Recent trades have made me wonder if certain GMs are favouring other GMs (not in the sense of any impropriety, just in the sense of establishing relationships of trust and/or dominance/submission).
As you'll see, many GM pairs have yet to cut a deal, no GMs have filled their bingo card, and a few thirsty GMs seem to keep returning to the same well. This post includes a one-sentence take of varying accuracy on each GM's trading habits.
On average, each team is making just under 4 trades per year - higher than I thought. We were trepidatious in our first year, making just 14 trades, but exploded in our second year with 44. The lockout-shortened 2012-13 season saw 25 trades, which one could pro-rate over an 82-game schedule (not sure that's entirely appropriate here but what the hell) to 43 trades. Trades dipped to 29 last season, likely due to the Flyers' dominance. This year we've already seen 31 trades, putting us "on pace" for 49.
From least active to most:
Winter Claassics
The Winter Claassics hope to avoid trades the rest of the year and bring their yearly average down from 1.2 to a tidy 1.0.
Moilers
Having the whole not trading thing down, the Moilers' GM is basically Winnipeg Jets' GM Kevin Cheveldayoff, except she doesn't draft good young players.
Teeyotes
Tired of the unwarranted criticism for not paying attention, last season's GM Of The Year has already made three deals this season, perhaps looking to climb back into contention before Tavares retires.
WBS Parkers
Having made far fewer trades than his expansion brethren, and three of those trades being with the Fylanders, indicating they are more "pulls" than "pushes," the Parkers' GM may need to take a more active management role.
Having made far fewer trades than his expansion brethren, and three of those trades being with the Fylanders, indicating they are more "pulls" than "pushes," the Parkers' GM may need to take a more active management role.
Vanrooser Canicks
The Canicks are making a respectable 2.6 deals per year, but their best finish is 9th place, which is not that respectable.
The Canicks are making a respectable 2.6 deals per year, but their best finish is 9th place, which is not that respectable.
Mackhawks
The steady Mackhawks have only made 13 trades, but the relative inactivity may reflect the fact that the year they made no moves (2013-14) was their best finish (4th).
The steady Mackhawks have only made 13 trades, but the relative inactivity may reflect the fact that the year they made no moves (2013-14) was their best finish (4th).
G-Phil's Flyers
G-Phil continues to make about 3 trades per year, although the only one that ever mattered was the Malkin trade that broke the league.
Schizzarks
Hesitation cost this GM a couple of hot free agents this year - has it cost him in the trading market as well? Is there anything else he's hesitating about?
G-Phil continues to make about 3 trades per year, although the only one that ever mattered was the Malkin trade that broke the league.
Schizzarks
Hesitation cost this GM a couple of hot free agents this year - has it cost him in the trading market as well? Is there anything else he's hesitating about?
Dicklas Lidstroms
Only three active GMs have not had the pleasure of negotiating with the Dicklas Lidstroms' GM, who is eminently reasonable, not to mention handsome, successful and available (tell your GTA-based female friends).
Only three active GMs have not had the pleasure of negotiating with the Dicklas Lidstroms' GM, who is eminently reasonable, not to mention handsome, successful and available (tell your GTA-based female friends).
Joshfrey Krupuls
The Krupuls have yet to dance with with seven of the active teams, and they didn't trade in the year they won, but six trades already this year show this GM isdesperately squeezing the last ounces of life from a bunch of aging veterans going for it.
The Krupuls have yet to dance with with seven of the active teams, and they didn't trade in the year they won, but six trades already this year show this GM is
Milan Micahleks
This GM's steadfast mistrust of people named Matthew has led to a number of stalled negotiations.
This GM's steadfast mistrust of people named Matthew has led to a number of stalled negotiations.
Powder Rangers
The GM of the Powders Rangers misses his old trading partner, GM of the Preydators, although he remains in denial about the abusive nature of that relationship. ("Just to balance the slots out, throw in Pietrangelo.")
The GM of the Powders Rangers misses his old trading partner, GM of the Preydators, although he remains in denial about the abusive nature of that relationship. ("Just to balance the slots out, throw in Pietrangelo.")
Patrik Stefans
This shameless trade-whore of a GM is the only GM to make at least five trades in every season following the inaugural - but you can't say it hasn't worked out for him.
This shameless trade-whore of a GM is the only GM to make at least five trades in every season following the inaugural - but you can't say it hasn't worked out for him.
Magnus Faajarvis
No surprise that the Faajarvis (née Fylanders) have made more trades than any other team,preying relying heavily on certain GMs - originally the Mackhawks and Stefans (six trades each) and, since those two smartened up, the Rordiques (five).
No surprise that the Faajarvis (née Fylanders) have made more trades than any other team,
Los Samjawors Kings
The GM of the Kings, slowly but surely climbing the annual standings, has made five trades with the GM of the Milan Micahleks, who considers him a fantasy hockey protégé.
Quebec Rordiques
At the helm for the Rordiques is our league's most active GM, averaging seven trades per year - I'm not sure any of those trades have improved the team, but at least he's getting his money's worth.
The GM of the Kings, slowly but surely climbing the annual standings, has made five trades with the GM of the Milan Micahleks, who considers him a fantasy hockey protégé.
Quebec Rordiques
At the helm for the Rordiques is our league's most active GM, averaging seven trades per year - I'm not sure any of those trades have improved the team, but at least he's getting his money's worth.
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