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By Lily Belcher Unusually erroneous defense and lackluster pitching gave the Rangers the edge in the Rays’ 8-4 loss Saturday night. Rookie Taj Bradley took the mound looking for his fifth win of the season, but was pulled after 3 2/3 innings after giving up five runs. He gave up 53 pitches through the first two frames before regaining some control in his final five outs. “He just kind of fell behind guys,” said Kevin Cash about the 22-year-old right hander. “The pitch count kind of carried throughout that outing.” With one on in the second, second baseman Vidal Bruján fielded a ground ball, turned to Wander Franco to get the out at second, but bounced the pass into the clay as the ball skipped all the way to the left field wall. Jonah Heim scored off the error from first to put the Rangers on the board. Two outs later, Corey Seager, who went 5-for-5 with four RBI, sent a two-run double down the right field line in the second. “It looked like the ball Bruján threw away kinda of snowballed a little bit,” said Cash. Texas tacked on their fourth run charged to Bradley off an RBI double by Seager. Jalen Beeks relieved Bradley on the bump and promptly gave up a first-pitch two-run homer. The Rays answered in the bottom of the inning with their own RBI double and three-run blast by Francisco Mejía to cut the Rangers’ to 6-4. Both Randy Arozarena and Jose Siri bobbled catches in the outfield.  Arozarena misjudged a hit by Heim off the left field wall, giving up a double in the fifth that was ultimately inconsequential after an infield pop out ended the inning. Siri overran a basehit by Seager to put runners on the corners in the sixth. A double by Adolis Garcia brought the Rangers’ score to eight for the final two runs of the game. The embarrassing loss showed rare weaknesses in the AL dominating team and snapped the Rays’ league-leading seven game win streak. “It’s very uncharacteristic, not only for [Bruján], but for all our guys,” said Cash. But, at 47-20, one loss to a non-rival team isn’t a cause for concern. Saturday’s hiccup was merely a reminder for the Rays to not get too cocky in the field. Sitting 5.5 games over second-place Baltimore, the Rays will host the Rangers in the Sunday matinee rubber match before a week-long road trip to the West Coast.  All-Stars Shane McClanahan and Martín Pérez are set to take the bump in game three of the series.

By: Cristina Hauerstein The Vegas Golden Knights and the Florida Panthers make it to the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals, and it will be either teams first cup and the Panther's second apperance in the finals as well as the Knights. Despite that, a Florida team has made it to the Stanley Cup finals 4 years in a row now, winning 2 of them, and maybe 3 by the end of the month. The Knights take on the Winnipeg Jets in the first round and they won in 5 games; then in the second round they played the Edmenton Oilers, winning the series in 6 games; and the third round they played the Dallas Stars for 6 games. The Dallas Stars did have the chance to win a 3-0 comeback but they were unable to pull through during game 6. Now, they face the Florida panthers. The Panthers won against the Boston Bruins in 7 games, proving certain dominance in the beginning of the playoffs, especially against a team that was certain to win; the second round they beat Toronto in 5 games; the third round they swept Carolina in 4 games. Both teams have proven the whole league they are deserving to win the cup, no matter how long it takes them to win 16 and the cup, but we all know the cup favorite. The Vegas Golden Knights are a fairly new team, who made it to the finals in 2018, during their first year, but were beat by the Washington Capitals. That's something that has bothered fans around the league. On the other hand, the Florida Panthers have been around for longer and despite having a rough start to their season, their pevious seasons have proven their worth to earn a spot on the cup, like winning the presidents' trophy in 2021. Despite the hate for Vegas, they are also a very valuable team with valuable players, like Jack Eichel and Jonathan Quick, who deserves a cup after being betrayed by their former team, the LA Kings, traded him during the trade deadline without any warning. This team has made it to the playoffs 5 of the last 6 years and it's obvious they have the skill and motivation to win. I believe Florida has had the tougher opponents this year and that Vegas was lucky. Florida went against the strongest teams in the west and still one, sweeping one of them, which no one expected, while the Knights were unable to do so during the whole of the playoffs, and lost a 3-2 lead against Dallas. The cup winner is obvious to me, but it is also known that anything can happen in the hockey world.

