{"id":357185,"date":"2026-06-27T12:43:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T07:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=357185"},"modified":"2026-06-27T12:43:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T07:13:36","slug":"mason-mctavish-pavel-dorofeyev-and-jj-peterka-on-the-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/mason-mctavish-pavel-dorofeyev-and-jj-peterka-on-the-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Mason McTavish, Pavel Dorofeyev, and JJ Peterka on the Move"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mason McTavish off to St. Louis<\/h3>\n

The 2026 NHL Draft is making headlines as trades are picking up yet again in the primary round. While it took a while, the Anaheim Geese have traded center<\/a> Mason McTavish<\/a> to the St. Louis Blues for the fifteenth and twenty ninth overall picks within the 2026 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n

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Anaheim trades Mason McTavish to St. Louis for picks 15 and 29.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

We all know the Blues and Geese have been talking since Thursday night. It was between the Blues and the Latest York Rangers, and Geese GM Pat Verbeek<\/a> took the higher of the 2 offers because the Rangers, which we’ll get to later, gave away certainly one of their trade pieces for Pavel Dorofeyev<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Blues and Rangers Make Offers for Mason McTavish<\/a><\/p>\n

McTavish is an ideal second-line center<\/a> that many teams<\/a> were trying to get. There are those that are concerned about his foot speed and defensive involvement, forgetting that he missed all of last season\u2019s training camp on account of a contract holdout. There’s an expectation that he bounces back as Jeremy Swayman<\/a> did in Boston.<\/p>\n

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Some rumours about Mason McTavish potentially being on the move (MTL?). He\u2019s still young and has some promising small-area skill, but his lack of footspeed, defensive involvement, and limited time with the puck are all red flags. pic.twitter.com\/S0JkIhcij5<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 JFresh (@JFreshHockey) June 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Mark Stone, Alex Ovechkin, and Does Mason McTavish Have a Future with the Geese?<\/a><\/p>\n

Nonetheless, some teams were unwilling to overpay for that player, including the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens.<\/p>\n

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RE: Mason McTavish.<\/p>\n

There’s league-wide interest (MIN, OTT, PHI, etc), but the value stays high on him despite some pretty big questions marks.<\/p>\n

The Habs do have some level of interest, and sure would pursue if Pat Verbeek lowered his price.<\/p>\n

Little interest in overpaying.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Marco D\u2019Amico (@mndamico) June 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

McTavish has five years left<\/a> at $7 million a season. That’s two years in a row that players with contract disputes have been traded by Verbeek and the Geese. The others were Trevor Zegras<\/a> and Jamie Drysdale<\/a>. Clearly, Verbeek wants his form of guy in Anaheim. With the fifteenth overall selection, they chose Nikita Klepov. This deal needed to occur if and provided that this player was available<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pavel Dorofeyev heading to broadway<\/h3>\n

As previously mentioned, the Latest York Rangers were in trade talks with the Anaheim Geese; nevertheless, GM Chris Drury<\/a> pivoted and traded restricted free agent Pavel Dorofeyev. As a part of the trade, the Rangers have the twenty sixth overall pick in 2026 (Originally the Dallas Stars), a third round pick (92nd overall) in 2026, and a top-10-protected first-round pick in 2028.<\/p>\n

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To NYR:
Dorofeyev<\/p>\n

To LV:
2026 1st (Originally Dallas)
2026 third (92)
2028 Top-10 protected first<\/p>\n

\u2014 Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers, and the Vegas Golden Knights<\/a><\/p>\n

As a part of the deal, the Latest York Rangers gave Dorofeyev a seven-year, $77 million take care of an annual average value of $11 million.<\/p>\n

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Confirming Dorofeyev extension with Rangers is 7 years x $11M AAV<\/p>\n

\u2014 Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That’s an excellent chunk of change for a player who put up back-to-back 30-goal seasons. He had 35 goals two seasons ago and 37 goals last season.<\/p>\n

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Pavel Dorofeyev, acquired by NYR, is a top line sniper with a sick shot, sparkling off-puck hockey I.Q., and an underrated defensive conscience. Not a puck dominant player but makes essentially the most of his touches. pic.twitter.com\/ID0lze5OTZ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 JFresh (@JFreshHockey) June 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Vegas had a cap crunch, and GM Kelly McCrimmon was not going to pay<\/a> Dorofeyev the quantity he got from the Rangers. The Golden Knights still have cap issues, as they still have to pay Rasmus Andersson<\/a>. Will they make some other moves?<\/p>\n

J.J. Peterka on the Move Again<\/h3>\n

Things got began before the NHL Draft when the Utah Mammoth traded JJ Peterka<\/a> to the Boston Bruins for the twenty third overall pick in 2026 and a 2028 first-round pick (top 10 protected) that the Bruins got from the Florida Panthers within the Brad Marchand<\/a> trade.<\/p>\n

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Peterka to Boston in exchange for a pair of first round picks https:\/\/t.co\/gxwgsyg7xS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

NHL Trade: Buffalo Sabres Trade JJ Peterka to the Utah Mammoth<\/a><\/p>\n

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Picks going to Utah from Boston:
2026 1st
2028 Fla 1st (top 10 protected)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Remember last, the Mammoth acquired Peterka from the Buffalo Sabres for Michael Kesselring<\/a> (now in San Jose) and Josh Doan<\/a>. Peterka never slot in Utah after signing a five-year, $38.5 million take care of a $7.7 million AAV. He has 4 years left and gets to play under head coach Marco Sturm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s see if a change of scenery does Peterka some good.<\/p>\n

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