Hello everyone. Happy Friday. As you may know, the NHL trade deadline is coming up. Today I am going to post mock trades that could happen.
- Nashville Receives: Winnipeg Receives:
Matthieu Perrault Matthias Ekholm
Kristian Vesalainen 2021 7th round pick
2021 1st round pick
2021 conditonal 5th round pick (Making the playoffs)
The Jets need a top 4 defense and the Predators are a team that is doing surprisingly good as of late but it is now or never to improve their future. Vesalainen is a bright young star and Perrault is a 3-4 liner who would only be in to balance out the cap space but he can also get a spark and really dig for the puck and put the puck in the net. The Predators would be ok with getting rid of a 7th for a conditional 5th that is almost guaranteed. I think that the conditonal fifth and the seventh wouldn’t have to happen but Nashville might want more for Ekholm and the Jets aren’t going to get rid of all their picks because they need a future.
2. Buffalo Receives Edmonton Receives:
2021 1st round Taylor Hall ($3,325,000 retained)
2021 3rd round
2022 3rd round
James Neal
This trade is kind of unrealistic but depending on how much Buffalo wants to get rid of Hall it is possible. The 3rd rounds aren’t necessary but the retained salary could sting Buffalo so they have to get something in return for that much retained. It has to be retained so the trade is possible. Buffalo’s asking price is a 1st and a prospect but that is pretty much guaranteed not gonna happen so this is the next best thing. Edmonton needs a top six and Taylor Hall is the best one available.
Toronto receives Colombus receives
David Savard ($600,000 retained) Alex Kerfoot
2021 6th round pick
2021 2nd round pick
Toronto has an all around good team but getting a good defense would really help them out. The retained salary is not much but Savard is worth a good amount of draft picks. The 6th is just to even out the retained salary and the 2nd could be a first depending on how much Colombus wants. Toronto has so many forwards that could fit in the top six that getting rid of Alex Kerfoot wouldn’t change anything.
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