By Lily Belcher After a long-awaited return to the bump, Rays ace Tyler Glasnow made his first start at Tropicana Field in nearly two years in the Rays’ narrow 6-5 loss against the Dodgers Saturday afternoon. The righthander pitcher 4.1 frames with 83 pitches, 55 for strikes. He fanned six of his first ten batters, giving up a few long flyouts and a homerun in between. A leadoff pair of doubles in the top of the fourth, followed by a wild pitch allowed two more to score before Glasnow picked up his final two strikeouts of the night. “It wasn’t perfect,” Glasnow admitted. “But, coming back for the first one, I’m happy with it.” The Rays kept the Dodgers’ lead to one run, answering the pair of fourth inning RBI with two of their own. They claimed a 4-3 lead with a two-run homerun by Harold Ramirez in the fifth. A quartet of relievers covered the final 4.2 frames, giving up two more RBI base hits in the seventh to give Los Angeles a one run lead. The Dodgers’ bullpen held the Rays to just one run in the bottom of the ninth, stranding the tying run at third in Tampa Bay’s 16th loss of the season. While his start was not as dominating as his Triple-A games leading up to his return, Glasnow posted an average line that leaves plenty of room for improvement this season. It may have been disappointing for fans who had extra time to over-hype up his return, but it was a solid start for his first game of the season. Glasnow underwent Tommy John surgery in August of 2021 after dealing with elbow issues throughout the summer. With his expected return set for the beginning of the 2023 season, an oblique injury sustained in Spring Training sidelined the hurler for nearly three more months. “I’m happy to have him back,” Cash said simply after the game. Josh Fleming will take the mound in the rubber match Sunday morning at 11:35 against left-hander Gavin Stone.

By Lily Belcher By the fifth inning, the Rays' chances of winning their first series against the Yankees were looking bleak. They were down 6-0. New York's ace Gerrit Cole had only given up two hits. And the Yankees were looking for a big win against their American League foes. Then, Cole tossed a bad pitch and Siri drove it over the centerfield wall. Then, Gleyber Torres overshot his third baseman and Yandy Diaz scrambled home, scoring from first on the error. Things were looking up for the Rays. By the sixth inning, the Rays were down 6-3 with two on, no outs and the tying run at the plate. Then, Cole hung a breaking ball in the middle of the zone and Christian Bethancourt smacked it over the head of centerfielder Harrison Bader. The game was tied at six. The Rays were back in it. "I was just happy to see all the dugout, all the fans and it's a special moment. You tie the game against one of the best pitchers in the game and there's nothing wrong with celebrating that," said Bethancourt. The Rays went on to walk it off in the tenth inning with an RBI base hit by Isaac Paredes in front of a roaring crowd of 32,142 fans Sunday afternoon. "[It was] pretty impressive," said Kevin Cash about Paredes' clutch hit to win the game. "...That was a pretty big hit and we were kind of jumping around and high fiving." The opening series against New York had a different feel for Rays fans this year. While the Rays are off to a dominating 28-7 start, the Yankees are treading water in last place in the AL East, only one game above .500. And, it's not just because Aaron Judge is sitting the bench with a sore hip. The Yankees defense showed their weakness, with dropped balls in the outfield and poor throws on seemingly routine infield plays. Their base running crumbled under Tampa Bay's pressure, catching Aaron Hicks in a tenth inning rundown between third and home. The once untouchable New York Yankees have fallen off their throne with an embarrassing start to the 2023 season, even if they are holding on to a winning record. After an average April, the Yankees quickly fell to last place in the AL East, 2.5 games behind the Red Sox in fourth. The pinstripes lost six of their last eight games in April and have lost half the games they've already played in May. They are staring down key division rivalry games, playing eleven games against the top three AL East teams teams in the next two weeks. Maybe the sun is finally setting on the Yankees' glory days and rising on deserving competitors. Meanwhile, the Rays have a record breaking offense, solid defense and a reliable rotation, even with a handful of key players facing injuries. The weekend series against New York was the first of only four regular season match ups between the teams. The Rays and Yankees are slated to play only ten more games against each other, with four more being played next weekend and the final six set for August. The Rays will travel to Baltimore for a three game set before going to the Bronx for a four day weekend series.

