2015-16 Trade Deadline Recap
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Trades
- Draft Picks 46 (13 2nds 14 3rds 5 4th 6 5th 1 6th 3 7th 2 10th 2 15th 12 Conditional)
- 8 OA
- 11 '96
- 9 '97
- 7 '98
- 2 '99
Big Names to Watch
Kitchener – Jeremy Bracco (cant be
traded till after WJC)
Saginaw – Mitchell Stephens (cant be
traded till after WJC)
Kingston – Warren Foegele OA
Kingston – Stephan Desrochers OA
Barrie – Anthony Stefano OA
Erie – Dylan Strome (Cant be moved
till after WJC)
Erie – Alex Debrincat (Cant be moved
till after WJC)
Guelph – Garrett McFadden
Niagara – Ryan Mantha OA
Niagara – Aaron Haydon OA
Sarnia – Nikita Korostelev
Sarnia – Kevin Spinozzi
Kitchener – Frank Hora
Kitchener – Dylan DiPerna
Sudbury – Liam Dunda
Owen Sound - Michael McNiven
Eastern Conference
In September it would have been easy to
assume what would happen in the East come the trade deadline.
Mississauga would make moves for now while all other teams would look
to build for next season. Well as of writing this the Steelheads are
out of a playoff spot (they are now 8th), Oshawa has an 6 point lead in 1st
and is bidding on next years memorial cup and Peterborough has some
of the most tradeable assets and sits tied for 3rd with
Hamilton who are also bidding on next years Mem Cup. The Steelheads
have one 2 games in a row in regulation for the first time since
September and share a lot of similiarities with last years Eastern
Conference champs Niagara.
On top of all this if Windsor makes the
OHL finals then the Eastern Conference champ automatically qualifies
for the Mem Cup so there is added motivation to buy out east.
This is still a wide open conference.
Oshawa will be hard to catch up top as I dont think anyone in their
division is 6 points better then them between now and the end of the
season unless major moves are made. If Mississauga gets its act together it could have a stronger
2nd half but there is no way they erase the deficit in
front of them. The Central division has been a tire fire so far -17.
Oshawa Generals – Selective Buyers
The Generals are in an interesting
position. They are running away with the Eastern Conference in a year
that a Western Conference team is hosting the memorial cup but due to
the Mem Cups centenial next season they are hosting to bid on that as
well. They are a team built for next season but are in a position to
make noise this year.
What general manager Roger Hunt has
done so far with this team has been fantastic. He has maximized
return on his assets in multiple trades. On defence he moved Jalen
Smereck (a player I really like) to Flint for a 2nd a 2
4ths, a return that is very similiar to what Niagara got for Graham
Knott. In 2 other trades he has brought in Alex Di Carlo from Flint
for a 5th and Medric Mercier from Sault Ste Marie for a
4th and an 8th. Both players have played
significant roles for the Generals this season for what has been one
of the conferences best back ends.
With their OA situation set and an
unlikelyhood that they would acquire an OA as it would force them to
resind the rights to Tolvanen the Generals will likely just kick the
tires on some '98s who would boalster their depth this season and
help them peek next year.
Tradeable High Draftpicks
4 2nd round draft picks next
5 seasons
3 3rd round draft picks next
5 seasons
Overage Situation (3)
Joe Manchurek LW
Medric Mercier D
Jeremy Brodeur G
Import Situation (1 +1)
Renars Krastenbergs LW '16 pick
ineligible to be traded
Eeli Tolvanen USHL '16 pick
ineligible to be traded
North Bay Battalion – Selective
Sellers
You have to give
credit to Stan Butler for his ability to get the most out his teams
year in and year out. They acquired Brent Moran in the offseason who
offered enough stability in net to allow the Battalion to sit in 1st
place in the Central Division. Mind you that is not much to write
home about still they have taken advantage of the situation in front
of him. Even now with Injuries to their number 1 and number 2 goalies
they have not allowed it to crater the team.
Even though they
are in 1st in their division the Battalion will not be
buyers. They wont neccesairly have a fire sale but if an offer comes
around where they get good value for an asset I could see them
pulling the trigger.
They do have 5
'97s who could return next year as OA's so you may see one of them
shipped out now if they feel the return would be greater then in the
offseason.
