The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Dmitry Orlov and Garnet Hathaway from the Washington Capitals yesterday. The Bruins sent Craig Smith and a package of draft picks to Washington in return, while the Minnesota Wild also got involved with some salary retention. Let’s take a closer look at the deal.
Greg Amundsen
Transaction Assessment: Rangers Acquire Tyler Motte
The New York Rangers acquired Tyler Motte from the Ottawa Senators yesterday. In exchange, they sent Julian Gauthier and a conditional 7th round pick to the Senators. Let’s take a look at the deal.
Transaction Assessment: Maple Leafs acquire Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari from the St Louis Blues yesterday, with the Minnesota Wild acting as a third party broker to retain salary and also sending Josh Pillar to Toronto. The Blues retained 50% of O’Reilly’s cap hit and the Wild retained another 25%, landing O’Reilly in Toronto with only 25% of his total cap hit. The Blues received Adam Gaudette, Mikhail Abramov, a 2023 1st round pick (TOR), 2023 3rd round pick (OTT), and 2024 2nd round pick (TOR) while the Wild received a 2025 4th round pick (MIN).
Transaction Assessment: Red Wings Extend Maatta
The Detroit Red Wings signed Olli Maatta to a two year extension yesterday, with a cap hit of $3.0M. Maatta was a pending unrestricted free agent. Let’s take a closer look.
Transaction Assessment: Kings extend Anderson
The Los Angeles Kings signed Mikey Anderson to an eight year extension yesterday, with a cap hit of $4.125M. The deal includes a modified no trade clause beginning in 2026/27 (10 team no trade list). Let’s take a closer look.
Transaction Assessment: Rangers Acquire Vladimir Tarasenko
The New York Rangers acquired Vladimir Tarasenko from the St Louis Blues yesterday, along with defenseman Niko Mikkola. The Blues also retained 50% of Tarasenko’s cap hit. In exchange, the Rangers sent Sammy Blais, prospect Hunter Skinner, a conditional 2023 first round pick, and a conditional 2024 1st round pick. Let’s dig into the deal to see how it fits each teams needs.
Transaction Assessment: Sabres Extend Dylan Cozens
The Buffalo Sabres signed Dylan Cozens to a seven year extension today, with a cap hit of $7.1M. The deal also comes with a modified no trade clause beginning in 2027/28 (5 team no trade list). Let’s take a closer look.
Transaction Assessment: Capitals Extend Dylan Strome
The Washington Capitals signed Dylan Strome to a 5 year extension yesterday. The deal comes with a cap hit of $5.0M. Let’s dig into the deal.
A Look at the 2023/24 Season Models
While we’ve been enjoying the 22/23 season, I’ve also been busy working on improving my models with an eye on the 23/24 season. I’m starting to create some preliminary projections for next season, so I thought I’d provide an update on what’s changing in the model for next season.
Transaction Assessment: Islanders Acquire Bo Horvat
The New York Islanders acquired Bo Horvat from the Vancouver Canucks today. In exchange, the Isles sent Anthony Beauvillier, Aatu Raty, and a protected 2023 1st round pick. Let’s dig into the deal to see how it fits each teams needs, using the Roster Regeneration framework as a guide to sustainable roster building.