There were a couple of trades in the NHL this past week and one could have big implications in your fantasy hockey pool, as the Colorado Avalanche, who are struggling to keep the puck out of the net, picked up Scott Wedgewood to possibly be their No. 1 goaltender.
Here are some players that you could deal for and trade elsewhere.
TRADE FOR
Scott Wedgewood, G, Avalanche (56% rostered)
The Avalanche dealt 24-year-old Justus Annunen and a sixth-round pick in 2025 for Wedgewood. The 32-year-old Wedgewood is expected to battle Alexandar Georgiev for the top job in Colorado. Georgiev had lost his previous two games, giving up seven goals on 54 shots and was 7-7-0 with a 3.31 GAA and an awful .875 save percentage heading into Tuesday’s game. Georgiev got the start in Buffalo on Tuesday and is skating on thin ice as he gave up four goals on eight shots before being pulled at the 12:37 mark of the opening period.
Wedgewood came on in relief and stopped all 22 shots while Colorado scored five straight goals for the win. That should open the door for Wedgewood, who was 1-2-1 in limited action behind Juuse Saros with Nashville. Wedgewood has never been the No. 1 goaltender during his seven-year NHL career, but he did make 32 appearances with Dallas last season, going 16-7-5 with a 2.85 GAA and an .899 save percentage.
Example of a completed deal from the Yahoo Trade Market: Wedgewood for Thomas Chabot
MacKenzie Weegar, D, Flames (98%)
Weegar has eight assists in 12 games heading into action Tuesday. The offensively talented Weegar was outstanding last season, hitting the 20-goal mark for the first time in his career while adding 32 assists. This season he has three goals and 12 assists in 25 games, including six points on the power play, where he is seeing 2:50 minutes, almost a minute more than his previous career-best last season.
Rasmus Andersson got off to a great start for the Flames with four goals and 10 points in his first eight games, but has only a goal and four points in his last 17 games as Weegar has taken over as their top blueliner offensively.
Example of a completed deal from the Yahoo Trade Market: Weegar and a seventh-round pick for Rasmus Sandin and a second-round pick
Igor Shesterkin, G, Rangers (100%)
Shesterkin is a prime example of buying low. After a great start to the…