Fantasy Impact: The Montreal Canadiens have traded P.K. Subban to the Nashville Predators for Shea Weber in a swap of elite defensemen. The Habs get: an elite right-shooting defenseman who some would say is the best defenseman in the game. At issue here is Weber's age, contract and cap hit. The Preds get: [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Edmonton Oilers traded winger Taylor Hall to the New Jersey Devils for defenseman Adam Larsson. Straight up one-for-one deal. The Devils get: one of the premier left wings in the NHL. The 24-year-old (25 in the fall) plays an aggressive brand of hockey and he already has three 25-goal seasons under [...]
Ramblings: the latest on Lucic, Nichushkin, Sobotka, Trouba, Stamkos and more… *** Milan Lucic has reportedly come to a contract agreement with the Edmonton Oilers. He, along with Jason Demers, has been touring the facilities in Edmonton while management puts forth their best pitch. Apparently, and I think the original source is via the Edmonton [...]
The 16 most interesting players who weren’t tendered qualifying offers Tuesday… This is a very different offseason than most. In 2017 the NHL will be expanding to Las Vegas and so the current 30 organizations are beginning their scramble as they prepare their rosters for an expansion draft. You can find all the rules [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Calgary Flames have acquired Alex Chiasson from the Ottawa Senators for prospect defenseman Patrick Sieloff. The Flames get: a 25-year-old forward who was thought to have scoring-line upside, but has been unable to find his footing in that regard. At the end of the lockout-shortened season in 2012-13, Chiasson was called [...]
Ramblings: thoughts on Columbus, the Draft, the Leafs, Stamkos, the Hall, DeAngelo, the Flames and more… *** Is Columbus punting this season? Is this GM Jarmo Kekalainen’s way of sneakily giving the Blue Jackets the best shot at Nolan Patrick? That’s the only explanation I can think of for what happened on the weekend. The [...]
I had a vote on some of the #NHLAwards - here is my ballot (and my reasoning). Thank you to the PHWA for making me the first fantasy hockey writer to become a member and allowing me to participate in the voting process again this year. As it’s been for the last couple [...]
The top 100 goalies to own in fantasy hockey keeper leagues, June edition. The Andersen fallout... These rankings are based on keeper leagues, but how much they can help you this year plays a big part - more so than with skaters. This is because the goaltending position fluctuates so much. One day [...]
Ramblings: Thoughts on the salary cap, a goodbye to Vinnie, the Jets blew it; and more… *** If you didn’t already pick up the Keeper League Fantasy Pack, you can do so here. The Fantasy Prospects Report is already out, and the Fantasy Guide will be out in about six weeks. It works out [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Florida Panthers have acquired defenseman Keith Yandle from the New York Rangers for a sixth-round draft pick. If the Panthers are able to sign Yandle, they will also give the Rangers a fourth rounder. The Rangers get: a little something for their asset. It was pretty clear to them that Yandle [...]
