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NHL Trade Deadline - Go Big or Go Home!
on the actual deadline day like in Lightning, Vegas Golden Knights, veteran Luke Schenn, and hard-
the past, as teams now seem to want Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton nosed Jake McCabe round out the
to make pre-emptive strikes and Oilers, Dallas Stars, Colorado additions. Gone are D Rasmus
incorporate the new pieces into the
By Brad Robertson Avalanche, and even the second- Sandin and F Pierre Engvall.
mix earlier than pulling the trigger year Seattle Kraken all playing Toronto are al- in on their quest to
last minute. Let’s look at what went great hockey and heading towards finally get out of the first round.
down for the contending teams and
earning playoff spots. New York Rangers - The
who I feel won the deadline deals. additions of forwards Patrick Kane
In the Eastern Conference the Winners: and Vladimir Tarasenko to their top-
logjam at the top of the conference Boston Bruins - Adding top-4 6 forwards and grinder Tyler Motte
saw most of those teams add defenceman Dmitri Orlov, tough provide a boost for the Rangers
significant pieces to their rosters who have a solid mix of youth and
forward Garnet Hathaway, and
for the upcoming playoff war. The talented forward Tyler Bertuzzi experience.
conference is stacked with the
only strengthened what was already New Jersey Devils - The Devils
top-4 teams in the NHL standings
the top team in the NHL thus far. acquired the top scorer available on
residing in the 2 divisions. Leading the market in power forward Timo
the way is the Boston Bruins who Toronto Maple Leafs - The Meier from San Jose. They also
are having a season for the ages. Leafs toughened up with their deals added F Curtis Lazar for depth.
he NHL Trade Deadline The Carolina Hurricanes, the and expanded their NHL calibre This young team is exciting and
Tcame and went and some big upstart New Jersey Devils, and the defensive core. Added were Ryan
deals went down throughout the Toronto Maple Leafs round out the O Reilly, Noel Acciari, and Sam hungry.
weeks leading up to the deadline. top 4 teams in the league with the Lafferty up front. On the back end, Edmonton Oilers - Adding a
We didn’t have the trading frenzy New York Rangers, Tampa Bay offensively gifted Eric Gustafsson, Continued to page 25
