Monday is not only the trade deadline for the NHL, but many fantasy leagues are in the same boat and will have their trade deadlines either today or later this week. Many hockey pools mimic the NHL in this way, and savvy fantasy general managers will use this day to bolster their lineup or sell [...]
The Boston Bruins have traded winger Anders Bjork and a second-round draft pick to the Buffalo Sabres for Taylor Hall and Curtis Lazar. The Bruins get: A former Hart Trophy winner who theoretically is still in his prime. Since that big MVP season that saw him get 93 points in 76 games, Hall started 2018-19 [...]
The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forward Jeff Carter from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2022 conditional third-round pick and a 2023 conditional fourth-round pick. The Penguins get: A former Team Canada teammate of Sidney Crosby’s and a two-time Stanley Cup winner. Carter brings tremendous experience to the team. Although he is a six-time 60-point [...]
Will the pandemic kill the buzz in this year’s Trade Deadline? Perhaps – but only because the salary cap is tighter than usual, both now and in the immediate future. That certainly handcuffs a lot of teams. Expect to see lots of creativity, not unlike with Tampa’s acquisition of David Savard on Saturday (looping in [...]
The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired goalie David Rittich from the Calgary Flames for a 2022 third-round draft pick. The Leafs never seem to have enough goalies. But during a pandemic, a team with aspirations of winning can never have enough NHL-level goalies. Assuming Rittich starts one game for the Leafs, he will be the [...]
The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired wingers Nick Foligno from the Columbus Blue Jackets and Stefan Noesen from the San Jose Sharks. The Blue Jackets receive Toronto’s first-round pick in the 2021 draft and fourth-round pick in the 2022 draft. The Sharks receive Toronto’s fourth-round pick in the 2021 draft. This is Toronto’s version of [...]
The Florida Panthers have signed winger Nikita Gusev to a one-year contract worth $1 million. Gusev recently had his contract bought out by the Devils, as for whatever reason he didn’t seem to fit into their plans. Although he scored 44 points in 66 games in his first season with the Devils, Gusev recorded just [...]
Every Sunday, we'll share 21 Fantasy Rambles from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week's ‘Daily Ramblings’. Writers/Editors: Ian Gooding, Michael Clifford, Alexander MacLean, and Dobber ___ 1. I look at Vincent Trocheck and I wonder how I ever gave up on him. I rarely give up on players after [...]
Breaking down the NHL’s 2021 Trade Deadline from a Fantasy Hockey perspective. Be sure to visit us regularly as Dobber, Ian Gooding, Mike Clifford, and Alexander MacLean deliver the spin on fantasy-relevant trades as they happen… (Revisit last year's 2020 Trade Deadline here...) April 12 MANTHA FOR... VRANA, PANIK, PICKS!! To Washington: Anthony ManthaTo Detroit: [...]
Ever since being drafted 12th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Czech forward Martin Necas has had a decent amount of hype surrounding him. He was touted as a strong skating, high hockey-IQ player who could end up being a major part of the Carolina Hurricanes long-term plans within a few years. What he [...]