By Lily Belcher Mets ace Max Scherzer is the first pitcher to face a ten-game suspension for violating MLB’s sticky substance rules this year after being caught with a sticky glove Wednesday night. Phil Cuzzi conducted the routine “sticky check” where the umpire is required to stare deeply into the pitcher’s eyes as he strokes his hands following the inning. Okay, maybe staring deeply into their eyes part isn’t required but it happens. Following his second inning sticky check, Cuzzi asked the right-hander to wash his hands with alcohol after feeling a sticky substance on his hands. After the third inning, Scherzer was asked to switch gloves. And during the fourth inning check, Scherzer was ejected, prompting an animated, but ultimately futile objection by the pitcher. “He said my hand’s too sticky, and I said ‘I swear on my kid’s life I’m not using anything else. This is sweat and rosin,’” explained Scherzer after the game. However, the sweat and rosin combination allows pitchers to get the same grip and spin on the ball as foreign substances. The 2021 rule was put in place to eliminate the use of a foreign substance called “spider tack,” but was extended to similar substances in a 2023 memo. According to baseball columnist John Harper, the 2023 memo notes that excessive use of rosin may be considered an illegal substance. Scherzer is facing a 10-game suspension, meaning he will likely miss two starts for the violation. During the 2021 scandal, Scherzer was an adamant voice against the use of sticky stuff, maintaining he never and will never use foreign substances. Now, while he is maintaining he’s not using spider tack or other external substances, his use of sweat and rosin may be one attempt to get around the new rules. “The level of stickiness on his hand was much worse than it was even in the initial inspection that had taken place two innings prior,” said crew chief Dan Bellino. Another thing to note is that Cuzzi is responsible for the only three ejections for supposed sticky substance violations. His prior two ejections were in the summer of 2021, catching Mariners pitcher Hector Santiago and Diamondbacks Caleb Smith. Both pitchers argued they were only using rosin as well. Scherzer’s ejection highlights a significant grey area in the sticky stuff rules. Pitchers regularly use rosin on the mound and summer, afternoon baseball games are, without fail, going to lead to sweaty hands. So, it seems difficult to enforce sweat and rosin as an illegal substance, but Phil Cuzzi is single handedly leading the charge. And, his fellow umpires don’t seem to be cracking down as hard. Yankees starter Domingo Germán was checked by crew chief James Hoye in a game against the Twins on April 16. Germán’s hands were reportedly sticky with rosin, but he was only asked to wash his hands. And then it happened again the following inning. Lip readers say that Hoye was saying something like “I told you to wipe it off,” but Germán evaded an ejection and took the mound the following inning. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was the only one to face a punishment that game after objecting to the opposing pitcher being allowed to remain in the game while using a sticky sweat and rosin combination. Now, we don’t know how sticky Germán’s hands were compared to Scherzer (maybe someone should develop a quantifiable “stickiness scale” for umpires). But, if Phil Cuzzi is the only umpire who can truly assess a sticky substance violation, he might have to host a class for umpires so they can at least consistently eject and suspend pitchers for using the rosin provided by MLB.

By Lily Belcher With two weeks to go before the playoffs, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are narrowly favored by three points, are set to host the Carolina Panthers on New Year’s Day. If the Bucs do defeat their division rivals, they will clinch the division for the second year in a row and make the playoffs for the third consecutive year. Standing in their way are the Carolina Panthers, who have won four of their last six and have clawed their way to being tied for second in the NFC South with the Saints. After firing Matt Rhule in week five, interim coach Steve Wilks has brought Carolina to 6-9 with key victories in sight heading into 2023. If Carolina can beat Tampa Bay this week and the Saints in the final week of the regular season, they will steal their first division title from the Bucs. After a 21-3 loss against the Panthers at the end of October, the Bucs look to crush the Panthers NFC South title hopes. The Buccaneers have held onto first in the division despite losing three of their last five with the playoffs on the horizon. But, after winning in overtime against the Cardinals on Christmas, the Buccaneers are in control of their own destiny, looking for their first back-to-back Super Bowl titles in franchise history. “Well, we know the importance of the game. That doesn’t need to be harped on,” said Bucs coach Todd Bowles plainly. Meanwhile, injured Ryan Jensen will not take the field Sunday, despite making a hopeful return to practice earlier this week. Still, Tom Brady explained that Jensen’s potential return to the active roster adds some excitement on the field. “Everyone loves having Ryan [Jensen] out there,” said Brady. “…It’s nice to get him out on the field and he gets in a little more of a happier place. I think we’re all a little happier when we are out there. It’s great having him out there.” With fifteen players on their injury reserve going into the weekend, Bowles assured fans that the players are “trending in the right direction.” Many, like Jensen, are eyeing potential returns for week 18 and the playoffs, putting the Buccaneers on the path to a strong playoff push if they can overcome the Panther’s surging offense. The loser of the Sunday match up will likely watch the playoffs from home as there are no remaining wildcard spots for the second-place team in the NFC South. The high stakes game against the Panthers at 1 p.m. on January 1 will air on FOX or can be streamed on NFL+.

