The Vegas Golden Knights have traded defenseman Nate Schmidt to the Vancouver Canucks for a third-round draft pick. Vancouver gets: A speedy rearguard who is pretty solid on the second pairing. He can play secondary PP minutes and secondary PK minutes. Vegas gets: whatever they could. A third-round pick is low, but they had to [...]
The Vegas Golden Knights have signed defenseman Alex Pietrangelo to a massive seven-year contract worth $8.8M AAV (which is huge by Covid-era standards). The deal puts the Knights $6.9M above the salary cap, so look for another move to come. The Golden Knights get: the top defenseman on the free agent market. Pietrangelo is as [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed freewheeling defenseman Erik Gustafsson to a one-year contracts worth $3 million. The Flyers get: an offensive defenseman with high upside who is coming off a terrible year. In his first full NHL season, Gustafsson reach rare air. He scored 17 goals and 60 points, really from out of nowhere. Then [...]
The Colorado Avalanche have acquired defenseman Devon Toews from the Islanders in exchange for a pair of second-round draft picks (next year and the year after). The Avalanche get: a talented young defenseman (Toews is 26) who is still on the rise. Toews has posted a full-season pace of 31 points as a rookie in [...]
The Montreal Canadiens have signed free agent winger Tyler Toffoli to a four-year contract worth $4.25M AAV. The Habs get: A four-time 23-goal scorer and one-time 31-goal man who at 28 is in the heart of his prime. There are still a few good years ahead of him. At least four? Fantasy Players Impacted: This [...]
The Fantasy Prospects Report was re-released 10 days ago. Updates, new profiles, the Mock Draft – and then on the weekend I updated all the draftees and denoted their draft team and position, as well as linked them back and forth to their team. It makes for great and easy navigation, you’ll love the new [...]
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed big winger Jimmy Vesey to a one-year deal worth $900,000. The Maple Leafs get: a 6-3, 202-pound winger who is a three-time 16-goal scorer and, at 27, has never really fulfilled his potential. Toronto was one of the teams back in 2016 who was desperately trying to sign him [...]
Here are the Top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only keeper leagues - October edition (and it's a big one...) They're here! The 2020 Draftees are now in the template, and this is how they shake out. Enjoy! Remember - players rated within +/- 5.0 rating points of each other should be considered [...]
The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded winger Andreas Johnsson to the New Jersey Devils for prospect winger Joey Anderson. The Leafs get: a hardworking, gritty player custom-made for the third line. Anderson brings energy and a decent enough offensive touch for the role. They can finally stop slotting scoring line players into such a role [...]
Here are the Top 200 prospect forwards to own in your points-only keeper leagues - October edition (and it's a big one...) They're here! The 2020 Draftees are now in the template, and this is how they shake out. Enjoy! Remember - players rated within +/- 5.0 rating points of each other should be considered [...]
