Editors/Writers : Michael Clifford, Ian Gooding, Dobber FANTASY TAKES : - Devils land CRAWFORD - KRUG picks the Blues - BRODIE breaks for Toronto - HINOSTROZA off to Florida - Flames hit their mark with MARKSTROM - Capitals gain SCHULTZ - SHATTENKRIK now a Duck - WENNBERG heads to Florida - Canucks ink HOLTBY [...]
The first day of Free Agent Frenzy Day didn’t disappoint, if you enjoy the volume of signings that happen all at once. You’ll see the breakdowns of all the major signings (and a few of the minor ones) in our Fantasy Take articles, so I won’t rehash them all here. Instead, I’ll use the Ramblings [...]
The New Jersey Devils have signed goalie Corey Crawford to a two-year contract worth $7.8 million. The Devils get: Crawford, a 35-year-old goalie who has spent his entire career with the Blackhawks, including Stanley Cup wins in 2013 and 2015. After a shaky 2018-19 (2.93 GAA, .908 SV%), he managed to rebound to some degree [...]
The St. Louis Blues have signed defenseman Torey Krug to a seven-year contract worth $45.5 million. The Blues get: Krug, an offensive-minded blueliner who finished sixth among defensemen (min 40 GP) with 0.80 points per game in 2019-20. He also led all defensemen with 28 power-play points in 2019-20. Fantasy players impacted: Let’s jump to [...]
Following the one-year trial-and-error of Tyson Barrie on the right side, Toronto ended up more or less where they were a year ago. They shored up their blue line for the next few years by signing T.J. Brodie to a four-year deal worth $5M. It also carries a no-move clause. Let’s get into it. [...]
With the likely departures of both Mike Hoffman and Evgenii Dadonov, the Florida Panthers are starting down the barrel of replacing 60 goals a season. That is really tough to do internally, and likely can’t even be done externally without a couple monster UFA signings. This isn’t that, but Vinnie Hinostroza is off to Florida [...]
The Calgary Flames have landed the big fish. In a year where available goalies are all over the place, they landed the best one. Markstrom, 30, has signed a six-year contract worth $36 million ($6M AAV). The Flames get: at long last, a stable No.1 netminder for the next few years. For my money, Markstrom [...]
The Washington Capitals have signed defenseman Justin Schultz to a two-year contract worth $4 million per season. The Capitals get: Schultz, a right-shot defenseman who will likely slot in on the second pair and second-unit power play. He has the offensive upside to be a fantasy asset, yet he’s a certified Band-Aid Boy who has [...]
A year after being bought out by the Rangers, Kevin Shattenkirk went and won a Stanley Cup with the Lightning. That did wonders for his image in the league as he’s now signed with the Anaheim Ducks for three years with an AAV just under $4M. He goes to a team that has been bad [...]
It was a matter of where he’d end up and for how long, not if he’d be in the NHL, and Alex Wennberg is heading to Florida on a one-year deal with a $2.25M AAV. This comes following his buyout in Columbus earlier in the week. Let's break down what it means for the Panthers. [...]