By Lily Belcher The Tampa Bay Buccaneers secured their second consecutive division title Sunday afternoon, defeating the second place Carolina Panthers 30-24. The Bucs played into the fans’ excitement over the potential to clinch the division title at Raymond James Stadium. Wide receiver Mike Evans and teammates gave footballs to fans after almost every visit to the end zone and quarterback Tom Brady was animated on the sidelines after his three sacks and a few missed passes. Evans ended Sunday’s start with 1124 yards, capping nine straight seasons of 1000+ yards. This mark stands alone among NFL records as no other wide receiver has as many straight seasons beginning with their rookie year. On top of extending his record, Evans and Brady connected for three touchdown passes, two for more than 50 yards, to claim the NFC South, the 4th seed position and a home playoff game. Trailing by 14 with two minutes left in the first half, Brady completed his first touchdown pass of the game to Evans, putting Tampa Bay on the board. The 63-yard completion was Evans’ first touchdown catch since week four against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Panthers answered in the fourth quarter with a 96-yard drive to start the fourth quarter giving Carolina their final touchdown of the day, bringing the score to 21-10. Brady completed a 57-yard touchdown pass to Evans bringing Tampa Bay within five points after missing the extra point on the next possession Evans caught a 30-yard pass late in the fourth quarter, capping a 92-yard drive to give the Buccaneers their first lead of the game. Leonard Fournette put the Bucs within a football’s length of the endzone after Tampa Bay recovered a fumble off a strip sack against Sam Darnold. Brady scored on the ensuing play on a quarterback keeper to put the Bucs up 30-24 with two minutes remaining in the game. With the win against the Panthers, Brady secured his 19th division title of his career and 20th post season appearance. The Buccaneers will visit the last place Atlanta Falcons for week 18 and will host either the Philadelphia Eagles or Dallas Cowboys in the wildcard round.

By: Cristina Hauerstein The long lasting tradition of an All-Star weekend in the NHL is coming up and fans are getting excited over their favorite players going to it and all the activites to come. This year's All-Star weekend is going to be hosted at Sunrise, Florida, home to the Florida Panthers. The event will take place from February 3rd to the 4th. The skills competitions will take place on the 3rd while the 4th will host the offical All-Star game, a competiton between both East and West Conferences. The games will be played by a handful of fan and NHL selected players like Connor McDavid and Cale Makar. The competition will be composed by: Splash shot, Pitch 'n' puck, tendy tandem, Fastest Skater, Hardest shot, Breakaway challenge and Accuracy shooting. All of those you can read more on ESPN with their article called NHL All-Star game 2023: Rosters, schedule, how to watch by ESPN staff. Many of these games are classics and fan favorites like the "hardest shot" one that has been easily dominated by Victor Hedman in the past. The games can be watched on ESPN and ESPN+ at 7pm/ET. The teams for Sunday have been divided in two, as the two conferences. Metropolitan and Atlantic division compete against the Central and Pacific division. This game can be watched on ABC and ESPN+ at 3pm/ET. Below, you will see the full roster, information you can also find on the NHL website and ESPN. METROPOLITAN Sidney Crosby Johnny Gaurdreau Kevin Hayes Jack Hughes Brock Nelson Alex Ovechkin Artemi Panarin (Fan picked) Andrei Svechnikov Adam Fox (Fan picked) Igor Shesterkin Ilya Sorokin (Fan picked) ATLANTIC Aleksander Barkov (Replaced Auston Matthews due to injury) Nikita Kucherov Dylan Larkin Mitchell Marner David Pastrnak (Fan picked) Nick Suzuki Tage Thompson Brady Tkachuk Andrei Vasilesvkiy (Fan picked) Linus Ullmark CENTRAL Kirill Kaprizov Clayton Keller Nathan MacKinnon (Fan picked) Mikko Rantanen (Fan picked) Jason Robertson Vladimir Tarasenko Seth Jones Cale Makar Josh Morrissey Connor Hellebuyck (Fan picked) Juuse Saros PACIFIC Matty Beniers Leon Draisaitl (Fan picked) Kevin Fiala Bo Horvat (Fan picked) Nazem Kadri Connor McDavid Elias Pettersson Troy Kelly Erik Karlsson Stuart Skinner (Fan picked) Logan Thompson During the skill competition, whoever wins, will earn 30K (per game). We are experiencing a season of extremely skilled players and those of who are breaking either franchise records and NHL records all in one. It's going to be one exciting All-Star weekend, and we can't wait for it to come. Here are a few questions we want you to answer: Who do you expect to win each game? Which team has the skill to win the All-Star game? Any guesses on surprise guests or unexpected plays?

