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New York Times
03-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
NHL trade deadline: Grading every deal completed this trade season
NHL trade season is well underway. There have been significant trades going back to the fall but the 'trade season' really kicked off in a big way in late January when the Colorado Avalanche shocked the hockey world by trading Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes. We've been dishing out Trade Grades analysis ever since. Here they all are so far with many more to come this week ahead of the 3 p.m. ET deadline on March 7. Florida Panthers get: D Seth Jones (Blackhawks retain $2.5 million of Jones' $9.5 million contract per season). Chicago Blackhawks get: G Spencer Knight, 2027 first-round pick This could easily be a win-win for both sides. This had the potential to drag out into an awkward, ugly saga. Instead, the Blackhawks found a swift solution and got a couple of intriguing pieces. Advertisement Spencer Knight is enjoying a breakout season. Landing a first-round pick on top of Knight is impressive work for the Blackhawks. However, the Panthers desperately needed more help on the blue line. Their bottom-four defense has looked compromised without Brandon Montour and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Jones is a polarizing player, but most of that is because he was miscast and paid to be an elite No.1 defenseman on an awful team. Blackhawks grade: C Panthers grade: B GO DEEPER NHL trade grades: Blackhawks grant Seth Jones' trade wishes as Panthers press on Minnesota Wild get: F Gustav Nyquist Nashville Predators get: 2026 second-round draft pick Will playing for a better Wild team unlock the Gustav Nyquist of old? Or, at least, the Nyquist of last season? Minnesota can only hope so. But if this really is the year that the Wild break out of the mushy middle and win a playoff series for the first time in a decade, they're going to need more than just a third-line depth scorer. Wild grade: B Predators trade: A- GO DEEPER NHL trade grades: Wild's pickup of Gustav Nyquist from Predators is worth a shot Colorado Avalanche get: Ryan Lindgren, Jimmy Vesey, prospect Hank Kempf New York Rangers get: Juuso Parssinen, Calvin de Haan, 2025 second-round draft pick, 2025 fourth-round draft pick Rangers retain 50 percent of Lindgren's salary. This trade threads the needle for both the Rangers and Avalanche, just in different ways. The Rangers could have kept battling it out in the Eastern Conference playoff race and bet on their goaltender to drag them into Round 1. But maybe the Adam Fox injury was the final straw that persuaded management to take a step back and start loading up for next year. While there is some risk to Lindgren's game, between his on-ice decline and durability (thanks to his playing style), the Avalanche should be able to maximize him better. At 50 percent retention, he should be an upgrade over Calvin de Haan, because he can step up into a bigger workload if needed. Rangers grade: B+ Avalanche grade: B GO DEEPER NHL trade grades: Rangers flip pending UFA Lindgren to Avalanche in sensible deal Hurricanes get: RW Mikko Rantanen, LW Taylor Hall. Avalanche get: RW Martin Necas, C Jack Drury, second-round draft pick in 2025, fourth-round draft pick in 2026. Blackhawks get: Third-round draft pick in 2025. Chicago retains 50 percent of Rantanen's salary The Avalanche give up the best player in the deal, and traditional reasoning in the NHL is that means they lose the trade. But the reality is there had been rumors all season they weren't going to meet Rantanen's asking price — said to be Leon Draisaitl-ish — and it made no sense to walk him to UFA status in July. But this one will sting, big time, on the ice, as Rantanen was one of their heart-and-soul leaders, an all-situations superstar playing the second-highest minutes for a forward in the league. Advertisement Necas has had a nice offensive breakthrough this year, but he's not the all-around player Rantanen is and there remains some debate about how high the 26-year-old's ceiling really is given his limitations. Hurricanes grade: A Avalanche grade: B- Blackhawks grade: C GO DEEPER NHL trade grades: Hurricanes acquire Mikko Rantanen in stunning blockbuster with Avalanche Dallas Stars get: F Mikael Granlund, D Cody Ceci. San Jose Sharks get: 2025 first-round pick, 2025 fourth-round pick (becomes third-round pick if Dallas makes Stanley Cup Final). If the Stars get the Granlund who has thrived on a bad Sharks team with a scoring resurgence, they are adding someone who can help retrieve puck from his own zone and transition the puck up the ice. Last year, his passing was up in San Jose and this season he seems to be emphasizing his shot volume more. Dallas may need some depth to navigate the Miro Heiskanen injury, but Ceci isn't the answer. He is a one-dimensional defensive defenseman who tends to play in roles that are above his head. Getting a first-rounder in return is a great bit of business for the Sharks, especially without any salary retention. Stars grade: C+ Sharks grade: A- GO DEEPER NHL trade grades: Stars land Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci. Was the price too high? Vancouver Canucks get: D Marcus Pettersson, F Drew O'Connor. Pittsburgh Penguins get: F Danton Heinen, D Vincent Desharnais, F Melvin Fernström, 2025 first-round pick (via New