Morning Coffee: TradeCentre 2022 is live

TradeCentre 2022 is now live on TSN, TSN.ca, the TSN app and TSN Direct.

As the countdown to the big day continued over the weekend, there were some big names on the road in the National Hockey League.

On Saturday, Claude Giroux was traded to the Florida Panthers, while Hampus Lindholm was traded to the Boston Bruins.

On Sunday, the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Mark Giordano and Colin Blackwell of the Seattle Kraken.

If you did not make it, it’s worth noting that the teams that landed Giroux, Lindholm and Giordano all play in the Atlantic Division, where the arms race was already halted when the Panthers traded for Ben Chiarot in Tampa Bay. Lightning acted. for Brandon Hagel last week.

Go to the Deadline, Florida, Tampa Bay and Toronto all rank among the top six picks to win the Stanley Cup, according to Oddsmakers.

Boston is ninth on the Stanley Cup Futures Board.

While each of the four could fight for the Stanley Cup, the fact that they all play in the same division will make it so much harder to get to the Eastern Conference finals.

Will one of those Atlantic Division competitors make another splash on the trade deadline to gain an advantage over the competition?

Will we see another Stanley Cup candidate all-in with a blockbuster trade large enough to capture the futures market?

Here is the TSN EDGE Morning Coffee for Monday, March 21st, 2022.

Stanley Cup Futures Update

From a future perspective, the biggest question that goes into the trading term is whether there is a trade to generate a significant opportunity movement.

The Panthers, who added Giroux and Chiarot before the deadline, are among the biggest risers on the Stanley Cup Futures Board.

Florida opened the season at +2200 to win the cup. As of this morning, the Panthers are +500 to win everything.

Meanwhile, the Calgary Flames are also among the biggest risers on the Stanley Cup Futures market.

Like Florida, the Flames were also busy before the deadline, including Tyler Toffoli of the Montreal Canadiens and Calle Jarnkrok of Seattle.

Calgary was +4800 to win the Stanley Cup on opening night.

As of this morning, the Flames are +900 to win everything.

As for the biggest risers in the Stanley Cup futures, there is a notable team that still made a big splash before the deadline.

The Carolina Hurricanes were +2300 to win everything on opening night and are currently +1000.

It will be interesting to see if the hurricanes find a deal that leaves them with single digits to win the Stanley Cup at the end of the trading deadline.

Meanwhile, the team at the helm of the Stanley Cup Futures Board still has the potential to make a serious move before 3pm ET today.

In all likelihood, the Colorado Avalanche will win wire-to-wire as the favorite to win the Stanley Cup. As of this morning, Avalanche are +450 to win everything.

With Colorado sitting alone as the consensus Stanley Cup favorite, general manager Joe Sakic goes all-in with the kind of blockbuster deal that reinforces his team’s status as the undisputed favorite to win it all?

While there may not be a player on the TSN Trade Bait Board who can move the needle for the avalanche dramatically, Sakic may have something else on his mind with the potential to move some assets to strengthen his roster with a piece which is not expected. traded for today.

Canada’s best cup hope

The Flames have given the Maple Leafs as Canada the best hope of winning the Stanley Cup this season, at least according to Chancemakers.

Calgary went from +4800 to +900 to win it all. Toronto went from +1100 to win everything on opening night to +1400 and the deadline.

While much can be done about the potential of the two individual rosters coming up in due date, the reality is that at least on paper the maple leafs are facing the tougher path to the Stanley Cup.

If the playoffs started today, Toronto would play two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning in the first round.

The Flames would face the Nashville Predators, who currently sit at +3000 to win the Stanley Cup.

Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers are also +3000 to win it all, now sitting in third place in the Pacific Division.

The addition of Evander Kane in front has certainly helped the insult. The big question now is whether the Oilers will make another move to strengthen their goalkeeping situation.

There’s one goalie available on the latest TSN Hockey Trade Bait Board – James Reimer of the San Jose Sharks.

Should Edmonton make a game for rhymes?

It will also be interesting to see how the Canadian teams on the bubble approach the deadline.

The Winnipeg Jets are currently four points behind the Vegas Golden Knights for a playoff spot with a game in hand. Winnipeg will host Vegas in its first game after the deadline on Tuesday night.

Add the Jets to their roster and try to make a push for a playoff spot?

Winnipeg is currently +600 for the playoffs and -900 for the playoffs.

Meanwhile, the Vancouver Canucks are also four points behind the Golden Knights for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

The Canucks were right back in the thick of the race before releasing their last three straight games before the deadline.

How much will the three direct losses affect their approach over time?

Vancouver is currently +550 to make the playoffs and -800 to miss the playoffs.

You can start TradeCentre live on TSN, TSN.ca, the TSN app and on TSN Direct.