A trade has been completed and Steve Yzerman's at fault once again
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The Chicago Blackhawks and Seattle Kraken have completed a trade today, and it's another major loss for Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman.
At the NHL trade deadline, Steve Yzerman traded away forward Joe Veleno to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for goaltender Petr Mrazek, who got injured right away, and Craig Smith, who did not provide much for the Red Wings.
Today, Joe Veleno was just flipped by the Blackhawks, and it proves a true flaw with Steve Yzerman.
Veleno fetched the Blackhawks a two-time Stanley Cup Champion forward with the Colorado Avalanche and Washington Capitals, Andre Burakovsky.
"The Kraken and Blackhawks have made a swap of underperforming forwards. Chicago has acquired winger Andre Burakovsky from Seattle in exchange for center Joe Veleno in a one-for-one move. Both teams have confirmed the trade.
Burakovsky became a key secondary scorer when he was acquired by Colorado back in 2019. Over three seasons with the team, he had two seasons of more than 40 points while his last one with them saw him record a career-best 61, allowing him to hit unrestricted free agency for the first time while being one of the better options available on the open market."
Burakovsky became a key secondary scorer when he was acquired by Colorado back in 2019. Over three seasons with the team, he had two seasons of more than 40 points while his last one with them saw him record a career-best 61, allowing him to hit unrestricted free agency for the first time while being one of the better options available on the open market."
A true tough look for Yzerman, in what seems like another Jake Walman situation.
"That helped him land a five-year, $27.5MM contract with the Kraken in 2022 and the deal has not gone particularly well thus far. The 30-year-old produced at a similar rate in 2022-23 from a points per game perspective but while he had 39 points in 49 games, missing 33 outings due to injury made for a disappointing year. 2023-24 was more of the same on the injury front as he once again missed 33 games, but to make things worse, his output fell considerably, down to just seven goals and nine assists."
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