York Rangers, top-13 protected). After it looked like Vancouver was set to take a step back by sort of punting with the J.T. Miller trade, it flipped the Rangers' first-rounder and picked up exactly what the team needed: another top-four defender who can play significant minutes and take some of the pressure off Quinn Hughes. O'Connor, meanwhile, has been mired in a season-long slump and brings at least some potential to offer physicality and depth scoring off the wing after he had 16 goals and 33 points last season. Advertisement It's obviously a lot for the Canucks to pay for two rentals, but their need on D was so glaring that it threatened their season, even with all the focus on the Miller drama. Canucks grade: B Penguins grade: B+ GO DEEPER NHL trade grades: Canucks pay Penguins steep price for Marcus Pettersson, Drew O'Connor New York Rangers get: F J.T. Miller, D Erik Brännström, D Jackson Dorrington. Vancouver Canucks get: F Filip Chytil, D Victor Mancini, 2025 first-round pick (top-13 protected). A high-risk, high-reward trade for both sides. For the Rangers, this comes down to what version of Miller they're going to get. Miller has been an excellent player for the Canucks through six seasons, but he's alternated between two different versions of himself. The upside for New York is that it didn't give up a lot and that Miller could give them a home run-like jolt if he regains last season's form. For the Canucks, this is an underwhelming return on paper for a player of Miller's stature. Rangers grade: C Canucks grade: C+ GO DEEPER NHL trade grades: Canucks finally send J.T. Miller to Rangers in big swing for both teams Calgary Flames get: F Joel Farabee, F Morgan Frost. Philadelphia Flyers get: F Andrei Kuzmenko, F Jakob Pelletier, 2025 second-round draft pick, 2028 seventh-round pick. The Flames, wild-card spot aside, are an abysmal offensive team, enough for Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee to represent upgrades. These aren't world-beaters. They're not going to make the Flames good. Better, maybe, but not good. Kuzmenko is a creative, skilled player. He's had offensive success in the past, most notably the 39 goals he scored with the Vancouver Canucks in 2022-23, but that was a flash in the pan, given that he scored on an outrageous 27.3 percent of his shots playing next to Pettersson. Kuzmenko's defensive habits are poor, and he's a very slow forechecker. Flames grade: B+ Flyers grade: C GO DEEPER NHL trade grades: Flames bet on upside, Flyers hope for short-term Andrei Kuzmenko spark (Photo of Seth Jones: Michael Reaves / Getty Images)
New York Times
01-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Predators trade Gustav Nyquist to Wild in exchange for 2026 draft pick
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NHL trade deadline. The Minnesota Wild acquired forward Gustav Nyquist from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a 2026 second-round draft pick, the two sides announced Saturday. The Predators are retaining half of Nyquist's $3.185 million cap hit. Nyquist is No. 17 on The Athletic's latest trade board ahead of the March 7 NHL trade deadline. Advertisement After posting a career-high 75 points last season, the 35-year-old NHL veteran has seen a dip in production with 21 points in 57 games this season. He's a pending unrestricted free agent. A fourth-round pick of the Detroit Red Wings in 2008, Nyquist spent parts of eight seasons in Detroit before stints with the San Jose Sharks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators, where he's played the past two seasons. Over 841 career NHL games in 13 seasons, the Swedish forward has 524 points. This story will be updated.
Yahoo
01-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former Wild Forward Held Out For Trade Related Reasons
The Nashville Predators are in New York this evening to play the New York Islanders. It has been reported that Predators forward Gustav Nyquist will not play today to protect his health for a future trade. Hearing Gustav Nyquist will not play this afternoon for Nashville on Long Island. Health protection for trade. — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 1, 2025 Nyquist, 35, has nine goals and 29 points this year in 57 games for the Predators. He signed a two-year contract with the Predators after he ended the 2022-23 season with the Wild. In regular season games following the trade, Nyquist posted one goal and five points. In six playoff games, he recorded five assists. The Wild wanted to re-sign him but couldn't. They elected to re-sign Marcus Johansson on a two-year deal worth $2.1 million. Nyquist got two years at $3.185 million. The Wild are banged up. They are without Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov and need to find some replacements. According to Elliotte Friedman, the Wild are one of the most aggressive pursuers in terms of trying to acquire Nyquist. It would make a lot of sense. The speedy winger provides the Wild with some secondary scoring and can play on the Penalty Kill, which has been very bad. Nyquist recorded 23 goals and 75 points last year for Nashville. Predators' Nyquist Scratched from Saturday's Game at Islanders for Trade-Related Reasons Nashville Predators forward Gustav Nyquist will reportedly not play in Saturday's game against the New York Islanders for trade-related reasons, per Sportsnet NHL insider Elliotte Friedman.
