WHL Trade Deadline: Winners & Losers

[Larry Fisher]

The WHL trade deadline has come and gone, so who were the winners and losers? The buyers or the sellers? Some combination of the two? Or the teams that stood pat? Here's my two cents, along with my updated Power Rankings: https://thehockeywriters.com/whl-trade-deadline-winners-losers/

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[passive voice]

Victoria's tough. Punted next year (Florchuk and Peckford are 17 and 18) to...slightly improve their chances of coming out of the BC Division?

 

[Scouter]

Victoria's tough. Punted next year (Florchuk and Peckford are 17 and 18) to...slightly improve their chances of coming out of the BC Division?

Dealing Florchuk was a good move since he did not pan out like they hoped, Gregor is an upgrade on Peckford too.

 

[Larry Fisher]

Dealing Florchuk was a good move since he did not pan out like they hoped, Gregor is an upgrade on Peckford too.

Tough to say Florchuk didn't pan out, he's still a quality young prospect with NHL upside, but Kaspick is obviously an upgrade for this season. Victoria improved on paper, but time will tell whether the Royals are improved on the ice in terms of chemistry and playoff success.

 

[passive voice]

Dealing Florchuk was a good move since he did not pan out like they hoped, Gregor is an upgrade on Peckford too.

His .65 ppg as a Royal is 12th (9th among forwards) league-wide among under-18s. I dunno. You can always hope for more (shooting, especially, in Florchuk's case) but that's a pretty valuable player.

 

[Slats432]

It was just crazy. Teams loaded up. Pats sold a lot of future. Scouts will have to find some gems to keep them competitive.

 

[Larry Fisher]

I expected the big buys from Regina, but Swift Current and Moose Jaw surprised me a bit. Three teams from the same division going all-in and sacrificing so much of their future was pretty unprecedented. One thing is for certain, this year's playoffs will be fun to watch.