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.
Analysis
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.
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.
Transaction Assessment: Canucks Sign Andrei Kuzmenko
The Vancouver Canucks signed Andrei Kuzmenko to a 2 year extension yesterday. The deal comes with a cap hit of $5.5M as well as a modified no-trade clause (12 team no trade list). Let’s dig into the deal to see how it fits with Kuzmenko’s projected performance as well as the Canucks overall roster situation.
Roster Roadmap: Vancouver Canucks – January 22, 2023
If you’ve been following the blog this week, we’ve been walking through a teambuilding framework I’ve termed Roster Regeneration. The intent is to set up a team for long term success through multiple core groups without the need for a lengthy rebuild in between. I first laid out the framework, then we looked at the Vancouver Canucks roster to see how their current roster aligns with the framework. Now it’s time for the heavy lifting; putting together a strategy to bring the Canucks roster inline with the Roster Regeneration framework.