply unfamiliar to many, and Detroit’s management is hoping that it won’t become a trend. However, there is definitely concern going forward as to what direction the team will head. While the team is technically going through a rebuild, effectively doing so can be quite difficult when you have so many aging players taking up spots and cap dollars. There are also questions as to whether any extended period of failure would be embraced by management, as fan-site Winging it in Motown wondered earlier this month. The strategy for GM Ken Holland is going to be complicated, as fans might need to grow accustomed to losing for a brief spell if the team is to strengthen its core.

Firstly, they will need to decide which players are part of the core and which are accessory pieces. There were good signs this off-season when Holland decided to sell assets, including Thomas Vanek, Tomas Jurco, Brendan Smith, and Steve Ott. This is a solid portent that there will be future moves, but there is room for doubt. For example, the 36 year-old Henrik Zetterberg has 4 years left on his contract at $6.083 MM, while the 33 year-old Frans Nielsen was just signed to his long-term deal, good for another 5 years at $5.25 MM. Justin Abdelkader and Darren Helm still have plenty left in the tank, but at $4.25 MM and $3.8 MM respectively, and years of term, is a full rebuild truly so feasible? Niklas Kronwall is another well-paid veteran at 36 years-old, and he has two more seasons under contract.

Then there is the goaltending situation. Detroit is paying over $9 million dollars in contracts to their two tenders, both of which have had their difficulties. Jimmy Howard had what could be considered a bounceback year, posting a .927 save percentage after the awful .906 dip the season before. The caveat – he only started 26 games. The other half of the duo, Petr Mrazek, received the bulk of the starts – 50 in all. Unfortunately, his stats took a nosedive to a .901 save percentage, as he struggled mightily behind his flightless team. To complicate matters, Howard has a modified No-Trade Clause, under which he can list the 10 teams he would accept a trade. The obvious decision seems to be that they will bank on Howard going forward and try to flip Mrazek to a team in need of help in the crease – he only has one year remaining at $4 MM before he needs his contract re-negotiated. If they are unable to do so, Mrazek would likely be snagged by Vegas in the expansion draft. But management obviously showed confidence in Mrazek’s abilities this season, sticking through him despite his impressively bad statistics. Perhaps Howard is the one on the way out of Motown. But if Mrazek flounders yet again, what does the pipeline hold?

The team as a whole has already allotted $67.09 MM to 18 players (two of whom are now on LTIR), and they need to sign RFAs Andreas Athanasiou, Xavier Ouellet, and Tomas Tatar. Only two players are coming off the books, the moderately paid forwards Joe Vitale and Drew Miller, either of whom could potentially re-sign. In terms of prospects, the talented winger Evgeny Svechnikov is the most promising potential addition. He posted 20 goals and 51 points in his rookie season with the Grand Rapids Griffins and impressed with his size. Anthony Mantha continues to be intriguing, and Athanasiou definitely has the talent to take another step forward. However, there isn’t a ton of help on the horizon in terms of defense. A top-flight prospect here would do wonders for the squad going forward. With 11 picks in this year’s draft, in what is Holland’s last contracted season as GM, decisions with incredible importance lie ahead. Will Hockeytown fully commit to a long-term rebuild, or will they make runs at competing in the relatively weak Atlantic division with a mix of aging and inexperienced players?

Detroit Red Wings| Expansion| Ken Holland| Players| Prospects| RFA Andreas Athanasiou| Anthony Mantha| Brendan Smith| Darren Helm| Drew Miller| Frans Nielsen| Frans Nielsen| Henrik Zetterberg| Jimmy Howard| Justin Abdelkader| Niklas Kronwall| Petr Mrazek| Steve Ott| Thomas Vanek| Tomas Jurco| Tomas Tatar| Xavier Ouellet

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Trade Deadline Summary: Winners & Losers Of The Atlantic Division

March 1, 2017 at 4:44 pm CDT | by Zach Leach 8 Comments

The NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone, and while it wasn’t the most exciting deadline day in recent memory, there were quite a few notable moves. Here are the winners and losers of the neck-and-neck Atlantic Division:

Winners

Boston Bruins:

  • Acquired Drew Stafford from Winnipeg Jets for conditional 2017 sixth-round pick

GM Don Sweeney did not want a repeat of 2016, when he gave up second, third, fourth, and fifth-round picks for Lee Stempniak and John-Michael Liles, only for the team to miss the playoffs. In 2017, he succeeded in bringing in a reliable depth player and goal-scorer, Stafford, without having to pay the price of a top pick or any of Boston’s numerous high-end prospects. Sweeney deserves credit for not panicking when his divisional rivals all began making multiple moves, holding to his word of not overpaying and eventually getting a last-minute deal done at a bargain price for a good player.

