15 Prime Cuts: Draft Day Review, Free Agency Preview
Draft day trades, intriguing free agency storylines, and more
July 1st, 2013
* Just because of how hyped up the event has been over the past month, Sunday's NHL Draft was somewhat underwhelming in terms of "player transaction" volume. By days end the majority of the players who moved were third liners like Tyler Kennedy, Dave Bolland and Cal Clutterbuck; and there was only one real [...]
Winnipeg Jets Acquire Michal Frolik
Fantasy Impact: The Winnipeg Jets have acquired forward Michal Frolik from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for third and fifth-round picks in the 2013 draft.
Maple Leafs Acquire Dave Bolland
Fantasy Impact: The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired center Dave Bolland from the Chicago Blackhawks for second and fourth-round draft picks in 2013 and a fourth rounder in 2014.
Clutterbuck swapped for Niederreiter
Fantasy Impact: The Minnesota Wild have acquired prospect winger Nino Niederreiter from the New York Islanders in exchange for banging winger Cal Clutterbuck and a third-round draft pick.
Corey Schneider Dealt to New Jersey!
Fantasy Impact: The Vancouver Canucksj have traded goaltender Corey Schneider to the New Jersey Devils for the ninth overall pick - which they used to select Bo Horvat.
Sharks Acquire Tyler Kennedy
Fantasy Impact: The San Jose Sharks have acquired forward Tyler Kennedy from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a second round pick in the 2013 draft
June 30th, 2013
* The big news out of New York so far this morning involves the Justin Falk for Benn Ferriero trade… Just kidding, it’s definitely the Kris Letang extension. Earlier in the week it looked like the two sides were inexorably headed towards a divorce, but instead they’ve reportedly agreed on a eight year deal [...]
Top 10 pre-draft Fantasy Players
The NHL Draft kicks off in New Jersey this weekend. Every sports website is announcing its final prospect rankings and mock drafts. While Nathan MacKinnon and Seth Jones have flip-flopped all season, it looks like MacKinnon will be the number one overall selection by Colorado unless it trades the pick.
June 29, 2013
Happy Draft Day! Dobber here, Drance will have his ramblings up at 12:30 pm ET. I'll be posting any trade analysis here today, so be on the lookout for that. And follow @DobberProspects on Twitter for draft-related tweets from myself, Rich and Brendan. Nathan Horton's time in Boston looks to be done. He [...]