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NHL reporterRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN.
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ESPN NHL reporterKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN.Feb 29, 2024, 07:00 AM ET
It had been a bit quiet on the NHL trade front since Elias Lindholm and Sean Monahan were traded during the NHL All-Star break, but that changed Wednesday night, when Chris Tanev was traded to the Dallas Stars nine days before the trade deadline on Friday, March 8.
Who are the contenders that could make a big push? Which teams are caught between either going for a wild-card spot or moving on from players to collect draft capital? And how can the teams that are destined for the lottery use the deadline to gain more draft picks for their rebuilds?
Here’s a comprehensive look at what the trade deadline could mean for every team, complete with the players and picks that are expected to be in play as well as the cap restrictions — including no-movement and no-trade clauses. Plus, we identify the moves we think each team should make.
Stats are collected from sites such as Natural Stat Trick, Hockey Reference and Evolving Hockey. Cap space figures are per Cap Friendly as of Feb. 28.
Note: Kristen Shilton provided the guide for the Atlantic and Metropolitan teams, while Ryan S. Clark handled the Central and Pacific clubs.
ATLANTIC DIVISION
Deadline status: Looking to upgrade
Cap space: $57,500
Players, picks in play: D Derek Forbort, D Matt Grzelcyk, F Jake DeBrusk, G Linus Ullmark
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What they should do: Boston has been one of the league’s top teams this season. The Bruins’ roster is comfortably sound in all areas — but that won’t be enough to satisfy GM Don Sweeney and an organization in clear win-now mode.
Boston would benefit from adding a versatile center and/or a top-four defenseman to ensure it stays in the thick of a heated Atlantic Division race. But the Bruins have precious little cap space to wield, so if change is coming in Boston,…
Source link : https://www.espn.com/nhl/insider/story/_/id/39615918/nhl-trade-deadline-2024-teams-players-preview-contracts-picks
Author : Ryan S. Clark and Kristen Shilton
Publish date : 2024-02-29 11:12:46
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