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 [...]
Now that the entry draft is done and we are a few days into free agency, here are the notable additions and subtractions from each roster in the Western Conference (not including 2020 draft picks). We will start with the first five teams of the Western Conference and update the rest each week. Anaheim Ducks [...]
While this year’s free agent signing period was more calm than frenzy, there were still plenty of deals that can help you go for the championship next season. While most of the focus is on the contracts of Taylor Hall, Jacob Markstrom, Torey Krug, Alex Pietrangelo and other superstars, there were plenty of smaller deals [...]
On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian dive head first into the frenzy of NHL free agency! So many players moving, so many fantasy implications-- we all the player movement so far, and then some, over the course of nearly two hours on this great big mega-show. Want to [...]
The Fantasy Prospects Report was re-released 10 days ago. Updates, new profiles, the Mock Draft – and then on the weekend I updated all the draftees and denoted their draft team and position, as well as linked them back and forth to their team. It makes for great and easy navigation, you’ll love the new [...]
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed big winger Jimmy Vesey to a one-year deal worth $900,000. The Maple Leafs get: a 6-3, 202-pound winger who is a three-time 16-goal scorer and, at 27, has never really fulfilled his potential. Toronto was one of the teams back in 2016 who was desperately trying to sign him [...]
The Buffalo Sabres have signed left wing Taylor Hall to a one-year contract with an $8 million cap hit. The Sabres get: Hall, the 2010 first overall pick, 2018 Hart Trophy winner, and draft lottery good luck charm, who will be joining his fourth NHL team. His 2019-20 production (52 points in 65 games, 0.8 [...]
The Detroit Red Wings have signed forward Vladislav Namestnikov to a two-year contract with a $2 million cap hit. The Red Wings get: Namestnikov, who scored 17 goals and 31 points in 65 games playing for three different teams (NY Rangers, Ottawa, Colorado). Detroit will be the 27-year-old’s fifth NHL team, as he started his [...]
