The Toronto Maple Leafs trade (back) prospect forward Filip Hallander and a seventh-round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for forward Jared McCann. The Leafs get: a steadily improving two-way forward who is only now entering his prime. This trade was made just prior to the expansion draft trade deadline so one would [...]
The San Jose Sharks have acquired goalie Adin Hill and a 2022 seventh-round pick from the Arizona Coyotes for goalie Josef Korenar and a 2022 second-round pick. In Hill, the Sharks acquire a goalie who has been on the verge of becoming an NHLer for the past few seasons as an injury replacement to Darcy [...]
In a three-team blockbuster, the Vegas Golden Knights took advantage of their sideline status from the expansion draft, while the Predators and the Flyers firmed up their positions. https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1416477531906134022 Nashville downgraded Ryan Ellis on defence to Philippe Myers, while adding a young centre in need of a new home. They then flipped that centre for [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we follow hockey prospects and their paths to the NHL, providing Fantasy predictions and analysis along the way. This week, we will be playing out the 2021 NHL Draft and attempting to predict teams’ selections based on their needs, in a year where they matter more than ever. As [...]
A few interesting news developments on Friday, which could lead to more over the coming days. Between the flat cap and Seattle expansion, this is shaping up to be a very interesting offseason. We had a trade to announce on Friday, with the Red Wings acquiring Nick Leddy from the Islanders for Richard Panik and [...]
The Detroit Red Wings have acquired defenseman Nick Leddy from the New York Islanders for forward Richard Panik and a second-round pick. Leddy was the top-scoring defenseman on the Islanders last season with 31 points in 56 games. This was his best point-per-game output (0.55 PTS/GP) of the last four seasons. He also led all [...]
We have arrived at our final four. We are examining what changed for teams and players during their playoff runs. In Part 1, and Part 2 we were reviewing first round exits. In Part 3 we hit the second round exits. The final four have the largest sample sizes and saw the most success of [...]
Before the Vegas expansion draft, teams were lining up to trade with the Golden Knights to ensure that certain players that could not be protected would not be selected. Since that idea ultimately benefitted Vegas more than teams like Minnesota and Florida, both the Wild and Panthers have opted for a different strategy to handle [...]
Hello everyone! I will be filling in this week for the Capped article. I would like to think that I am the proverbial backup goalie, but more than likely should be considered the emergency backup (aka Zamboni driver). Some background on me: I am an avid Chicago Blackhawks fan. I also assist with Goalie Post. [...]
The Stanley Cup playoffs are finally complete on a season that was like no other. A flat cap and the Seattle expansion draft are two factors that will drive what could be a very busy offseason of trades and free agent signings, which could result in many further changes to these rankings in August and [...]