By Lily Belcher The Chiefs bested the Eagles running game with a game winning field goal to break the tie late in the fourth quarter. With the win, Patrick Mahomes earned his second Super Bowl ring and led the Chiefs to their third franchise title. The 27-year-old quarterback made 21 of 27 attempts for 182 yards. The Eagles’ offense dominated the first half, despite an injured Mahomes doing his best to match Philadelphia’s three first half touchdowns. Staying in line with their game plan throughout the season, leaning on their running game and scoring early. Kansas City answered on their own first possession with a touchdown, moving the ball down the field with a 20-yard pass and 24 yard run by star rookie Isiah Pacheco. The Eagles opened the second half with a 63-yard drive into the Chiefs’ endzone and cut the Chiefs next drive short. With the ball on Philadelphia’s half of the field, quarterback Jalen Hurts dropped back and lost control of the ball, which was recovered and returned by Chiefs’ Nick Bolton to tie the game at 14. Hurts started the next play with a 14-yard run up the middle and pushed the ball down the field with a handful of short plays. A 28-yard run from Hurts moved the ball into the Kansas City redzone, allowing Hurts to run in the ball a few plays later. The Chiefs ended the first half trailing 14-24. Mahomes, who had been dealing with a high ankle sprain throughout the playoffs, was sacked on the Chief’s final possession of the half as the Eagles defense swept him down from the ankles. The quarterback was seemingly in pain on the sidelines before the second half, but the halftime break proved to be all the young quarterback needed. Kansas City came back and opened the second half with a quick 75-yard touchdown, even taking a page out of Philadelphia’s play book with a 14-yard quarterback sneak to move the ball into the five-yard line. A short pass and quick run by Pacheco gave Kansas City their third touchdown of the day. Philadelphia fell short of an answering touchdown, settling for a field goal to extend the Eagles’ lead to 27-21 Mahomes opened the fourth quarter with a touchdown, giving them their first lead of the game at 28-27. The Chiefs’ sideline was obviously more fired up, encouraging the change in momentum for Kansas City. Philadelphia punted and Kadarius Toney returned it for 65 yards, setting Kansas City up for another touchdown from Philadelphia’s 5-yard line. Trailing 35-27, the Eagles completed a couple short plays followed by a 45-yard pass to DeVonta Smith, who went out of bounds on the Chiefs 2-yard line. Hurts broke the record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a Super Bowl game, running in his third touchdown of the game. A successful two-point conversion tied it up and gave the Chiefs the ball back in the final two minutes. Kansas City moved the ball down to Philadelphia’s half before Mahomes scrambled up the middle to the Philadelphia redzone, grimacing through the 26-yard run. Mahomes attempted a touchdown pass on third down, but it missed JuJu Smith-Schuster. The incomplete pass would have forced a longer field goal, but Eagles’ James Bradberry got called for holding, giving the Chiefs a first down. With the extra downs, the Chiefs ran the clock down before committing to the game winning 27-yard field goal by Harrison Butker.