Detroit Red Wings:

  • Acquired 2017 third-round pick from Chicago Blackhawks for Tomas Jurco
  • Acquired 2017 third-round pick and 2018 second-round pick from New York Rangers for Brendan Smith
  • Acquired 2018 sixth-round pick from Montreal Canadiens for Steve Ott
  • Acquired 2017 third-round pick and Dylan McIlrath from Florida Panthers for Thomas Vanek

As hard as it is to imagine, the Red Wings are going to miss the playoffs and were in a complete fire sale at the deadline. For as long as it has been since they were in such a position, the team did pretty well. GM Ken Holland may have been able to get a better deal for Vanek earlier in the season, but getting two high picks for Smith and anything at all for Ott was nice maneuvering. The Red Wings in essence added five picks for four players that were unlikely to be on the team in 2017-18 anyway. Could they have dealt Riley Sheahan and Drew Miller too? Possibly, but they did enough as is.

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Montreal Canadiens:

  • Acquired Jordie Benn from Dallas Stars for 2017 fourth-round pick and Greg Pateryn
  • Acquired Brandon Davidson from Edmonton Oilers for David Desharnais
  • Acquired Steve Ott from Detroit Red Wings for 2018 sixth-round pick
  • Acquired Dwight King from Los Angeles Kings for conditional 2018 fourth-round pick
  • Acquired Andreas Martinsen from Colorado Avalanche for Sven Andrighetto

Whether GM Marc Bergevin’s obvious plan to tailor his roster to new head coach Claude Julien’s style works out remains to be seen. However, adding five NHL-caliber players is a feat in itself, and doing so without losing much is even more impressive. The numerous Expansion Draft questions aside, the Habs added too long-term defensive options for two players they had grown tired of and a mid-round pick. The same applies to Martinsen for Andrighetto. King for a fourth-rounder could also end up as a bargain for a tough, postseason battle-tested player.

Tampa Bay Lightning:

  • Acquired Peter Budaj, Erik Cernak, and a 2017 seventh-round pick from the Los Angeles Kings for Ben Bishop, a 2017 fifth-round pick, and another conditional 2017 pick
  • Acquired 2017 second-round pick and Byron Froese from the Toronto Maple Leafs for Brian Boyle
  • Acquired Mike McKenna from the Florida Panthers for Adam Wilcox
  • Acquired Mark Streit from the Philadelphia Flyers for Valtteri Filppula, a 2017 fourth-round pick, and a conditional 2017 seventh-round pick
  • Acquired 2018 fourth-round pick from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Mark Streit (flipped)

Like the Red Wings, the Lightning are not familiar with fire sales, but GM Steve Yzerman got the job done. Dumping Filppula by flipping Streit was a genius move and, all things considered, really only left them down a conditional last-round pick. A second-round selection for Boyle was also an excellent deal. The Bishop trade was strange (for both sides), but the Bolts were ready to let him walk anyway and now have promising blue line prospect Cernak to show for it. Yzerman tried to move Jason Garrison as well, but it’s no surprise there were no takers.

Toronto Maple Leafs:

  • Acquired Brian Boyle from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 2017 second-round pick and Byron Froese
  • Acquired Eric Fehr, Steve Oleksy, and a 2017 fourth-round pick from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Frank Corrado

Many fans were afraid that the young Toronto Maple Leafs would overpay in promising prospect talent or multiple draft picks, but GM Lou Lamoriello, one of the greats, did no such thing. Boyle solved a season-long problem at fourth-line center and brings a much-needed veteran, two-way presence. A second-round pick was well worth it to them for that addition. Corrado was hardly playing in Toronto and had become a nuisance really, so getting Fehr, who solves an Expansion Draft exposure problem, and a fourth-round pick for him was nice deal.

Losers

Buffalo Sabres:

  • Acquired Mat Bodie from New York Rangers for Daniel Catenacci

The Buffalo Sabres are out of the playoff hunt and should have been full-blown sellers at the deadline. Instead, they made one minor hockey trade. There was interest in defenseman Dmitry Kulikov and Cody Franson and golatender Anders Nilsson, but GM Tim Murray didn’t get any offers that he likes. Unfortunately, he’s not really in any position to be picky. Both Kulikov and Franson have been disasters in Buffalo and you take whatever you can get for them. Unless you’re committed to re-signing Nilsson, you move him too. Murray treated deadline day like a lazy Sunday.

