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Originally Posted by Blixa
Rest of the teams IMO will not do significant in trade dead line.
If there is 6 buyers and 15 sellers, the prices might be quite low after dust settles.
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I was thinking similar to what you are saying. This seems to be a year where more teams are in the awkward phase of "Are we a good or bad team" and the obvious bad ones. The way I see it:
Contenders "This could be our year to win with this core. We are going all in." - Trade deadline cap space via
CapFriendly
Nashville: $6,254,589
Winnipeg:$5,912,589
Toronto: $4,319,893
Boston: $4,210,332
Vegas: $3,547,749
Tampa Bay: $1,624,258
Calgary: $1,500,661
San Jose: $1,145,940
Pittsburgh*: $482,902
Washington: $236,787
The Rebuilders - "We've traded people, fired coaches, new management, and we're on the right track. No need to sell. Might pick up assets"
Vancouver
New York Islanders
Montreal
So let's focus on the buyers first. I count 3 teams that have gone through recent organizational changes and seem to be on the upswing in the NHL. These teams definitely could add, yet aren't actively shopping their big name players. Most likely will make the playoffs (Yes I'm aware I'm talking about Vancouver).
Which leaves 10 teams as probable contenders this year. The big dogs who will likely make a trade to improve their roster as they stand today. You could point out a flaw on each team and no doubt their GM's are working to fix that. Pittsburgh* is the odd one here, not a strong as recent years but as long as they have Crosby/Malkin they will be contenders.
The Grey Area - "We are battling for a playoff spot, and we are a dysfunctional team. Do we sell or do we buy?"
Columbus
Dallas
St. Louis
Minnesota
Carolina
Buffalo
Colorado
Philadelphia
Florida
The Lottery Picks - "Jack Hughes or bust! Sell everything!!"
Ottawa
Detroit
New Jersey
Anaheim
Los Angeles
Edmonton
Arizona
Chicago
New York Rangers
I count 18 teams that are trending negatively for some reason or another. These are most likely your teams that will be actively shopping big names on their teams to make some big changes. We are less than 2 weeks out from the deadline and that is going to be huge for the teams that are in The Grey Area on whether they will buy or sell.