Dale and Mike return from sun vacations to breakdown and discuss the big trade deadline deals and then look to the playoff races. Have the Oilers and Leafs done enough? Also, the DOPeS have been busy and we ask - did they create this mess?     Listen Here:  iTunes  Google Play  Stitcher  Direct MP3   iHeart Radio

Banter -Vacations

Title Player Charlie Huddy 

News 

1. Trade Deadline 

Biggest Stories

Vegas - Huge haul

1. Tomas Hertl, 2025 3rd, 2027 3rd for David Edstrom, 2025 1st rnd pick  - SJS retains $1.3875
2. Noah Hanifin, - 3 way deal with CGY, PHI - Hanifin cap hit ends at $1.2375 - 
3. Anthony Mantha  from WSH for 2024 2nd, 2026 4th 

Conveniently Mark Stone $9.5MM on LTIR out - will he be back for playoffs?

Friedge says SJS NOW fully rebuilding?????  

Leafs quiet  -Joel Edmundson for 2024 3rd, 2025 5th  $875 retained

Oilers - Adam Henrique, Sam Carrick from Ducks for 2024 1st, 2025 5th, 2025 4th - 3 way with TB to retain salary

Troy Stecher from AZ for 2027 4th 

Solid pick ups 

 

Carolina 

Kuznetsov from Washington for 2025 3rd - Kuz had been in minors 

Guentzel from Pitt for Bunting, 3 AHL players, 2024 2nd, 2024 5th 

Dubas getting picks to do a rebuild 

Sabres / Avalanche - Byram for Middlestadt - was surprised

1. Coyotes Arena - Coyotes to bid on land in North Phoenix - auction starts at 68.5 milliion.  Has to be the last chance. - Auction in 10 weeks
2. Tortorella - gets ejected and initially won’t leave bench Fun full explanation here  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqdGemIZbA8   2 games and $25,000 fine
3. Crosby moving? - seems to be lots of speculation all of a sudden
4. Wild Pull goalie in OT and win - if they lost, would lose OT point - did you know that? 

 

Guess the 5th 

Connections - previous -Gretzky, Ovechkin, Lemieux, Hull 

Hot / Not  - Full Standings with Current playoff positions 

Atlantic - FLA 8-2-0 / DET 3-7-0

Metro - NYR,CAR 6-3-1 / PIT 3-6-1 

EAST Wildcard  Race 

Central - NSH 8-0-2 / CHI 3-5-2 

Pacific - EDM 7-2-1 / SJS 1-7-2 - Vegas 3-6-1 

West Wildcard

Point of year when bad teams get REALLY bad - but no one is tanking

ANA 3-7-0

SJS 1-7-2

CHI 3-5-2

OTT 3-6-1 

Crazy Stat

DOPeS

Matt Rempe 4 games - https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/player-safety/rangers-rempe-suspended-four-games-for-elbowing-devils-siegenthaler

 

Parker Kelly 2 games https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/player-safety/parker-kelly-of-ottawa-senators-suspended-two-games-by-player-safety

 

Pospisil 3 games - https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/player-safety/flames-martin-pospisil-suspended-three-games-for-boarding

 

Lots of dirty stuff going on - is league clamping down or are players playing on edge because of lack of consistencies