P.A. Parenteau to the Habs for Daniel Briere
Fantasy Impact: P.A. Parenteau has been traded by the Colorado Avalanche to the Montreal Canadiens for Daniel Briere.
10 Potentially Underrated/Overrated Free Agent Signings
Four UFA's who could be unexpectedly huge in fantasy hockey…and six UFA's who are destined to disappoint
June 30, 2014
*** More Q.O. news: Winnipeg did not qualify Matt Halischuk. Calgary did not give Q.O.'s to Paul Byron, Olivier Roy nor T.J. Galiardi. Add those names to the UFA list. Although he signed with a KHL team already, Cory Emmerton is an NHL UFA as the Wings did not give him a Q.O. Tyler Cuma [...]
Sam Gagner Finally Traded…twice
Fantasy Impact: The Edmonton Oilers have traded Sam Gagner to Tampa for Teddy Purcell, but then TB quickly moved him to Arizona. Per Bob McKenzie
James Neal traded to Nashville
Fantasy Impact: James Neal has been traded to Nashville for Patrice Hornqvist and Nick Spaling.
Canucks trade Jason Garrison to Tampa Bay
Fantasy Impact: The Vancouver Canucks have traded defenseman Jason Garrison and prospect Jeff Costello to Tampa Bay for the 50th overall draft pick in this weekend's NHL Entry Draft.
Ryan Kesler Dealt to Anaheim
Fantasy Impact: Per several sources (Elliotte Friedman, Pierre Lebrun), the Canucks have traded Ryan Kesler to Anaheim for Nick Bonino, Luca Sbisa and the 24th overall pick plus a third-round pick in this weekend's draft.
Pittsburgh Penguins hire Mike Johnston as head coach
Fantasy Impact: The Pittsburgh Penguins have hired former Portland Winterhawks coach/GM Mike Johnston to be their next head coach.
Oilers Acquire and Sign Nikita Nikitin
Fantasy Impact: The Edmonton Oilers have agreed to a contract with Nikita Nikitin, thus finalizing a trade with Columbus for a fifth-round draft pick.
June 25, 2014
Buy my eighth annual Prospects Report here. The Draft is just two days away, you absolutely want this handy guidebook in front of you as you watch the first round. *** More updates: Wow, um - the Kings have signed Marian Gaborik for seven years. They'll regret that by January. He'll give them two very [...]