There were a couple of trades in the NHL this week. Rasmus Andersson is off to Vegas with the Golden Knights giving up Zach Whitecloud, minor-leaguer Abram Wiebe, a first-round pick in 2027 and a conditional second-round pick in 2028, with the Flames agreeing to absorb 50 percent of the remainder of Andersson's contract the rest of the season.
The Canucks then dealt the injured Kiefer Sherwood (upper body) to San Jose for Cole Clayton, a second-round pick in 2026 and a second-round selection in 2027.
I hope your leagues have had as many deals as the NHL.
Best of luck with your trades this week.
TRADE FOR
Anthony Stolarz, G, Maple Leafs (56 percent rostered)
Stolarz last played in the NHL on Nov. 11, leaving after the opening period in Boston, suffering from an upper-body injury. He has missed the last 32 games of the season. The good news is that he was sent to AHL Toronto on Tuesday for a conditioning stint. He could be back in action as early as this weekend. Don't forget that Stolarz led the NHL in save percentage last season at .926 and is more than capable of playing well the rest of the way, based on last season.
Example of a completed deal from the Yahoo Trade Market: Stolarz and Elias Pettersson for J.T. Miller. (Miller is a nice player, but playing for the Rangers will not help his point total this season. Stolarz and Pettersson are better bets the rest of the way.)
Mason McTavish, C, Ducks (57 percent rostered)
McTavish has taken over from the injured Leo Carlsson, who underwent a thigh procedure last week and will miss three to five weeks. McTavish has two goals in his last two games with Carlsson sidelined, giving the 22-year-old 13 goals and 30 points in 49 games. McTavish is still highly regarded, as was evident last season when he had career highs in goals with 22 and assists with 30.
Example of a completed deal from the Yahoo Trade Market: McTavish and Andrei Kuzmenko for Axel Sandin-Pellikka and Mikhail Yegorov. (This is obviously a futures deal, as Yegorov is a goaltender playing in the NCAA after he was drafted in the second-round in 2024. Sandin-Pellikka is having a nice rookie season, but McTavish is seeing first-line minutes at this time, while Kuzmenko has nine goals and 19 points in 43 games with the Kings.)
Charlie McAvoy, D, Bruins (91 percent rostered)
McAvoy was held off the scoresheet Tuesday, but had been hot until then, tallying twice and adding eight assists in his previous nine games. McAvoy has been injury prone since the 4 Nations Face-off last February, suffering a right shoulder injury against Finland that cost him the remainder of the season. He also was injured this campaign, missing 11 games after getting struck in the face via a slapshot Nov. 15 versus Montreal. Overall, McAvoy has three goals and 26 assists in 38 games this season.
Example of a completed deal from the Yahoo Trade Market: McAvoy and Jake Sanderson for Mattias Samuelsson and Matthew Knies. (This is a tough one to understand, as McAvoy is a solid fantasy player while Sanderson is one of the top offensive defensemen. Samuelsson is okay at best, while Knies has slumped of late with only three assists in his last seven appearances.)
TRADE AWAY
Sergei Bobrovsky, G, Panthers (96 percent rostered)
Bobrovsky has really hit rock-bottom. He has allowed 12 goals on 63 shots in his last two games, both losses. He is 19-14-1 with a 3.09 GAA and an .8875 save percentage across 34 games this season. It's the worst save percentage of his career and second-worst GAA in his 16-year career. At age 37 (and the veteran of back-to-back Stanley Cup victories over the last two seasons), Bobrovsky looks like a tired, old goaltender on his last legs.
Example of a completed deal from the Yahoo Trade Market: Bobrovsky for Jake Oettinger. (This is a crazy deal, as Oettinger is having a much better season in all categories, save for wins.)
Mika Zibanejad, C, Rangers (90 percent rostered)
Zibanejad has been white-hot of late, a classic example of trading a player when his value is at its highest. Zibanejad has nine goals and 10 assists in a 10-game scoring streak for the lowly Rangers, but is a minus-seven over the nine contests. Overall, Zibanejad has 21 goals and 48 points in 50 games. He was cold to start the season, and if the Rangers go into a sell mode (which is likely), Zibanejad will have less talent to play with, unless he is also headed out of town.
Example of a completed deal from the Yahoo Trade Market: Zibanejad for Matthew Tkachuk. (This is a pretty even trade, as Tkachuk could need some time to get back in playing shape after entering the lineup Monday for the first time since undergoing offseason groin surgery.)
John Tavares, C, Maple Leafs (91 percent rostered)
Tavares has been pretty hot of late, potting four goals and eight assists over the last 14 games. The 35-year-old veteran has 18 goals and 43 points in 49 games this season, pretty much what he has averaged in a Leafs uniform over his previous seven seasons. Tavares has only seven points on the power play, a marketed decrease in his production in the last four seasons.
Example of a completed deal from the Yahoo Trade Market: Tavares and Nikolaj Ehlers for Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Trevor Zegras. (This also a pretty even trade, though if you are of the opinion that Zegras' value has surpassed his first two seasons in the NHL, then trading Tavares has been a bonus.)
