You did a great job of clearly and concisely explaining everything, great work RJ! This is a must-watch video for new hockey fans

One additional thing to mention is trade and sign. For new fans, this is where the selling team trades a pending UFA and the buying team immediately signs them to a contract extension. A recent example is Seth Jones, who Columbus traded to Chicago for multiple picks and prospects over the summer as he entered the final year of his contract this season. Chicago then immediately signed Jones to a massive 8 year contract. The new contracts are worked out between the player, their agent, and the buying team before the trade is approved. Teams do this because the seller can get a higher price (the player is no longer just a rental) and the buyer knows that they will have the player for many years to come. Most often this happens with star players who can't agree to an extension with their existing team. Nashville's Filip Forsberg is a potential trade-and-sign target if he and Nashville can't agree on an extension by the trade deadline.

Thank you for this video, it was very helpful because before it was hard to understand.

Great one guys you always deliver

As a newer fan of hockey, this was incredibly helpful

Thank you RJ. Perfect snackable video with great content and value. We appreciate your efforts.

As someone trying to understand the trade concept this completely changed my understanding of it , thank you so much for such a clear video

Thanks for this video. I couldn't find a better one to explain to me, a hockey newbie, about all the trading.

Another great video.

My question is why they trade in the middle of the season right before playoffs? Also it’s immediate right? So they have to leave the team they played with all season and start over with a new team for the playoffs?

Awesome stuff as always. Thank you for all that you guys do. all of your great informative content has significantly eased my re-entry into hockey fandom after a more that 10 year break after moving away from Washington. Thanks!

Really informative and useful video for anyone who wants to brush up on their understanding or is getting into hockey for the first time! Quality content, explained clearly and concisely. Thank you, ECH!

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