NHL Trade deadline primer and live blog – All 3 teams in play
By Ed Stein
Today is the NHL trade deadline. All three area teams, the New York Rangers, New York Islanders, and New Jersey Devils are likely to be active.
16:00 – Thanks for following along today.
15:47 – Lemieux is excited to be a Ranger
Can’t wait to start a new chapter in New York with the @NYRangers #LetsGo
— Brendan Lemieux (@blemieux22) February 25, 2019
15:41 – Well said.
No question, the @NYIslanders #LouLamoriello is right on the money when he says that an exec should not make a trade just to make a trade.
— Stan Fischler (@StanFischler) February 25, 2019
His club has chemistry, motivation, unity and a coach with experience and a handle on his players. It will be a thrilling homestretch!
15:35 – NYI, NYR, & NJD appear to be done.
15:25 – Looks like Islanders stood pat today.
15:22 – TSN reporting Devils sent Marcus Johansson to Boston for 2019 2nd round pick and 2020 4th round pick.
A second round pick in 2019 and a fourth round pick in 2020 from Bruins to Jersey for Marcus Johansson, per a source
— Joe Haggerty (@HackswithHaggs) February 25, 2019
15:09 – Devils have a deal. Johansson?
Hearing Boston and New Jersey have made a deal
— Marc Savard (@MSavvy91) February 25, 2019
15:06 – Rangers are done.
Rangers are done dealing. #NYR
— Rick Carpiniello (@RickCarpiniello) February 25, 2019
15:05 – Pierre Lebrun reporting on TSN that Simmonds was dealt to Nashville just under the wire.
15:02 – Gonna be weird in Philly if they didn’t trade Simmonds. Especially, after they gave him that big send off.
14:57 – Last few minutes. Remember trades get announced after 3 pm.
14:52 – Ottawa maximizes their return on Mark Stone.
Brannstrom, Oscar Lindberg, Second Round 2020 for Mark Stone. #Sens
— Bruce Garrioch (@SunGarrioch) February 25, 2019
14:44 – Minnesota sends Granlund to Nashville for Fiala. Bob McKenzie reporting on TSN that the Golden Knights have a deal for Stone.
14:33 – Biggest prize of the day, Senators’ Mark Stone still on the board. Several reports have Ottawa working with Vegas on a deal.
14:29 – More details on McQuaid deal.
*Breaking News*@NYRangers also to get Defenseman Julius Bergman in the McQuaid Trade. @NHL @NHLNetwork
— Kevin Weekes (@KevinWeekes) February 25, 2019
14:02 – Final hour. Almost 2/3 of trades happen in the last hour.
13:58 – More Details. The Rangers get back what they traded to Boston for McQuaid on 9/11/18
13:52 – Looks like Rangers traded defenseman Adam McQuid. Details to come.
13:35 – Former Ranger Derick Brassard traded…AGAIN
13:24 – Talk about faith in your people. Classy from Trotz.
Barry Trotz told players before #Isles practice: "Everybody who is here right now deserves the opportunity to stay...I don’t anticipate anything. If this is the group we’re going with, we’re fine with it."
— Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) February 25, 2019
13:00 – In case you were questioning Jeff Gorton’s resolve…
Rangers have acquired 12 picks (three 1sts, two 2nds, one 3rd, two 4ths, four 7ths) in the last 12 months. Canucks have acquired 11 picks in Benning’s entire five-year tenure (one 1st, two 2nds, two 3rds, one 4th, one 5th, three 7ths). Not considering picks traded away. #jealous
— Canucks Hockey Blog (@canuckshockey) February 25, 2019
12:34 – Isles playing it cool so far.
.@Jackie_Redmond is keeping a close eye on the #Isles. #NHLTradeDeadline pic.twitter.com/0iBoRInmRm
— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) February 25, 2019
12:05 – Unlikely the Isles get Wayne Simmonds from Philly, but Derick Brassard from Florida is a possibility.
11:53 – Rangers commit to their Boo
Boo Nieves has signed a one-year, one-way extension with #NYR for $700,000.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) February 25, 2019
11:50 – This is really interesting
NYR getting calls on Lemieux pretty much as soon as he was acquired. Likely moves on the Rangers blue line with McQuaid and Claesson expected to go.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) February 25, 2019
10:50 – TSN just showed Devils trade candidate Marcus Johansson get injured in practice. No details yet.