BY: Cristina Hauerstein Every couple months we see different people create their top-50 players list or the dream team on social media, especially twitter and instagram, so it's not only fun to see what people think, but the controversy it creates in the comment section is also entertaining, seeing what other people think. So, I'm here to not only present my own dream team (current players only) but to also stir the pot. I'll be using the 12 F 6 D and 2 G (one backup) format as if it be a game day roster and there will be some honorable mentions at the end. The lines won't be in any specific order, as this is THE team to have, every line will be good. line 1: Rantanen - McDavid - Point defense pair: Mcdavid's scoring skills, Point's speed and agility and Makar being a balance of both, they create a powerful scoring line. Pointing out that Point is having a quiet 86 point (47 G 39 A) season so far in 75 games. One of his best seasons recently. Mcdavid has 143 points this season in 75 games (60 G 83 A), which is out of this world - he'd be able to reach 150 at this rate. line 2: Mackinnon - Stamkos - J. Hughes This line might definitely controversial, but i love it. Mackinnon was a close second to being line one, but he's a perfect fit with stamkos and someone like Hughes. I believe these three times (col - tbl - njd) have similar playing styles with a few differences, but they blend well. Jack Hughes is having a great season despite being injured for a couple of games. line 3: Marner - Matthews - Thompson Another line that i would think would be high scoring, especially with Matthews' current season, and Thompson's insane work on the powerplay, not to mention the rest of his play. Marner is a great duo for Matthews, we see this during games. line 4: Kaprizov - Kucherov - Zibanejad I feel like this line doesn't need much explanation, another high scoring line. Kaprizov is having a dominating year in Minnesota, Kucherov has an insane amount of asssists, creating good plays, and Zibanejad is just a really good player. All these guys would create a good consistency and dynamic. D-paring 1: Karlsson - Makar Feels like a no brainer, two insane defenseman, Makar is luckily in one of the better teams, the Colorado Avalanche the defending cup champions while Karlsson is on the San Jose Sharks. D-paring 2: Hamilton - Hedman Another obvious one to me, Hamilton has carried the defense in New Jersey as well and Hedman carries it in Tampa. Both powerful players who are also aren't afraid to block shots as well as to put in some in the net. D-paring 3: McAvoy - Josi This one is more of an odd pair though, individually I think they are very good when they play with their respect teams. mcAvoy is a key component on the Bruins and Josi is Nashville's best defensman by a long shot. Goalie paring: Starter: Vasilevskiy Backup: Andersen This was the hardest to pick yet as we are in a generation that we have great goalies and picking two feels like I'm being very exlusive. But these are my picks and I think they've been the strong goalies, especially Vasilesvksiy during the playoffs, they definitely create a good goalie tandem. HONORABLE MENTIONS: Sergachev, Shesterkin, Ullmark, Vanecek, McDonagh, Hischier, Zegras, Robertson. Crobsy, Ovechkin, Larkin, Svechnikov, PK, Hagel, Saros...

by: Cristina Hauerstein About a month ago, the trade deadline ended and we saw some interesting - and some not so interesting - trades. Here's a list of all those trades that happened the last week of the deadline, and what I think of some of them so far. Starting the weekend before the final week, februrary 26th, the New Jersey Devils aquire forwards Timo Meier and Timur Ibragimov, defensemen Scoyy Harrington and Santeri Hatakka, goalie Zachary Emond and a 5th-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft from the San Jose Sharks, in exchange for forwards Fabian Zetterlund and Andreas Johnsson, defensmen Shakir Mukhamadullin and Nikita Okhotiuk and a conditional 1st-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft, a conditional 2nd- round pick in the 2024 NHL draft, and a 7th-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. I was very happy for the Devils when this trade got announced, and even if Meier has had a slow start, I believe he will easily incorporate itself in the playoff-bound team. The Sharks did aquire a few good draft picks, that will probably eventually help them