The trade deadline is a time for the league’s best teams to improve their chances by plucking away useful pieces from the league’s worst teams. But that’s not always how it works out. Buyer beware. Every deadline has hazards to avoid, red flags to watch for, snake oil to stay away from. The players who … Read more
We’re two weeks from the trade deadline, the most important day on the regular-season calendar for Stanley Cup contenders, or teams that would like to become contenders. It’s the one time of year when the floodgates open, and players who’d never be available under other circumstances suddenly shake free, often costing nothing but future assets. … Read more
By Corey Pronman, Shayna Goldman and Eric Duhatschek Anaheim Ducks get: Forward Cutter Gauthier Philadelphia Flyers get: Defenseman Jamie Drysdale, 2025 second-round pick Corey Pronman: The main sub-context of this deal is that Gauthier had indicated he did not want to sign with the Flyers months ago. The world juniors was the tipping point where … Read more
Welcome to The Athletic’s 2023-24 edition of the NHL Pipeline Rankings, where we look at the future of the NHL, team by team. Every team will have a full ranking of the best young players in its organization, with a projection of what is expected of each player. Then those core groups are ranked from 1 to 32, … Read more