Tradeable High Draftpicks
5 2nd round draft picks over
the next 5 seasons
6 3nd round draft picks over
the next 5 seasons
Overage Situation (3)
Brent Moran G
Steve Hartland RW
Brett Hargrave C
Import Situations
Max Kislinger '15 pick eligible to be
traded
Adam Thilander '16 pick ineligible to
be traded
Peterborough Petes – All in Buyers
Is this the year the Petes finally make
a move and start cashing in the pleathora of draft picks they have
been accumulating from the Ryan Spooner trade through to the Nich
Ritchie trade?
Import Jonne Tammela has only played 2
games this season due to injury so his situation somewhat complicates
things for GM Mike Oke. Still they have plenty of picks to move and
have the young roster players to pick a big move if one is out there.
The Pete's are the Darkhorse of this
OHL tradedeadline. If your mind is going to be blown this is the team
that is capable of doing it, the only question is do they pull the
trigger.
Tradeable High Draftpicks
9 2nd round draft picks next
5 seasons
7 3rd round draft picks next
5 seasons
Overage Situation
Steven Lorentz C
Brandon Prophet D
Kyle Jenkins D
Import Situation
Jonne Tammela C '15 pick Eligible to be
traded
Matyas Svoboda LW '16 pick ineligible
to be traded
Tradeable High Draftpicks
Hamilton Bulldogs – Selective Buyers
and Sellers
After a hot start that saw the Bulldogs
race out to top spot in the conference early in the season they have
slowed down as a result of the injury bug.
The Bulldogs are in a similiar
situation to Oshawa as they are in position to make some noise in the
Eastern Conference playoff picture but they have placed a bid on the
Memorial Cup so they have to keep an eye on being strong next season.
Steve Staois has already made the
biggest splash already this season when he picked up '98 born Will
Bitten in a trade with the Flint Firebirds
An open OA spot and an improvement at
the import spot are 2 potential areas of improvement for the
Bulldogs. On top of that they have 5 '97s on their roster who could
potentially return next year as OA's. This is one spot they may sell
from if they feel they can get a better return than if they waited
till the offseason.
Tradeable High Draftpicks
4 2nd round picks next 5
seasons
4 3rd round picks next 5
seasons
Overage Situation
Niki Petti C
Michael Cramarossa LW
Import Situation
Marian Studenic '16 draft pick
ineligible to be traded
Ondrej Kachyna '15 draft pick eligible
to be traded
Ottawa 67's – Selective Buyers
After traded Travis Konecny at last
years trade deadline in a blockbuster the 67's have a significant
amount of draft picks to work with. They have dipped into that cache
earlier this year when they astutly picked up Tye Felhaber from the
Saginaw Spirit.
With a strong group of 98's and
enviable group of '99s and a promising quartet of '00s already signed
the future is looking bright in Ottawa. If this team is looking to
add it will be parts that will help next year or the year after when
the 67's are looking to peak.
One player on their roster that will
interest conteners, atleast those with some import flexibility is
Arthur Tyanulin. While it would take a significant package to
convince Ottawa to move him, he is someone that would be a boost to
teams who have an opening or can make one at the import spot.
Overage Situation (2)
Jared Steege LW
Patrick White C
Import Situation (1)
Artur Tyanulin '14 draft pick eligible
to be traded
Tradeable High Draftpicks
5 2nd round draft picks next
5 seasons
7 3rd round draft picks next
5 seasons
Kingston Frontneacs Selective Selling
When Arizona decided to keep Lawson
Crouse in the NHL it became a rebuild for the Fronts. With a young
core of intriguing '99s and '00s however it has the potential to be a
quick one.
The Fronts have already started to make
some moves as they shipped out Spencer Watson to Mississauga for
picks earlier in the season. They are still 1 over the OA limit but
with aruably 2 of the most coverted overagers on the market. Both are
among the tops at their positions among OA's and with plenty of OA
spots open around the league the bidding could make things favourable
for the Fronts.
Overage Situation (4)
Warren Foegele C
Cody Caron RW
Nathan Billitier D
Stephan Desrocher D
Import Situation
Eemeli Rasanen '16 draft pick
ineligible to be traded
Linus Nyman '16 draft pick ineligible
to be traded
Tradeable High Draftpicks
3 2nd round picks next 5
seasons
4 3rd round picks next 5
seasons
Sudbury Wolves Selective Selling
The Wolves started out hot this season
but since their hot start they have had an assistant coach leave and
have been besieged with suspensions. It looks like it will be another
struggle for the Wolves to make the playoffs. On the bright side
however is that 2015 1st round pick David Levin had seen
his play pick up and 2016 1st rounder Owen LaLonde has
been fantastic on the blueline. There are pieces there to make the
hometown fans hopefull it is just a matter of completing the puzzle.
