TA: Campbell to San Jose

The first major move of yesterday's Trade Deadline was defenseman Brian Campbell and a 7th round pick going from the Buffalo Sabres to the San Jose Sharks for right winger Steve Bernier and a 1st round pick.

The winner for now is clear: San Jose. They acquire a very talented, puck-moving defenseman who will tremendously help their Powerplay and facilitate the transition into the offensive zone, while the Sabres lose a major piece of their lineup, which will surely cost them a birth in this year's playoffs.

That being said, they also gain a very big and quite skilled right winger in Steve Bernier who will only get better with time, as well as an extra 1st round pick in this year's Entry Draft, which could be used to pick a very talented youngster, especially with this year's very deep pool of talent.

If Campbell re-signs with San Jose, the Sharks will have won this trade for sure.
But if he does not, it comes down to where the Sharks go in the Playoffs.
If not deep, the Sabres look like geniuses, even though they lost their no.1 defenseman.

Trade Analysis

With no more trades this season, I have decided to take one of the trades that took place earlier today and to analyze it, this happening every single day from now on

There were 24 trades, so I should be done right before the Playoffs.

Enjoy!