in the future. On the same day, the Tampa Bay Lightning aquire forward Tanner Jeannot from the Nashville Predators, in exchange for defenseman Cal Foote, a conditional 1st-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft, a 2nd-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft, and a 3rd, 4th and 5th-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft. This trade still scares me to this day. The Lightning are close to their rebuild years as much as I hate admit it, and giving up that many round picks is extremely dangerous, especially the 1st and 2nd round ones. JBB might have a plan, so hopefully it all works out. As for Jeannot, he was a good guy to aquire since he had a great rookie season, but he still needs to develop skill and adapt himself more to the team. As for Nashville with Foote, I don't necessarily think it's a win or a loss, but he's not the best defenseman, which the could use. Nashville aquires forward Isaac Ratcliffe from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for future considerations. February 27th, the Toronto Maple Leafs aquire defenseman Jake McCabe, forward Sam Lafferty, 2 conditional 5th-round picks from the 2024 and 2024 NHL draft from the Chicago Blackhawks in exhcange for forward Joey Anderson, forward Pavel Gogolev, a conditional 1st-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft and a 2nd-round pick in the 2026 NHL draft. The Buffalo Sabres awuire defensman Riley Stillman from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forward Josh Bloom. Februrary 28th, the Carolina Hurricanes aquire forward Jesse Puljujarvi from the Edmenton Oilers in exchange for the rights to unsigned draft choice forward Patrik Puistola. This one surpriseed me a little, but Carolina won this trade. I believe Edmenton needs Puljujarvi to make it through the playoffs. Carolina made their team stronger. and will be insane these playoffs, wouldn't be surprised if they won the Stanley Cup this year. The San Jose Sharks aquire the rights to unsigned draft choice defensman Henry Thrun from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a 3rd-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft. All I can say is that this was good for the Ducks, as they need to rebuild to get their team back higher in the stands. Februrary 28th, the Minnesota Wild acquire forward Marcus Johansson from the Washington Capitals in exchange for a 3rd-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft. The Washington Capitals acquire defensman Rasmus Sandin from the. Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for defensman Erik Gustafsson and 1st round pick in the 2023 NHL draft. The New York Islanders acquire defensman Luke Schenn from the Vancouver Canukcs in exchange for a 3rd-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft. The Schenn trade was long awaited and I'm not surprised he left and he's also a good player for the Islanders. The Nashville Predators acquire forward Austin Rueschhoff from the New York Rangers in exchange for future considerations. February 28th, the Edmenton Oilers acquire defensman Mattias Ekhlom and a 6th-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft from the Nashville Predatos in exchange for defensman Tyson Barrie, forward Reid Schaefer, a 1st-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft and a 4th-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft. The Minnesota Wild acquire Gustav Nyquist from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchnage for a 5th round pick in the 2023 NHL draft. February 28th, The New York Rangers acquire forward Patrick Kane, and defensmen Cooper Zech from the Chicago Blackhawks in a three-team trade that also included the Arizona Coyotes. The Blackhawks received defenseman Andy Welinski, a conditional 2nd-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft and a 4th-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft from the Rangers and defenseman Vili Saarijarvi from the Coyotes. The Coyotes aquired a 3rd-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft. Patrick Kane being moved is huge, shows how deep the Blackhawks are and how determined they are to rebuild, even if it means getting rid of their best player. He's done pretty good in New York so far. Check out part 2 soon! All trades can be found on the Official NHL website with the article posted called "2022-23 NHL trade tracker" presented by OFX.