Overage Situation (2)
Chandler Yakimowicz RW
Aiden Jamieson D
Import Situation (1)
Dmitry Sokolov '15 draft pick eligible
to be traded
Tradeable High Draftpicks
3 2nds next 5 seasons
7 3rds next 5 seasons
Niagara Icedogs – Full Rebuild
Full rebuild going on in Niagara after
making last seasons OHL finals. They have already moved one piece in
Graham Knott although it was for a somewhat underwhelming package
compared to past trades.
There are a few intriging pieces like
Ryan Mantha, Aaron Haydon and Johnny Corniel. Corniel however is a
prime candidate to return as an OA next season so the Icedogs may be
hesitent in moving him even with their dearth of draft picks.
Overage Situation (2)
Ryan Mantha D
Aaron Haydon D
Import Situation
Pavel Demin '16 draftpick ineligible to
be traded
Ondrej Machala '16 draftpick ineligible
to be traded
Tradeable High Draftpicks
1 2nd round draft pick next
5 years
5 3rd round draft picks next
5 years
Mississauga Steelheads – All in
Buyers
Happy I have procrastinated in writting
this preview. What a difference a week will make. The Steelheads
widely considered the best team in the East on paper have struggled
mightly to start the season. Nobody questioned the top end talent on
this team but what may have been underestimated is the lack of depth
on this team.
They traded for Spencer Watson although
he was still recovering from injury. In his first 3 games with the
Steelheads he has scored 6 goals and added 1 assist and has helped
the fish win 4 in a row. With the tire fire that the Central has been
the Steelheads will be in 2nd in no time if they reach
their potential.
The are currently carrying 4 OA's so in
a perfect world they would be able to find a taker for Damian Bourne
although there may not be much of a market for him. From a buyers
perspective the Steelheads will be looking to find depth players to
improve their bottom 6 as they will need more scoring from that group
if they have any hope of winning the east and challenging a team from
the West.
Overage Situation (4)
Damian Bourne LW
Spencer Watson RW
Stefan LeBlanc D
Matthew Mancina G
Import Situation
Ville Saarijarvi '15 draft pick
eligible to be traded
Jacob Moverare '16 draft pick
ineligible to be traded
Tradeable High Draftpicks
4 2nds over the next 5 seasons
3 3rds over the next 5 seasons
Barrie Colts – Full Rebuild
Teardown. Everything must go. Maximize
your return on whatever asset that isnt in your long term plans can
get.
If this team can get Jack McBain to
commit for next season they will have a scary about of '00 talent on
their roster from 3 players who were 1st round picks in
'16. The funny thing about that is that last years team had 0 1st
round OHL draft picks and only 2 2nd round OHL draft
picks. So you know this team's brain trust knows how to exctract
every last drip of value from it's later round assets.
With only 1 '97 on the roster this team
may have room to added a '97 they may feel is undervalued by another
organization and may benefit from a change of scenery. Other than
that it should be all selling and their most appealing piece may be
OA forward Anthony Stefano
Overage Situation (3)
Anthony Stefano LW
Roy Radke RW
Cordell James C
Import Situation
Tom Hedberg '16 draft pick ineligible
to be traded
Tradeable High Draftpicks
1 2nd round draft pick in
the next 5 years (multiple conditional based on Jack Tortora trade)
0 3rd round draft picks in
the next 5 years
Western Conference
The West is loaded once again with 4
teams all in position to win the conference. Will those “buyers”
find the deals they need to improve their lineup? Will the “Sellers”
capatilize and give their title asperations for '17-'18 and '18-'19 a
boost?
London, Windsor, Sault Ste. Marie and
Erie are clearly the cream of the crop. Kitchener and Sarnia have
been slowed by injuries and NHL graduation and have fallen behind the
leaders. Owen Sound and Flint may not have the pieces that are
coveted by the top teams but could find moves that will benefit their
future. Saginaw and Guelph are in an interesting position where they
are loaded with draft picks which allows them to be patient and wait
for returns that contain more players rather than picks.
London Knights – Patient Buyers
This team is in the top 5 in the league
in terms of talent at every age level on their roster except for '97s
and '00's (but give that time). A great group of OA's, Argubaly the
best '98s in the league and an continualy evolving group of stud
'99s. This team will not be rebuilding anytime soon.
With Tyler Parsons graduating after
this season the Knights will likely make a push while they still have
a star goalie. A '97 forward or defenceman would be a nice addition
but they dont want to make a move that will negativly affect the
development of some of their younger stars. It will be interesting to
see what they do. They have the assets to make a splash but the
talent to be patient and selective.
