In Parts 1-4 of the Jeff Petry Trade Web series, we’ve been following the entire NHL chronologically as numerous origin threads appear independently. In Part 4, we saw a number of threads tie together. For Part 5, we’re going to change our approach as the threads start to branch off again and focus on a complete look at individual threads.
If you missed the earlier posts in the series, you can find them here:
- Preamble
- Part 1 – 2013-2014 to the 2015 offseason
- Part 2 – 2015-2016 to the 2017 offseason
- Part 3 – 2017-2018 Season
- Part 4 – 2018 offseason
The Curtis Glencross Thread
First up, we’ll follow the Curtis Glencross thread through to it’s current state. The thread first appeared in Part 1, at the 2014-2015 trade deadline, when Curtis Glencross was traded to the Capitals by the Flames. Connecting trades so far have resulted in Dougie Hamilton moving twice, the Flames drafting Oliver Kylington and the Coyotes drafting Adin Hill. So far, it’s not connected to the rest of the web. Here’s what it looked like at the end of Part 4:
Dougie Hamilton Thread
The Glencross thread has grown large enough that it’s easier to follow using some sub-threads. We’ll start by picking up the trail from the Dougie Hamilton trade to the Carolina Hurricanes. Included in the package sent to Carolina was prospect Adam Fox, who had stated that he had no intention of signing anywhere but with the New York Rangers. Perhaps the Hurricanes tried to convince him otherwise, but they were clearly unsuccessful as they shipped Fox to the Rangers before his signing rights expired for a pair of 2nd round picks.
The Hurricanes would go on to draft Noel Gunler at the 2020 draft with one of the picks. The 2019 pick was traded again during the 2019 offseason, which is where the Glencross thread ties into the rest of the trade web. The Hurricanes traded down from 37th overall to 44th overall and acquired a 3rd round pick in the process. Their trade partner was the Ottawa Senators, who acquired the two picks sent to Carolina in previous trades from the trade web. The Sens had acquired the 2nd round pick in the Erik Karlsson trade to San Jose during the 2018 offseason and they had acquired the 3rd round pick in the Derick Brassard trade to the Penguins.
Adin Hill Thread
The Coyotes had drafted Adin Hill in 2015 with a pick that stemmed from the Glencross trade. During the 2021 offseason, they traded Hill to the San Jose Sharks in a trade where the two teams swapped depth goaltenders.
A year later, Hill was on the move again. This time, it was to the Vegas Golden Knights. The Knights had learned that Robin Lehner required surgery that would keep him out of the entire 2022-2023 season and Hill looked to be some insurance in goal with Logan Thompson and Laurent Brossoit also on the roster.
Hill would go on to play a key role in the Golden Knights 2023 Stanley Cup run after both Thompson and Brossoit went down injured and he signed a two year extension on the eve of free agency, keeping his connection to the trade web alive.
Jeremy Lauzon Thread
Another sub thread spawned from the Glencross thread in the summer of 2021 with the Seattle expansion draft. While Seattle didn’t have the same impact on the trade web as Vegas had in 2017 through trades before and after the expansion draft, they did have an impact through their selections in the expansion draft. Given the players involved remained under team control through the expansion draft process, I see these as psuedo-trades that tie into the web.
One of the Kraken’s selections in the expansion draft was Jeremy Lauzon, who they selected from the Boston Bruins. The Bruins had drafted Lauzon with one of the picks they received in the trade that sent Dougie Hamilton to Calgary in 2015. Lauzon’s stint with the Kraken was short-lived, however, as he was traded to the Predators at the 2022 trade deadline.
Curtis Glencross Thread
The original Dougie Hamilton trade provided one more branch for the Curtis Glencross thread. Zach Senyshyn, who was selected by Boston with the first round pick received from the Flames in the Hamilton trade, was subsequently traded to Ottawa for Josh Brown during the 2021-2022 season.
Curtis Glencross Thread NHL Impact
The Curtis Glencross thread from the Jeff Petry trade web has had a significant impact on NHL rosters over the past decade and it continues into the 2023-2024 season.
- Curtis Glencross had 4G and 3A in 18 games with the Capitals, as well as 1G, 0A in 10 playoff games.
- Elias Lindholm has played 369 regular season games since being acquire by the Calgary Flames, putting up 139 G and 186 A. He’s also appeared in 27 playoff games with Calgary, with 8 G and 9 A. With 1 year left on his current deal, he’s still connected to the trade web.
- Noah Hanifin has appeared in 359 regular season games for the Flames with 31 G and 125 A, and 27 playoff games with 0 G and 8 A. He’s also still connected to the trade web, with 1 year left on his deal.
- Oliver Kylington has appeared in 168 regular season games for the Flames, picking up 14G and 33A. He also has 12 playoff appearances with 1G and 2A.
- Dougie Hamilton appeared in 245 regular season games for the Flames, notching 42 G and 95 A. He also appeared in 4 playoff games for the Flames with 0G and 1A. After the move to Carolina, he appeared in 184 regular season games with the Hurricanes with 42G and 79A. He also had 6G and 8A in 31 playoff games with the Canes. Hamilton departed from the trade web when he went to unrestricted free agency in the summer of 2021.
- Michael Ferland appeared in 71 regular season games for the Hurricanes, picking up 17G and 23A, and he had 0G, 1A in 7 playoff games before departing as a free agent.
- Adam Fox has 36G and 199A in 285 regular season games for the New York Rangers and has 5G, 26A in 30 playoff games. He also won the Norris Trophy in 2020-2021. He remains connected to the trade web after signing a 7 year deal that will take him to UFA status in 2029.
- Jeremy Lauzon played 76 regular season games with the Bruins, putting up 3G and 8A and he appeared in 13 playoff contests with the Bruins with no points. He appeared in 53 regular season games with the Kraken, adding 1G and 5A. In Nashville, he has 4G and 9A in 80 regular season games and no points in 3 playoff appearances and remains connected to the trade web.
- Adin Hill made 49 regular season appearances with the Arizona Coyotes and another 25 with the San Jose Sharks. He made 27 regular season appearance with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2022-2023, along with 16 playoff appearances on the way to a Stanley Cup championship with the Golden Knights. He remains connected to the trade web after signing a two year extension with Vegas before becoming a free agent.
