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dannibalcorpse · 03-27-2017, 08:43 PM

Quick update on the trade deadline happenings - the Golden Knights weren’t incredibly active but made a few moves. GM Dan Hampton reunited Markus Granlund with his brother Mikael in Minnesota, sending him and a 5th rounder to the Wild in exchange for the rights to Boston University prospect Jordan Greenway. “Markus was a pending UFA who was a decent player, but we weren’t sure if he was going to want to re-sign with us,” Hampton was quoted as saying. “Jordan also gives us another young piece who should be able to step right up from the NCAA to the NHL level.” Granlund was a 7-14-21 in 67 games with the Golden Knights before being moved; Greenway scored 21 goals to go with 22 assists in 31 games playing for the Terriers.

The only other deadline move Hampton made was moving LW Nic Petan to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a 4th rounder. Petan was a later pick in the expansion draft who managed only 4 goals and 8 assists in 67 games with Vegas. “Nic is a good player who has a lot of upside, but we’ve got a ton of youth on the wing and thought it would be worthwhile to recoup another pick after sending one to Minnesota,” the GM was quoted as saying.

Around the league, it was a fairly quiet deadline. A few teams out of contention moved some established players - Seatte, the other expansion team this year, was the most active, moving Fedor Tyutin to Columbus in exchange for Oliver Bjorkstrand, and in two separate deals with Calgary they moved Alex Goligoski & Jack Johnson, getting back Brian Elliott and Mark Giordano. The biggest deal was Los Angeles shipping out Jeff Carter and WHL prospect Jake McGrew to the Rangers in exchange for Mika Zibanejad and a 6th rounder. Carter was a 21-29-50 in 67 games for the Kings, while ZIbanejad had been a steady 13-17-30 in 60 games for New York. The Rangers hope that the veteran Carter will give them an extra boost as they push for the playoffs, while the Kings are happy to make the roster a little younger as they start what looks to be a total tear-down of their roster.

03-27-2017, 08:43 PM	#9
dannibalcorpse Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 175	Quick update on the trade deadline happenings - the Golden Knights weren’t incredibly active but made a few moves. GM Dan Hampton reunited Markus Granlund with his brother Mikael in Minnesota, sending him and a 5th rounder to the Wild in exchange for the rights to Boston University prospect Jordan Greenway. “Markus was a pending UFA who was a decent player, but we weren’t sure if he was going to want to re-sign with us,” Hampton was quoted as saying. “Jordan also gives us another young piece who should be able to step right up from the NCAA to the NHL level.” Granlund was a 7-14-21 in 67 games with the Golden Knights before being moved; Greenway scored 21 goals to go with 22 assists in 31 games playing for the Terriers. The only other deadline move Hampton made was moving LW Nic Petan to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a 4th rounder. Petan was a later pick in the expansion draft who managed only 4 goals and 8 assists in 67 games with Vegas. “Nic is a good player who has a lot of upside, but we’ve got a ton of youth on the wing and thought it would be worthwhile to recoup another pick after sending one to Minnesota,” the GM was quoted as saying. Around the league, it was a fairly quiet deadline. A few teams out of contention moved some established players - Seatte, the other expansion team this year, was the most active, moving Fedor Tyutin to Columbus in exchange for Oliver Bjorkstrand, and in two separate deals with Calgary they moved Alex Goligoski & Jack Johnson, getting back Brian Elliott and Mark Giordano. The biggest deal was Los Angeles shipping out Jeff Carter and WHL prospect Jake McGrew to the Rangers in exchange for Mika Zibanejad and a 6th rounder. Carter was a 21-29-50 in 67 games for the Kings, while ZIbanejad had been a steady 13-17-30 in 60 games for New York. The Rangers hope that the veteran Carter will give them an extra boost as they push for the playoffs, while the Kings are happy to make the roster a little younger as they start what looks to be a total tear-down of their roster.