Montreal signed goalie Jake Allen to a two-year extension carrying an AAV of $2.875M. With the expansion draft a year from now, any goalie signing a deal longer than one year but shorter than, say, four years is almost certainly being done because of expansion. It seems as though teams learned from the Anaheim debacle [...]
Welcome back to Forum Buzz, where I peruse the DobberHockey Forums and weigh in on active, heavily debated, or otherwise relevant recent threads, reminding folks just how great a resource the Forums are. Nearly anything might be covered here, other than trades and signings, which usually get their own separate write-ups on the main site and are also normally [...]
It is my privilege to be making my Ramblings debut pinch-hitting for Cam Robinson, but I’ve been told by my children that I’m very good at rambling on. A Busy Day 4 of Free Agency, Not So Much on Day 5 Not much happened Tuesday (Aaron Dell signed in Toronto), but Monday was certainly a [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at a few of the recent free agent signings from a fantasy perspective. The Dobber team has done an amazing job of breaking down these moves as soon as they happen, so be sure to check the website’s front page for instant analysis of the latest free agent [...]
Interesting quotes from Colorado general manager Joe Sakic about their blue line. He really made it seems like Conor Timmins will be in the lineup next year, which makes sense when looking at their depth. He can come slot on the third pair with a solid veteran like Ian Cole and get his feet wet [...]
The Vegas Golden Knights have traded defenseman Nate Schmidt to the Vancouver Canucks for a third-round draft pick. Vancouver gets: A speedy rearguard who is pretty solid on the second pairing. He can play secondary PP minutes and secondary PK minutes. Vegas gets: whatever they could. A third-round pick is low, but they had to [...]
The Vegas Golden Knights have signed defenseman Alex Pietrangelo to a massive seven-year contract worth $8.8M AAV (which is huge by Covid-era standards). The deal puts the Knights $6.9M above the salary cap, so look for another move to come. The Golden Knights get: the top defenseman on the free agent market. Pietrangelo is as [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed freewheeling defenseman Erik Gustafsson to a one-year contracts worth $3 million. The Flyers get: an offensive defenseman with high upside who is coming off a terrible year. In his first full NHL season, Gustafsson reach rare air. He scored 17 goals and 60 points, really from out of nowhere. Then [...]
The Colorado Avalanche have acquired defenseman Devon Toews from the Islanders in exchange for a pair of second-round draft picks (next year and the year after). The Avalanche get: a talented young defenseman (Toews is 26) who is still on the rise. Toews has posted a full-season pace of 31 points as a rookie in [...]
The Montreal Canadiens have signed free agent winger Tyler Toffoli to a four-year contract worth $4.25M AAV. The Habs get: A four-time 23-goal scorer and one-time 31-goal man who at 28 is in the heart of his prime. There are still a few good years ahead of him. At least four? Fantasy Players Impacted: This [...]
