The NHL Draft is typically one of the big points on the league calendar where trade activity picks up. Teams use draft picks as trade capital, and in prior years, it was the one time all 32 general managers were in one place and could easily get together and do business with one another. But despite a ton of rumors in the days and weeks leading up to the 2025 NHL Draft, the weekend went by with only a handful of trades (most of them involving draft picks) and only a couple that really registered as significant player movement. The Montreal Canadiens acquired defenseman Noah Dobson from the New York Islanders for two first-round draft picks. The Columbus Blue Jackets landed forward Charlie Coyle from the Colorado Avalanche. The Detroit Red Wings got goalie John Gibson from the Anaheim Ducks. The only one of those moves that really counts as a major blockbuster is the Dobson trade. And that was pretty much it for the weekend. So what happened this weekend to shut down trade activity? Well, there were three prRead More
Why NHL Draft weekend was a dud for major trades
