There are always some surprises on draft day, whether it’s being certain players rising or falling. It may not have been very busy from a trade angle, but that doesn’t mean teams weren’t busy trying to improve their rosters. I always tell people that I am not, in particular, a prospect person. There are roughly [...]
The Arizona Coyotes acquired center Derek Stepan and goaltender Antti Raanta from the New York Rangers for defenseman Anthony DeAngelo and a 2017 first-round pick. The Coyotes get: Their No.1 center and a new No.1 goaltender. I think Coyotes' fans will find that Raanta is a better goaltender than Mike Smith - especially [...]
The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired Artemi Panarin, Tyler Motte and a sixth-round selection in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Brandon Saad, Anton Forsberg and a fifth-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft on Friday. […]
The Chicago Blackhawks traded Niklas Hjalmarsson to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Connor Murphy and Laurent Dauphin on Friday. […]
Breaking down the fantasy impact of the losses the Eastern Conference teams incurred following the Las Vegas expansion draft. […]
Instead of the usual FPF article this week, we’ve decided to roll out some words on the focal point of the hockey world this weekend: The NHL Entry Draft. It’s always fun to see what a few months can do; draft picks go from a mere afterthought at the NHL trade deadline to being [...]
Jordan Weal is going to go Jonathan Marchessault on the NHL next season … if he lands in the right spot. A team should — and probably will — sign Weal to a modest salary and give him top-six minutes. In turn, Weal is going to score, a lot. […]
Further to my post earlier today on the forwards (read it here), here are the defensemen and goaltenders for the Vegas Golden Knights. Vegas loaded up on defensemen with the strategy that they would use them as trade bait and further stockpile draft picks. So much of the below will change. Defensemen Theodore – [...]
This year’s expansion process is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. Prior expansion teams were selected without worrying about a salary cap. They didn’t have Cap Friendly to run through hundreds of mock scenarios. They didn’t have Twitter from which they could gather feedback and opinions. They also didn’t have 30 teams from which to [...]
Two players with seemingly worn out welcomes in their respective franchises were traded for each other on Thursday afternoon. The long-rumoured Jordan Eberle trade occurred, with the Edmonton right winger being shipped to the New York Islanders in exchange for centre/winger Ryan Strome. The deal is a straight swap. Eberle has two years left on [...]