Overage Situation
Owen MacDonald C
JJ Piccinich RW
Chris Martenet D
Import Situation
Janne Kuokkanen '16 draft pick
ineligible to be traded
Olli Juolevi '15 draft pick eligible to
be traded
Tradeable High Draftpicks
8 2nd round draft picks next
5 seasons
7 3rd round draft picks next
5 seasons
Windsor Spitfires - Reactive buyers
Memorial Cup hosts who have already
been adding to their roster this season with the aquisitions of Sean
Day and Graham Knott. While they dont have the assets to compete with
the Knights they have done a good job of hitting the market before it
gets crazy and getting good value in the Day and Knott trades.
The Spits have a loaded roster now and
are likely only looking for tweeks. That said if a few Western rivals
make some big moves we could be looking at an all out arms race.
Overage Situation (4)
Jeremiah Addison LW
Cristiano DiGicinto LW
Patrick Sanvido D
Jalen Chatfield D
Import Situation
Julius Nattinen '15 draft pick eligible
to be traded
Mikhail Sargachev '15 draft pick
eligible to be traded
High Tradeable Draftpicks
2 2nd round draft picks next
5 years
4 3rd round draft picks next
5 years
Erie Otters - Potential Sellers
Once again the Erie Otters are battling
the London Knights for the division. After 3 straight 50 win seasons
they are primed for a 4th and this is after playing the
first third of the season without their best player Dylan Strome.
This would make it seem like a no brainer that they would be buyers
at the deadline but I am not so sure.
The Otters have almost no tradeable
high draft picks after 3 seasons of great hockey. But their roster is
loaded with '98, '99 and '00 born talent so they have the assets to
make a move if needed. The question is if there is a trade out there
that jusifies the cost of their young talent. When managing assets
extracting value at all levels is important and all teams what the
best return possible for the price they pay.
In my opinion the Otters are actually
better positioned to win the West next season then they are this year
and if the right trade is out there for Strong and Debrincat (both
draft picks and '98 and '99 born talent) then I can see the Otters
listening/exploring those options.
Overage Situation
Kyle Pettit C
Darren Raddysh D
Import Situation
Erik Cernak '15 draft pick eligible to
be traded
Gera Poddubnyi '16 draft pick
ineligible to be traded
High Tradeable Draftpicks
0 2nd round draft picks next
5 seasons
2 3rd round draft picks next
5 seasons
Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds - Selective Buyers
The Greyhounds are a very enjoyable
team to watch and they are coming off of a 10 game winning streak in
which captain Blake Speers did not play in due to a broken wrist.
The Hounds have a forward group that in
terms of talent and depth rivals that of London. They have an
evolving and developing duo between the pipes and I for one am a huge
fan of their blue line. While they could use some more size I love
how slippery and agile this group is at avoiding the forecheck and
buying extra time before breaking out and kick starting the offence.
The Hounds have an open OA spot on
their team and while there are plenty of options in that market the
team may lean towards aquring a '97. With only Hayden Verbeek slated
to return next year as an OA it may make more sense for the Hounds to
target an upgrade in that age group from a value perspective.
Overage Situation (2)
Bobby MacIntyre LW
David Miller C
Import Situation
Otto Makinen '16 draft pick ineligible
to be traded
Gustav Bouramman '14 draft pick
eligible to be traded
High Tradeable draft picks
2 2nd round draft picks next
5 seasons
4 3rd round picks next 5
seasons
Kitchener Rangers – Sellers
The Rangers were in a group that was
considered to be the cream of the crop from the west at the begining
of the year. While they havnt been a disappointment they have clearly
been passed by the 4 teams ahead of them. Add to that some long term
injuries that have come their way and it may be in this teams best
interest to move some pieces.
In fact Jeremy Bracco may be the the
piece that has the biggest impact on the market. Winding up in London
or Sault Ste Marie could cause the Spits to sweat a little and look
to make a few trades. That scenario could push Erie to sellers
themselves and make them expolre deals for Strome and Debrincat to
augment their roster for next year. They also need to move an OA
which will bring more assets to the team. They have a strong core of
'99s and '00s so it shouldnt be long before the Rangers and
challenging in the West again.