by: Cristina Hauerstein Here's part two, to the trade deadline series, where I write down every trade that happened, and my thoughts with almost each one. Here's the last three days of the trade deadline: march 1st, 2nd and 3rd. March 1, the Columbus Blue Jackets acquire goalie Jonathan Quick, a conditional 1st-round pickin the 2023 NHL draft and a 3rd-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange fpr defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and goalie Joonas Korpisalo. But then, Quick REFUSES to go to Columbus, so the Vegas Golden Knights aquire Jonathan Quick from the Jackets in exchange for goaltender Michael Hutchinson and a 7th-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft on march 2nd. This trade of Quick to Columbus was sure unexpected but Quick wanting out wasn't. He's an older goalie wanting to win the cup one last time and the Jackets aren't even a playoff team, and the Knights have already clinched for the playoffs. March 1, The Colorado Avalanche acquire forward Lars Eller from the Washington Capitals in exchange for a 2nd-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft. The Carolina Hurricanes acquire defensman Shayne Gostisbehere from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a 3rd-round pick in the 2026 NHL draft. The Vancouver Canucks acquire defenseman Filip Hronek and a 4th-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a conditional 1st-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft and 2nd-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft. The Ottowa Senators acquire defenseman Jacob Chychrun from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a 1st-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft, a 2nd-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft and a 2nd-round pick in hte 2026 NHL draft. March 1, The Los Angeles Kings acquire unsigned draft rights to goaltender Erik Portillo from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a 3rd-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft. The Vegas Golden Knights acquire forward Teddy Blueger from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenseman Peter DiLiberatore and a 3rd-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft. The San Jose Sharks acquire Vladislav Namestnikov from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward Michael Eyssimont. So far, Eyssimont hasn't been a bad addition though Namestnikov was a though loss, Eyssimont has only 1 point in the 13 games he has played, but we saw last year with Hagel how it took him a while to adjust so I believe that's what's going on with the new additions to the Lightning, The Pittsburgh Penguins acquire forward Granlund from the Nashville Predators in exchange for 2nd-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft. March 2, the Boston Bruins acquire forward Tyler Bertuzzi from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a conditonal 1st-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft and a 4th-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft. The Arizona Coyotes acquire forward Jakub Voracek, 6th-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft from the Columbus Jackets in exchange for goaltender Jon Gillies. The Chicago Blackhawks acquire forward Anders Bjork from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for future considerations. The Edmenton Oilers acquire forward Nick Bjugstad and defenseman Cam Dineen from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for defenseman Michael Kesselring and a 3rd-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft. The Anahiem Ducks acquire forward Dylan Sikura from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forward Maxim Golod. The Dallas Stars acquire forward Max Domi and goalie Dylan Wells from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for goalie Anton Khudobin and a 2nd-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft. I see Max Domi moved around a lot despite having a few good years. he gives me not good vibes outside the game but he's going to Dallas which is a team I don't really care for. March 3, The St. Louis Blues acquire forward Jakub Vrana from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Dylan McLaughlin and a 7th-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft. This trade along the Bertuzzi one surprised me, two good players in Detroit and weird to see them go. The New Jersey Devils acquire forward Curtis Lazar from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a 4th-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft. The Philadelphia Flyers acquire forward Brendan Lemieux, 5th-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for forward Zack MacEwen. The Los Angeles Kings acquire forward Nate Schnarr from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenseman Frederic Allard. March 3, The Pittsburgh Penguins acquire forward Nick Bonino from the San Jose Sharks in a three-team trade that also included the Montreal Canadiens. San Jose acquires unsigned draft choice defensemen Arvid Henriksson, a conditional 5th-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft and a 7th-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft from the Pittsburgh Penguins. Canadiens acquire defenseman Tony Sund and a 5th-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft from San Jose. The Winnipeg Jets acquire Forward Vladislav Namestnikov from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 4th-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft. The Anaheim Ducks acquire defenseman Chase Priskie from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for defenseman Austin Strand. The Dallas Stars acquire forward Scott Reedy from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Jacob Peterson. March 3, the Calgary Flames acquire Dryden Hunt from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Radim Zohorna. The Buffalo Sabres acquire forward Jordan Greenway from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for 2nd-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft and a 5th-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft. The Minnesota Wild acquire forward Oskar Sundqvist from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a 4th-round pick 2023 NHL draft. The Ottowa Senators acquire forward Patrick Brown from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a 6th-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft. The Pittsburgh Penguins acquire defenseman Dmitry Kulikov from the Anahiem Ducks in exchange for forward Brock McGinn and a 3rd-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft. March 3, the Colorado Avalanche acquire forward Gustav Rydahl from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Anton Blidh. The Nashville Predators acquire forward Rasmus Asplund from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a 7th-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft. The Chicago Blackhawks acquire forward Austin Wagner form the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for future considerations. The New York Rangers acquire defenseman Wyatt Kalynuk from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for future considerations. The Calgary Flames acquire defenseman Troy Stecher and forward Nick Ritchie from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for defenseman Connor Mackey and Forward Brett Ritchie. And the last trade of the trade deadline was made by the Minnesota Wild acquire defenseman John Klingberg from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Andre Sustr, right to forward Nikita Nesterenko and a 4th-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft. Although a few drafts accured after the trade deadline, it was either for future considerations or past 'future considerations' were picked. This years deadline was both interesting and entertaining but also boring, a lot of no big time trades going on besides a few the week prior to the last week.