Fantasy Hockey Trade Breakdowns: Mason Marchment, Trevor Zegras, and More

Six trades have gone down since the door opened back up for roster moves, leading up to the NHL draft this weekend. This will mark the first offseason editorial piece this year for the NHL here at FantasySP. We will continue to keep you updated on any news, trades, or breakdowns related to fantasy leagues to keep you in the loop prior to your fantasy league draft.

Let's break these down starting with the first, and ending with the biggest and most recent.

Ducks, Rangers Trade

To the Anaheim Ducks: Chris Kreider, fourth-round draft pick (2025)

To the New York Rangers: Carey Terrance, third-round draft pick (2025)

The fantasy outlook on this trade is one sided. Kreider has had some injury issues, and has trouble staying healthy. Despite this, he will likely see himself on the powerplay in Anaheim, and will likely play top six minutes. All that said, he is a mid-round drafted player in most leagues and will be on a significantly worse team, but will see increased playtime due to the lack of talent around him.

Kreider had 22 goals, eight assists, and seven powerplay points as a forward in 68 games played. He also has 152 shots on goal, 79 hits, and 26 blocked shots.

Terrance is a forward and was a second-round pick from 2023 and is poised to start in the AHL this year.

Bruins, Blackhawks Trade

To the Boston Bruins: Victor Soderstrom

To the Chicago Blackhawks: Ryan Mast, seventh-round draft pick (2025)

A big nothing burger here. Both players are defenseman.

Soderstrom has the potential to make a stab at the NHL with the Bruins this year, however it is more likely he will find a permanent spot in the AHL. Mast, the 2021 sixth-round draft pick, has even less of a chance and is likely an AHL mainstay.

Predators, Devils Trade

To the Nashville Predators: Erik Haula

To the New Jersey Devils: Jeremy Hanzel, fourth-round draft pick (2025)

Who knows what the Predators are, or are trying to achieve. They keep flip flopping between ready to compete, to rebuild and not even Smashville can keep track.

They've sent a fourth-round pick and a very depth defenseman in Hanzel, who was a sixth-round pick from 2023 and is miles away from playing in the NHL, to Jersey.

Haula is a good depth physical and secondary scoring forward pickup for the Preds, though, and they need all the help they can get.

Haula had 11 goals, 10 assists, and five powerplay points as a forward in 69 games played. He also had 110 shots on goal, 101 hits, and 35 blocked shots.

Stars, Kraken Trade

To the Dallas Stars: Fourth-round pick (2025), third-round pick (2026)

To the Seattle Kraken: Mason Marchment

This is the first step in the Kraken taking a big step into being a contender. Two picks from this year's draft for a really decent scoring winger. Marchment is going into the final year of his contract, so this makes sense for Dallas to part ways with him if they don't think he will be a big piece of their future, although they certainly don't get better letting him go. 

The return was fairly decent, though. A fair trade on both ends, surprisingly. Marchment will see a top six, and likely number one powerplay time with the Kraken, at worst. They'll hope to ink him to an extension after a brief tryout this season.

Marchment had 22 goals, 25 assists, and 10 powerplay points as a forward in 62 games played. He also had 134 shots on goal, 78 hits, and 21 blocked shots.

Blackhawks, Kraken Trade

To the Chicago Blackhawks: Andre Burakovsky

To the Seattle Kraken: Joe Veleno

The second step in the Kraken's steps forward here, but also a sneaky good pickup for the woeful Blackhawks. A true hockey trade here, albeit a bit lopsided. Burakovsky is clearly the better player in the deal here, so one wonders if the Kraken think they can unlock some of Valeno's unseen potential at a bargain.

Bringing in Marchment gave the Kraken an easier decision to ship out another left winger, and we know that the Blackhawks are in desperate need of veteran presence to insulate some of their stars. If the Kraken can get more out of Valeno and give him a fresh start to play to a level that he was projected to play at, this deal will work out for both clubs.

While Burokovsky is likely to see top six minutes, Veleno will have to battle up the lineup and is poised to see bottom six minutes to start.

Burakovsky had 10 goals, 27 assists, and eight powerplay points as a forward in 79 games played. He also had 115 shots on goal, 33 hits, 27 blocked shots.

Veleno had eight goals, nine assists, and had a dreadful +/- of -23 (albeit on the Blackhawks, so take that with a grain of salt), as a forward in 74 games played. He also had 75 shots on goal, 139 hits, and 44 blocked shots.

Flyers, Ducks Trade

To the Philadelphia Flyers: Trevor Zegras

To the Anaheim Ducks: Ryan Poehling, second-round draft pick (2025), fourth-round draft pick (2026)

I love this trade, and is what inspired me catching up on all the action that has happened amongst the general managers of the NHL these last couple weeks.

Zegras, the NHL 23 cover boy, has among the best hands in the league. I could watch him do "The Michigan" all day long. He's a young talented player, who is getting a fresh start. His potential was said to be through the roof, but he's hit a wall, and this trade could be just what the doctor ordered. 

Poehling, on the other hand, is another player who was drafted in the first round and was a gamble. While his offensive ceiling has come down to earth, he is a pretty reliable player for what he is now. If there is something the Ducks need, it's reliability and stability.

Zegras had 12 goals, 20 assists, and four powerplay points as a forward in 57 games played. He also had 98 shots on goal, 50 hits, and 27 blocked shots.

Poehling had 12 goals, 19 assists, and three powerplay points as a forward in 68 games played. He also had 71 shots on goal, 26 hits, and 79 blocked shots.

Don't let those stats fool you. While they may be almost identical stats wise, I assure you that Zegras is the better player. He better be considering the Flyers threw in an extra second- and fourth-round draft pick to get him. They are just different style players, who most certainly have different values to add to their new respective clubs. 

Given all the young talent that seems to be finding themselves in Philly, they are going to be a team to watch over the coming years.