The Montreal Canadiens have traded winger Artturi Lehkonen to the Colorado Avalanche for prospect defenseman Justin Barron and a second-round draft pick. The Avs also acquired Andrew Cogliano from the San Jose Sharks for a fifth-round draft pick. The Habs get: a much-needed top prospect defenseman. Barron is ranked 28th in my Top 50 Fantasy [...]
The Chicago Blackhawks have traded Marc-Andre Fleury to the Minnesota Wild for a conditional second-round draft pick that becomes a first if he wins four games for the Wild and they get into the third round. The Wild then traded Kaapo Kahkonen to San Jose along with a fifth-round draft pick for Jacob Middleton. The [...]
Minor Moves (not worthy of a full article – to be updated throughout the day) Ottawa trades Nick Paul to Tampa Bay for Mathieu Joseph. Joseph is solid return. He just turned 25, kills penalties, and has upside in the low 50s if he can play with skilled linemates. Whereas Tampa gets a huge forward [...]
The Seattle Kraken traded Mason Appleton back to the Winnipeg Jets for a fourth-round draft pick. The Kraken get: well, a draft pick. Pretty straightforward. The Jets get: A player they are familiar with. Appleton is now entering his prime, having turned 26 just over a month ago. After starting the season late due to [...]
The Arizona Coyotes have traded Scott Wedgewood to the Dallas Stars for a conditional fourth-round draft pick. The condition being that the pick becomes a third if Dallas gets into the playoffs. The Coyotes get: a fourth rounder for a guy they claimed off of waivers just four months ago! The 29-year-old Wedgewood was a [...]
Here are the top 50 defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - March edition! As always, players between +/- 5.0 rating points should be considered equal value and at that point become a matter of team needs or personal bias. Click any player name to be taken to his DobberProspects fantasy hockey profile [...]
The Anaheim Ducks have traded right-shot defenseman Josh Manson to the Colorado Avalanche for prospect Drew Helleson and a 2023 second-round draft pick. The Ducks get: Basically, Josh Manson from nine years ago. Plus a nice draft pick. Helleson, when he bulks up (he’s still only 20) could end up being the exact size as [...]
Here are the top 200 prospect forwards to own in points-only dynasty leagues - March edition! As always, players ranked within +/- 5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal value and at that point become a matter of team needs or personal bias. Click any player name to be taken to his [...]
Since the return of Evgeni Malkin, Evan Rodrigues has seven points in 26 games. This surprises no one. But for the last couple of games he has been playing with Malkin and getting reasonable ice time in that 15–16-minute range, and he has points and at least four shots in each of his last two [...]
I’m still reeling from the Nick Schmaltz game on Saturday. Ian had plenty to say about that game here, but it’s just too impactful to slip right by me without mention. That’s quite the list of names there, and only one of whom turned into a bust. And while I like Schmaltz’s consistency better than [...]
