Hello again sports fans. Well, this year’s trade deadline has come and gone and we had a number of trades on deadline day but we had a flurry of trades even the week leading to it. In order to remain competitive, Iceland made a number of moves. There weren’t any earth shattering deals but a number of tactical moves to improve certain areas of the team. Let’s take a look at the deadline deals.
The first trade saw Iceland acquire gritty, defensive forward Mike McCarron from Georgetown for prospect Christian Humphreys. On the surface this seems like a minor deal but after acquiring McCarron, they put him on their penalty kill and it seems to have paid dividends. The last 3 games has seen the Iceland PK kill off 90% of their penalty kills. That’s a great start for McCarron, even if he is not contributing on the scoreboard.
The next deal saw Iceland connect with conference competitor, Denver, sending veteran Reilly Smith in exchange for Matt Nieto and prospect Hayden Paupanekis. It seems that Reilly lost his roster spot with the McCarron acquisition. Reilly has a chance to help Denver while Iceland recoups a prospect.
The next trade saw Iceland hook up again with Georgetown for their second trade of the week, with Iceland sending prospect Carter Sotheran and depth winger Jimmy Vesey for Warren Foegele. Warren gives Iceland some additional forward depth and brings checking, speed, scoring and defense. He may play an important role down the stretch.
And finally, so as to not be left with just a brace, Iceland and Georgetown connect again for the hat trick trade on deadline day. Iceland sends veteran goalie Ville Husso and prospect Sawyer Minio for Jake Allen. It seems that Iceland wanted some experience in their backup goalie, heading into the last quarter of the season and the playoffs. Jake will give starter Connor Hellebuyck some extra days off down the stretch, keeping him fresh for the playoffs.
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