Florida Panthers:

  • Acquired Thomas Vanek from Detroit Red Wings for 2017 third-round pick and Dylan McIlrath
  • Acquired Adam Wilcox from Tampa Bay Lightning for Mike McKenna
  • Acquired Reece Scarlett from New Jersey Devils for Shane Harper

Does Vanek improve the Panthers? Absolutely. Was a third-rounder a good price for his services? Yes. Are the Panthers a player away from being a contender? No. In fact, Vanek may not even help them make the playoffs. Scoring and the power play are Florida’s biggest weaknesses and those will improve with Vanek. However, the Panthers face a brutal schedule the rest of the way and just one player likely won’t help them win enough games to make a difference. They needed to go all out if they were buyers. As it stands now, they still need help from other teams just to get into the postseason. A team in that situation should have given more though to trading one of Mark Pysyk or Alex Petrovic before they lose him for nothing in the Expansion Draft.

Ottawa Senators:

  • Acquired Alexandre Burrows from Vancouver Canucks for Jonathan Dahlen
  • Acquired Viktor Stalberg from Carolina Hurricane for 2017 third-round pick
  • Acquired 2017 second-round pick and Jyrki Jokipakka from Calgary Flames for Curtis Lazar and Mike Kostka

Burrows for Dahlen has shades of Martin Erat for Filip Forsberg. Then extending the aged and somewhat ineffective veteran for two years made it worse. Meanwhile, the Panthers get Vanek for a third-rounder and the Bruins get Stafford for a sixth-rounder and you give up a third-round selection for Stalberg, who is objectively worse than either of those players? Bad over-payment on the part of GM Pierre Dorion. You can’t blame the team for moving on from Lazar, but you can blame them for letting it get to that point and for not holding off for a better offer. After three notable trades, have the Senators really gotten any better?

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Friday Trades Recap: Patrick Eaves, Tomas Jurco

February 24, 2017 at 9:19 pm CDT | by natebrown Leave a Comment

Friday featured a couple trades as the trade deadline approaches. Here’s another look at what went down today, and what it could mean for both teams down the road.

Trade #1: Anaheim acquires Eaves

Ducks Receive: F Patrick Eaves

Stars Receive: 2017 2nd round pick (conditional)

Patrick Eaves

The Details: This could be a huge win for both teams should the Ducks see the playoff success they hope for. Eaves has had a tremendous season, netting 37 points (21-16) for a Stars team that could never turn the corner. Eaves brings another dimension of scoring for the Ducks who are looking up at the Sharks and Oilers. The Stars did well, too, snaring a 2nd round pick at the very least for a player who only had one 20-goal season until this year. Should the Ducks advance to the Conference Finals, Eaves needs to play in at least 50% of those games for the 2nd rounder to turn into a first.

Who wins? It all depends on how far the Ducks advance. It’s a win-win should the Ducks go to the Conference Final or beyond since the Stars have a second round pick become a first. If Eaves bolsters their scoring or has a good playoff, it helps the Ducks case in dealing away a second round pick. Should they get bounced in the first round or Eaves not help out as anticipated, it would be a slight nod to the Stars.

Trade #2: Chicago acquire Jurco

Blackhawks receive: F Tomas Jurco

Red Wings receive: 2017 3rd round pick 

Tomas Jurco

The Details: The Red Wings and Tomas Jurco never worked together. A highly touted prospect, Jurco never gave the Wings what they sought while the Wings never gave Jurco the ice time or playing time he expected. Enter the Blackhawks. Chicago dealt a third round pick for the 24-year-old winger, who can slide in nicely on the third or fourth line that is less about grit (unlike Detroit) and more about goal scoring and puck possession. Two seasons ago, Jurco netted eight goals in 36 games. The Blackhawks boast a much stronger roster than the Red Wings, and it could be a steal if Jurco lives up to the potential many thought he had.

Who wins? If Jurco flourishes in Chicago, it’s an absolute win for the Hawks. Still young, Jurco never really broke into the lineup despite being known for his puck possession prowess. While Ken Holland is known for letting his prospects “over-ripen,” this seemed to be an “over-done” situation in Detroit. Regardless, they still got a third round pick for a player they would have most likely lost this summer. Another way of looking at it? The Wings weren’t playing him regardless, and getting a third round pick is an absolute win.  Should Jurco be a regular contributor for Chicago, a third round pick suffices as a nice giveaway and pickup for both teams.

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