The PWHL Trade Deadline is rapidly approaching. Here's a look at 10 players who could be on the move.
The PWHL Trade Deadline is rapidly approaching. Here's a look at 10 players who could be on the move.
The PWHL trade deadline is only weeks away. There are players who just haven't clicked in their current markets who many expected bigger things from this season. A change of scenery could jumpstart these players, who all have something to offer to teams looking to add heading toward playoffs.
Here's a look at The Hockey News' top 10 PWHL trade targets:
1. Kennedy Marchment (Montreal)
The 31st overall pick in the PWHL Draft has found herself as a healthy scratch multiple times this season. It's a far fall from a player who signed a $130,000 contract this offseason in the PHF. Marchment is a player with vision capable of producing, but somewhere along the line has fallen out of grace in Montreal. She's signed to a two-year contract, and there are plenty of teams who could roll the dice on Marchment in their middle six.
2. Elizabeth Giguere (New York)
A former Patty Kazmaier winner and two time First Team All American who scored more than a point per game in the PHF last season. Giguere has not registered a point in New York yet, and it's beyond time for a new opportunity for the 28th overall pick in the draft. Giguere is a big bodied playmaker, but has not been able to click in New York.
3. Jincy Roese (Ottawa) When you watch Jincy Roese skate and see her skill set, there's a lot to like. Whether it's Ottawa's system, the role she's being tasked with, or a bigger problem, few blueliners have struggled defensively this season like Roese. She's holding the puck too long and trying to force plays, which is resulting in turnovers. Other times, it's risky decision making in the offensive zone. Roese sits at the bottom of the league in +/- but in the right situation, she can be a very effective contribtor.
4. Abbey Levy (New York) - Levy has done nothing to show a trade is necessary, but that won't stop teams looking to pad their goaltending situation from targeting her. If New York falls out of a playoff spot, Levy will be a player who could be moved. On a one year contract, she may look into other other options beyond playing behind Corinne Schroeder in the offseason anyway, and if she likes New York, she could always return. If Toronto continues their path, Levy could be a fit there.
5. Denisa Krizova (Minnesota) - Krizova hasn't clicked offensively in Minnesota. It's another situation where it's not because she isn't capable. Krizova was Czechia's top scorer at the World Championships, and perhaps she could be a piece sent to a team like Ottawa who is looking for more offense. She'd be joined there by Czech teammates Aneta Tejralova and Katerina Mrazova, along with coach Carla MacLeod.
6. Hannah Brandt (Boston)
7. Becca Gilmore (Ottawa)
8. Jillian Dempsey (Montreal)
9. Shiann Darkangelo (Boston)
10. Michela Cava (Minnesota)
11. Olivia Zafuto (New York)
12. Taylor Baker (New York)
13. Johanna Fallman (New York)
14. Emma Soderberg (Boston)
15. Sandra Abstreiter (Ottawa)