JJ Moser has been incredible for Tampa this season. He should definitely be worth $6.75 mil for the rest of the deal. Tampa should be commended for their ability to develop defensemen to cover up for their aging ones. #GoBolts

Yeah, I agree with the decision to scratch Jake DeBrusk. Just a season from hell for him so far. Only 5 more years on his contract after this one. Oof. #Canucks

Sounds like Team USA is indeed trying to lose. Hate it when teams try to get big-brained and don’t realize you can just have 4 lines of all-stars instead of throwing in a bunch of plugs. Bring Jason Robertson and Cole Caufield. #TexasHockey #GoHabsGo

Team Canada may have hosed themselves by naming Brayden Point to their team too early. He’s been a scratch-worthy player, below replacement level in every respect, and will only be playing against harder competition. He just simply shouldn’t be there. #GoBolts

Adam Fox being left off of Team USA is just an insane decision. A Top 5 defenceman in the world at absolute minimum can’t crack their Top 6 D? Bill Guerin is completely out to lunch, just straight up kneecapping the American roster. #NYR

The alarm bells should definitely be ringing for Columbus regarding Kent Johnson. 23 years old and AHL calibre at this point. Even if you try to trade him you’re probably getting crap offers. Just disastrous with no obvious solution. #CBJ

Yeah someone should take a flier on Zamula. Did really well in his minutes in 2024-25. Worst case scenario he’s a bottom pair guy, but at 25 maybe you can move him up the lineup and develop him further. #LetsGoFlyers

Christian Dvorak getting a 5 year extension at $5 million is crazy. He’s turning 30 in a month. What has he done in a half-season to deserve this contract? Is Chuck Fletcher back in the head office in Philly? #LetsGoFlyers

The Justin Sourdif hype is real. Guy has been a really smart pickup, mostly through defence and penalty differential, but apparently can just put up 5 points one night too. $825K for next year and an RFA at expiry is definitely worth the 2nd rounder the Caps paid. #ALLCAPS

The Kings truly just have such an old decrepit blue line. You know it’s bad when you’d rather throw out Ceci than some of the guys playing a regular shift. The worst part is you know Ken Holland doesn’t see the issue and probably would rather trade young guys. #GoKingsGo

Vincent Trocheck is the perfect guy to trade away in the Rangers “retool.” He’s already past his prime but likely has a lot of trade value, and minimal trade protection. If you’re New York, better hope he has a great Olympics to boost his return. #NYR

Evander Kane is not a guy you should be trading for to make your team better. $5m+ AAV is enough of a problem, but the bigger issue is he’s been below replacement level for years now and actively makes his teams worse. Thought Ken Holland would know that already. #GoKingsGo

Vegas picks up Rasmus Andersson for a massive haul. He’s probably going to get a huge extension he doesn’t quite deserve, but right now he definitely helps them win. Good offensively, bad defensively, ends up looking like a pretty good number 2 or 3 defenceman. #VegasBorn

Sherwood has been great this season but there’s just no way his shooting bender keeps up. SJ is probably trading for a decent third liner for half a season, without a guarantee at playoffs. Smart by the Canucks to sell him at absolute maximum value. #TheFutureIsTeal #Canucks

The Debrincat saga has gone horribly for Ottawa. Gave up 7th overall and an early 2nd+ for one season of him where they missed the playoffs again. They trade him to a rival for a 1st and scraps, then trade it for Ullmark, and we all know how that’s going. Disaster. #GoSensGo

The extremely satisfying top three forwards in my model right now: Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby. Crazy that Team Canada’s center core could be so stacked. Cool to see generations mix at such a high level like this. #GoAvsGo #LetsGoOilers #LetsGoPens

Even as a Josh Doan defender when he got traded, I didn’t expect him to have this great of an impact straight away. The Sabres weren’t exactly known for elevating players. Still think people were sleeping on Buffalo’s side of this trade. $7m for 7 years looks good. #Sabrehood

Nikolaj Ehlers has managed to stay as one of the most underrated players in the NHL. A lot of people know he’s good, but don’t know quite how good. He’s been everything the Canes wanted even if the points haven’t entirely been there (which should regress too). #CarolinaCulture

Trading one of the best future goalies in the world in Wallstedt is extremely ballsy, but ultimately would be the right move if you get a 1C. Minny’s window got severely cut down after the Hughes trade. You have to do anything you can to win now. Gustavsson is the guy. #mnwild

Adrian Kempe is in line to receive the 2nd biggest contract in LA Kings history. He’s provided -1.5 wins above replacement and is the most detrimental forward in my model this season. You honestly really have to be sweating about his future if you’re an LA fan. #GoKingsGo