Hockey Teams May Trade Players

冰球隊可能會交易球員

Jun 20, 2026, 14:36
CanadaSports

Introduction

The Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres might trade some of their best players soon.

波士頓棕熊隊與水牛城劍樂隊可能很快會交易他們的一些頂尖球員。

Main Body

The Boston Bruins may trade Pavel Zacha. He is 29 years old and played very well last year. His contract ends soon. The team wants new players or draft picks instead of Zacha.

波士頓棕熊隊可能會交易 Pavel Zacha。他今年 29 歲，去年表現非常出色。他的合約即將到期。球隊希望用 Zacha 交換新球員或選秀權。

They want a different center for the team. They might trade Zacha to get a better player. This helps the team win more games.

他們想為球隊找一名不同的中鋒。他們可能會交易 Zacha 以獲得更優秀的球員，這有助於球隊贏得更多比賽。

The Buffalo Sabres may trade Bowen Byram. He is 25 years old. He wants more money, but the team does not want to pay him $10 million a year.

水牛城劍樂隊可能會交易 Bowen Byram。他今年 25 歲。他希望增加薪水，但球隊不想每年支付他 1,000 萬美元。

Other teams like the Seattle Kraken or Florida Panthers need a good defender. The Sabres can trade Byram to these teams for draft picks.

其他球隊如西雅圖海妖隊或佛羅里達美洲豹隊需要一名優秀的後衛。劍樂隊可以將 Byram 交易給這些球隊以換取選秀權。

Conclusion

Both teams must decide if they want to keep their players or get new ones.

兩支球隊必須決定是要留住現有球員，還是獲取新球員。

Vocabulary Learning

The Power of 'MAY'

In this story, we see the word may many times.

  • Hockey Teams may trade players.
  • The Boston Bruins may trade Pavel Zacha.

What does it mean? Use may when you are not 100% sure. It is for things that are possible, but not certain.

Simple Pattern: Person/Group →\rightarrow may →\rightarrow Action

Examples from the text:

  • Bruins →\rightarrow may →\rightarrow trade Zacha.
  • Sabres →\rightarrow may →\rightarrow trade Byram.

Talking About Money & Age

Look at how we describe people using is:

  • He is 29 years old.
  • He is 25 years old.

When we talk about costs, we use pay:

  • The team does not want to pay him $10 million.

Quick Tip: Use is for identity/age and pay for money transactions.

Vocabulary Learning

trade (v.)
To give something to someone else to get something you want
Example:I will trade my apple for your orange.
contract (n.)
A legal agreement between two people or groups
Example:The player signed a contract for three years.
draft picks (n.)
The chance to choose a new player for a sports team
Example:The team used their draft picks to get a young player.
defender (n.)
A player who stops the other team from scoring
Example:The defender blocked the ball from entering the goal.
decide (v.)
To make a choice about something
Example:I cannot decide which dress to wear today.
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