The NHL Trade Deadline postmortems have begun as we learn about the What Ifs. Yesterday we wrote about how a team out West had a better offer for Taylor Hall but he chose to go to Boston. It was also learned that the Montreal Canadiens were one of the teams ready to sign Tony DeAngelo if he and the Rangers terminated his contract.
Elliotte Friedman’s latest 31 Thoughts blog has a few more of those interesting tidbits. Let’s summarize.
NHL Trade Deadline What Ifs
- Avalanche considered David Rittich before going with Devan Dubnyk
- Canadiens asked about Ryan Getzlaf, he wasn’t interested
- Flyers considered Alex Goligoski
- Jets considered Alex Goligoski before adding Jordie Benn
- Jets were looking at trying to make a big deal but decided not to in the end
- Maple Leafs thought about Connor Garland before pulling the trigger on Nick Foligno
- Oilers were in on Patrick Nemeth before the Avalanche got him
- Penguins tried to trade for Travis Zajac before the Islanders landed him
Seattle Kraken waiting for season to end before selecting a coach
Ron Francis is sitting patiently and waiting for the NHL season to play out.