It appears that during my absence a lot of trades have taken place in the CCHL, with one of the "new" owners going absolutely crazy in roster turnover!
I'll attempt to talk about each of the more recent trades while I leave the beaches and enter a dry month or two as we approach the annual CCHL draft.
(03/29/18) NEW trades VIC 1st-18 & NEW 12th-18 to DAY for Daniil Vladar, DAY 2nd-18 & DAY 1st-19...
It appears that Dayton believes that having three out of the first four picks this season is better than having a top pick next season. While having three of the top four picks isn't bad the potential for that Dayton 1st in 19 becoming Jack Hughes is too great a risk for Sam to swallow.
Vladar is a decent prospect but isn't outstanding and has a gigantic roadblock ahead of him for playing time at the big league level.
Ultimately Dayton could win this trade if it doesn't become Jack Hughes and must hope the lottery gods shine upon them in order to lose the lottery next year; otherwise, there could be songs of regret playing in the Musicmen front office next April.
(03/28/18) GEO trades A. Khudobin to DRT for DRT 6th-18...
It looks like Dartmouth solve their goaltending issues with a reasonable pick. Georgetown could not resign Khudobin so it looks like a good trade for both teams.
(03/27/18) FOR trades B. Saad, FOR 5th-18 & POR 1st-19 to SUD for J. Fast & FNT 1st-18...
Fort Erie is loaded up front for this season and the foreseeable future and Saad did not appear to have a shot at cracking the lineup in the 2018-19 season. At 6.5 million bones for the year, it did not make sense to keep him.
Sudbury will have plenty of ice time for Saad as they continue their rebuild and give up a pick earlier in the draft for a pick in 2019 when the top prospects appear to meet their needs more.
That pick should allow Fort Erie to get the player they want in the draft so it looks like a really smart move for both general managers. Sam likes it when trades make sense.
(03/24/18) SIB trades J. McCabe to DRT for Libor Hajek-p...
Siberia give up a player that won't likely impact their lineup this season for a player they hope will impact their lineup in a few seasons - at a greater level.
This is a good mix of needing it now for Dartmouth and need it later for Siberia in which both teams help themselves. It's a good smart deal in Sam's eyes and really, that's all that counts today.
(03/24/18) CGY trades MIN 1st-18 & K. Shattenkirk to GIL for M.A. Fleury & J. Carlson...
Sam had to put down the beer, whiskey, and vodka for a few days when he first saw this deal.
Calgary trades a middle of the pack first round pick and the underperforming Shattenkirk to Gillam for Marc Andre Fleury and John Carlson.
Looking at the historical values of trades, Sam can't help but wonder if Gillam could not have gotten more for Carlson alone than he got for both in this deal.
While Fleury was an unrestricted free agent and Calgary had a spot to sign him, the deal really hurts when Carlson was involved.
Good deal for Calgary as they get two good players for little impact on their roster this or the next few seasons. While Gillam gets a much needed first rounder, it still feels like a bit of a low sell given the talent involved. Sam could be wrong based on how the pick turns out but we won't know that for a few years yet.
(03/24/18) DRT trades K. Yandle to LAS for C. Grundstrom-p...
Dartmouth moves Yandle and his salary for a prospect to help them in the future and have then since replaced Yandle with McCabe. While McCabe won't provide the same level of offense as Yandle, he's a lot cheaper and helps the team in their rebuild financially while playing valuable minutes.
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