Angelo Esposito was, by all accounts, very impressive in his first day of prospect camp for the Penguins. The latest strategy for NHL GMs is to not qualify their borderline players. The thinking is, in some cases, that if they are taken to arbitration they will be forced to pay them far too much. Whereas not [...]
According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Keith Tkachuk was traded back to the Blues in order to...get this...make things EASIER for them to re-sign Tkachuk. You read that right. This trade was made so that, according to GM Don Waddell, the Thrashers can sign Tkachuk on July 1st. Had they not done this trade, they [...]
Matt Bugg has some notes posted about his stay in Columbus for the draft - makes for a great read, with some interesting information. You can check it out HERE . In Leaf-mad Torontoville, there is a crazy amount of chatter over how the Leafs could have had Cherepanov or Esposito with their 13th pick instead [...]
Keeper league junkies do not have a lot of things to look forward to in the summer and are often forced to content themselves with beefing up their teams via trades in order to get their fantasy hockey fix. However, there are a couple of summer dates that are the exception. On July 1, unrestricted free agency opens. The other date, of course, is Jun 22-23. The NHL entry draft. Here are the guys that are prominent on my radar and you should be quick to stick them on yours.
Matt Bugg has some notes posted about his stay in Columbus for the draft - makes for a great read, with some interesting information. You can check it out HERE . Incidentally, it's Mr. Bugg's birthday today. Alexei Cherepanov already has an agreement in place to come to North America for this season, but Cherepanov plans to [...]
I really like this one poolies. Ryan Shannon to Vancouver for Jason King and a third round pick (conditional).
I'm not going to go over each and every pick from this point, but the ones that stick out. Here is the fantasy spin on the later rounds (two and up)...
(Note - read from the bottom...UP)
Forgot to mention - I updated the Band-Aid Boys. Some are off the list, some have graduated, some are on the list. It is now alphabetized for your viewing convenience... Both the Oilers and the Flames have something big in the works. But not with each other...stay tuned. Minor deal to report. The Canucks have sent [...]
Here's a blow-by-blow look at the first round, and my initial thoughts on what went down and how it will affect your keeper league...
Man, this is a bigger trade day than the deadline!
The Florida Panthers have acquired Tomas Vokoun from Nashville for a first round pick and two second round picks.