Overage Situation
Darby Llewellyn LW
Dylan Di Perna D
Frank Hora D
Dawson Carty G
Import Situation
Lias Anderson (playing in Sweden) '16
pick ineligible to be traded
Cedric Schiemenz '16 pick ineligible to
be traded
High Tradeable Draftpicks
4 2nd round picks next 5
years
3 3rd round picks next 5
years
Owen Sound – Selective Sellers
With Michael McNiven in net the Attack
are capable of upsetting almost any team in the West but do they have
the pieces around him to go any deeper? They have made one move
already in December acquiring '98 born Chase Campbell from Ottawa.
These are the types of buys I see them making. Aquiring players with
control who may be undervalued by their teams. Subsequintly the
Attack could move some of their older pieces although a strong
playoff push may benefit this maturing lineup.
Overage Situation
Matt Schmalz RW
Justin Brack LW
Santino Centrome D
Import Situation
Petrus Palmi '14 draft pick eligible to
be traded
Maksim Sushko '16 draft pick inelible
to be traded
High Tradeable draft picks
9 2nd round draft picks next
5 seasons
3 3rd round draft picks next
5 seasons
Sarnia Sting Selective Sellers
Given that the Sting have 3 junior
eligible players from last years team playing in the NHL the Sting
have done well to be in the position they are in. If they can get
2016 1st round pick Tyler Weiss to commit they could be
ready to make a push next season in the West.
With 2 '96 born and 3'97 born defenders
on their roster you can expect the Sting to target blueliners in the
'98 and '99 age range at the deadline if they move some of their
intriging pieces.
Kevin Spinozzi is one player who could
make a difference on a condending team and '97 born Nikita Korostelev
could bring quite a return but it is no guarantee he signs with the
Maple Leafs and could be an OA candidate next season.
Overage Situation
Jaden Lindo RW
Jeff King D
Kevin Spinozzi D
Import Situation
Adam Ruzicka C
Filip Helt LW
High Tradeable Draftpicks
3 2nd round draftpicks next
5 seasons
4 3rd round draftpicks next
5 seasons
(Sarnia will have some conditional
picks from the Konecny trade returned but not till Konecny is
ineligible to be returned to the OHL)
Flint Firebirds – Selective buyers
With plenty of draftpicks and a
burgeoning cupboard of intriguing young skaters the Firebirds have the
opportunity to be patient at the deadline. They have a few spots they
could upgrade at for next season and a few pieces that teams covet
but making the playoffs would have a tangible benefit for this team
as they head into next season.
One area of surplus on the Firebirds is
their '97s they have quite a few who could return next year as OA's
so moving one now at a premium price might be too good to pass up.
Overage Situation
Everett Clark C
Alex Peters D
Mathieu Henderson D
Import Situation
Michal Steinocher '16 draftpick
ineligible to be traded
High Tradeable Draftpicks
8 2nd round draftpicks next
5 seasons
10 3rd round draftpicks next
5 seasons
Saginaw Spirit – Selective Sellers
The Spirit have been stuck in
mediocrity for too many years now. They always seem to have a quality
group of young talent to build around but the pieces never seem to
fall together to allow them to take the next step in the Jr hockey
competative cycle.
After an atrocious start to the season
the Spirit have already made some moves the main one being the trade
of former 1st round pick Tye Felhalber to Ottawa. Mitchell
Stephans is one of the big fish that could be availible at the
deadline. Saginaw could likely fetch a '16 1st round pick
for Stephans once that perticular trade window opens up in the new
year (they will have to wait that long anyways since he will be
playing for team Canada at the WJC)
Overage Situation
CJ Garcia D
Hayden Hodgson RW
Kris Bennett C
Import Situation
Markus Niemelainen '15 draft pick
eligible to be traded
Filip Hronek '16 draft pick eligible to
be traded
High Tradeable Draftpicks
9 2nd round draft picks next
5 seasons
8 3rd round draft picks next
5 seasons
Guelph Storm – Selective Sellers
While the Guelph Storm are a steaming
turd sandwhich for the second season in a row there is a lot to be
excited about. The Storm currently have 6 '97 born players who could
entice other teams. Garret McFadden would likely fetch the highest
return. Some OHL teams who are primed to compete next year may call
on Givani Smith who would be an impact player for 2 seasons. Another
member of the Storm who could be coveted is Nic Sicoly. The former
4th round pick could benefit from a change of scenery and
brings a type of energy that is coveted on a teams bottom 6 come
playoff time.
If the Storm were to move some of their
'97s I could see them making a play to add another OA to their roster
especially if the moves affect their blueline.
Overage Situation (1)
Liam Herbst G
Import Situation
Dmitri Samorukov '16 draft pick
ineligible to be traded
Albert Michnac '16 draft pick ineligble
to be traded.
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