10:26 More Details
This potential WPG-NYR deal is WPG 2019 first-round pick, Brendan Lemieux and a conditional pick in exchange for Kevin Hayes. Believe an agreement is in place but trade call not set yet.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) February 25, 2019
But you can’t make everyone happy.
As previously suggested by friends to the north, appears as if Hayes is en route to Winnipeg for probably not enough to justify trading team's second-best (to Zibanejad) player last two years rather than locking him up earlier.
— Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie) February 25, 2019
10:23 Business is about to pick up.
WPG closing in on a deal for Kevin Hayes with the NYR, but not finalized yet.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) February 25, 2019
09:00 Per Pierre LeBrun NJD gets a 2022 fifth round pick.
Devils get a fifth-round pick in 2022 in return for Kincaid. https://t.co/oDitsIQ0o3
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) February 25, 2019
08:54 – Devils make a move. Goalie Keith Kinkaid goes to CBus
2/25/2018 – 08:50 Lots of chatter surrounding Kevin Hayes
Not surprising to hear Calgary and Nashville are also checking in on NYR’s Kevin Hayes. Stone, Simmonds, Hayes all moving targets for a number of clubs.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) February 25, 2019
New York Islanders
36-18-7, 79 points, first place Metropolitan Division
After losing John Taveras as a free agent in the offseason, who would have thought the New York Islanders would be leading the Metro Division with six weeks remaining in the regular season. I didn’t. Here they are at the deadline, staring down home ice advantage for the opening two rounds of this season’s playoffs.
Rumors are that the Isles are looking to bulk up on scoring at the deadline. They have plenty of assets at Bridgeport, such as Josh Ho-Sang, and in the amateur ranks that would interest some building teams. They really wanted Matt Duchene before he went to Columbus on Saturday and have reportedly inquired about Mark Stone from Ottawa.
Other rumored targets include Derick Brassard, Mike Hoffman, and Gustav Nyquist. Then again the Islanders are sending mixed signals.
#Isles Barry Trotz on approaching trade deadline (Part 1 of 2): "I think there’s not going to be a lot of movement for us. We feel we’ve got a good core group and we’ve got good chemistry in that and Lou is working the phones and trying to improve our hockey team..."
— Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) February 23, 2019
#Isles Barry Trotz on trade deadline (Part 2 of 2): "I don’t think there’s going to going to be a whole lot of deletions. We trust in Lou, Lou has got great experience. He’s working diligently to try and improve our hockey club and if there’s a right fit, he’ll make the move."
— Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) February 23, 2019
New York Rangers
27-26-9, 63 points, seventh place Metropolitan Division, 21st overall
Officially, the New York Rangers are entering the second year of their team rebuild. Around this time last year, the Blueshirts traded Rick Nash and Nick Holden (Boston Bruins), Michael Grabner (New Jersey Devils), plus J.T. Miller and captain Ryan McDonagh (Tampa Bay Lightning) for some younger players as well as draft picks.
So far in 2019, Rangers G.M. Jeff Gorton has made one big trade. Saturday night right wing, Mats Zuccarello went to Dallas for a pair of conditional draft picks. A second in 2019, and a third in 2020. That leaves two more pending unrestricted free agents he wants to move, center Kevin Hayes, and defenseman Adam McQuaid.
Other veterans could be traded as well. It wouldn’t be a big surprise to see Marc Staal, Kevin Shattenkirk, Chris Kreider, Vlad Namestnikov, and/or Jesper Fast get traded as well. Very few players are untouchable for the right price.
New Jersey Devils
24-30-8, 56 points, eighth place Metropolitan Division, 28th overall
What a difference a year makes. At last year’s deadline, the New Jersey Devils were buyers and even made a deal with their local rivals on Broadway. This time around Devils GM Ray Shero is battling for position to select potential game changer Jack Hughes in the 2019 Entry Draft.
Pending unrestricted free agent forward Marcus Johansson is the biggest trade chip Shero has. Kyle Palmieri may also be moved, but the price to acquire him is said to be very steep. As far as potential needs, the Devils could use depth scoring, a top-four defenseman and they aren’t flush with high-level prospects.
Next. Islanders will look different after the deadline. dark
Keep checking back with us through 4 p.m. EST for continuous trade deadline updates.