‘You’re playing poker’: NHL executives make their moves ahead of trade deadline

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.A buyer for much of his time as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, the shoe was firmly on the other foot his last three seasons in the Motor City with the team trending downwards.

New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello acquired veteran forwards Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac from the New Jersey Devils for picks and prospects last week, while the Florida Panthers cleared salary cap space to give themselves wiggle room by moving winger Brett Connolly as part of a package to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Columbus and the San Jose Sharks, who were included in the deal for salary cap purposes and got a fourth rounder in 2021 from Toronto for their trouble, will each retain 50 per cent of Foligno’s US$5.5-million cap hit. “I don’t know if it’s going to be as busy as in past years,” Holland, whose Oilers currently sit third in the North Division, said this week. “But I think there’s going to be some movement.

That change – having a new acquisition sitting around for 14 days is far from ideal – could impact potential trades made by clubs north of the border.“It makes it easier to justify making a deal,” Holland said. “If you made a deal on Monday and then you couldn’t have the player for two weeks, and then it’s three, four days to get him in shape, it’s not really two weeks.

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