Alright, let's recap the major trades per TSN this year.
Calgary gets Tyler Toffoli from Montreal for Pitlick, Heineman, a 2024 5th and a 2022 1st. Only major asset Calgary gives up is the 1st rounder, and they get a guy I remember fondly in a reduced role helping Kings get some cups. Assuming he lives up to his remaining contract this seems like a good get for the Flames.
Toronto gets Dzingel and Lyubushkin from Arizona for Ritchie and 2025 pick. Other than Dzingel, barely, don't know much about this. Chad/Leaf hosers, any thoughts?
Avalanche get Manson for Helleson and a 2023 2nd. Honestly, Ducks are a team I haven't seen much of at all lately, but anytime Colorado adds to their team the rest of the West has to be a bit worried.
Ben Chiarot to Panthers for Smilanic, 2023 1st, and 2022 4th to the Canadiens. The first seemed like a little bit of an overpay, but I'm not overly familiar with Chiarot.
Calgary adds more up front with Jarnkrok from Seattle for a 2022 2nd, 2023 3rd, and 2024 7th. Seems like a fair return for a good forward with a cool cousin tie in with Calgary.
Tampa gets Hagel, a 2022 and 2024 4th while sending Katchouk, Raddysh, a 2023 and 2024 1st to Chicago. Maybe I haven't seen enough of Hagel, but this seems like an overpay by Tampa. They are kinda crunched on the cap and it feels like they just wanted to make whatever move gives them any better chance of going three in a row.
Bruins get Lindholm and Curran from Anaheim for a 2022 1st, 2023 and 2024 2nd, Vaakanainen and Moore. Unquestionably an overpay for Boston if just a rental, but they did get the 8 year extension done. With that in mind it's going to be all about what he does over the next few years especially to see if this was a good trade or not. End of the day I still don't see Boston as a huge contender this year.
Panthers get Giroux, Bunnaman, Rubstov and a 2025 5th for Tippett, a 2024 1st and a 2023 3rd. Reports on Giroux vary from him only allowing a trade to Florida to strongly preferring a trade to Tampa, and in either case the Flyers were a little tied up in what they could get as a result. As someone who sees the team as a few years from strong contention I wish the Flyers would have gotten a strong younger prospect as opposed to Tippett who they threw right into their NHL lineup. Panthers got the best forward at the deadline, and went from great to scary great in the East between this and other trades.
TBC