Last Friday91裸聊视频檚 game between the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals had the potential to upend not only the playoff race in the Eastern Conference but coming up fast.
Despite the , Washington is now expected to sell after falling flat two days later. The Flyers could do some deals because it is unexpectedly in a playoff spot with less than six weeks to go in the regular season.
With many teams in limbo, the weekend provided some much-needed clarity around the league one year after the 2023 trade season featured changing places . Expect a flurry of activity as the week goes on ahead of the Friday 3 p.m. EST deadline.
91裸聊视频淓verybody91裸聊视频檚 kicking tires,91裸聊视频� Coyotes general manager Bill Armstrong said Sunday. 91裸聊视频淚 think there were some and everybody91裸聊视频檚 trying to put some pieces together on their team that will help it and people are trying to look for the best value possible.91裸聊视频�
There is value to be found at just about every position for Stanley Cup contenders looking for an upgrade.
Need a scoring winger? How about Pittsburgh91裸聊视频檚 Jake Guentzel. A No. 1 goaltender? Calgary91裸聊视频檚 Jacob Markstrom is signed through 2026. A do-it-all fourth-line center? Washington91裸聊视频檚 Nic Dowd is under contract for two potential playoff runs. Defensemen? Philadelphia has three pending free agents in Sean Walker, Nick Seeler and Marc Staal.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e still open,91裸聊视频� Flyers GM Briere said Friday night in Washington. 91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 been a lot of discussions. There91裸聊视频檚 a lot going on. You91裸聊视频檝e seen what91裸聊视频檚 happened in the market. There91裸聊视频檚 obviously a lot of defensemen that are gone now, so we91裸聊视频檙e getting a lot of calls on our guys.91裸聊视频�
Dallas last week got arguably the best defenseman available in from the Flames and didn91裸聊视频檛 have to give up a first-round pick to do it. Calgary91裸聊视频檚 Noah Hanifin could also still be traded, along with Capitals veteran Joel Edmundson, among others at the position.
What might start the dominos falling? Pittsburgh lost at Calgary and Edmonton on back-to-back days, which could push GM Kyle Dubas closer to being a seller after he said how he approaches the deadline.
By the time bitter rivals face off Thursday in Pittsburgh, the rosters of the Capitals and Penguins could look drastically different.
91裸聊视频淥ur priority would be the future of our club,91裸聊视频� Capitals GM Brian MacLellan said. 91裸聊视频淎ll decisions will be based on (that). It91裸聊视频檚 not, 91裸聊视频楬ey, we91裸聊视频檙e going to go out and rent a guy for the playoffs.91裸聊视频� We91裸聊视频檙e not in that game. We91裸聊视频檙e here to look for opportunities to find more young players, add more young players to our roster and compete.91裸聊视频�
While the Capitals and Penguins, and to some extent the St. Louis Blues, are among the recent champions looking to tweak their rosters, the list of those competing for the Cup this season include Toronto, Detroit, Vegas, Colorado, Dallas, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Vancouver, Boston, Florida and the New York Rangers.
They are expected to be the league91裸聊视频檚 biggest buyers, looking for the right combination of rental players and those signed beyond this year.
91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 people calling on everything right now,91裸聊视频� Armstrong said Sunday, pumping the brakes on the rental market because recent seasons have made his colleagues rethink the process. 91裸聊视频淧eople are understanding how important the draft is and probably more now just trying to hold onto their picks and not give up as much on the trade deadline.
91裸聊视频淏ut if you need a piece to complete your team, whether that might be depth or it91裸聊视频檚 an injury that has occurred, you91裸聊视频檝e got to get it done.91裸聊视频�
Teams worth watching include the Capitals, who may trade at least Edmundson and Anthony Mantha; New Jersey, which could decide the future of Tyler Toffoli; Anaheim, which may trade Adam Henrique and perhaps All-Star Frank Vatrano; and the San Jose Sharks offloading a handful of players in their lost season.
No team is more fascinating than the Flyers, who are surprisingly contending but are balancing winning now with accumulating assets for years to come when they can try to win it all.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檇 have to say it91裸聊视频檚 a good problem to have because if the team doesn91裸聊视频檛 play the way they have, we91裸聊视频檙e not getting the attention from other teams about our players,91裸聊视频� Briere said. 91裸聊视频淓verything91裸聊视频檚 on the table, and we91裸聊视频檙e trying to figure out what91裸聊视频檚 best for the future.91裸聊视频�
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