The Edmonton Oilers trade Sam Gagner and two second-round draft picks to the Detroit Red Wings for speedy forward Andreas Athanasiou and prospect Ryan Kuffner. The Oilers get: One of the fastest players in the league. Athanasiou is enigmatic in that he has first-line talent but we only see it in spurts. Think playing with [...]
The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired veteran winger Patrick Marleau from the San Jose Sharks for a third-round draft pick. If the Penguins win the Stanley Cup, the pick becomes a second rounder. The Penguins get: A former point-per-game forward and eight-time 25-goal scorer. Marleau's production has slowed, dipping from 0.57 points-per-game to 0.45 in 2018-19 [...]
The Colorado Avalanche traded a 2021 fourth-round draft pick to the Ottawa Senators for forward Vladislav Namestnikov. The Avalanche get: A versatile and steady forward capable of playing both center and wing, and who historically has complimented scoring-line players as well as chipped in from a checking line. Namestnikov's points-per-game average has been between 0.37 [...]
The Carolina Hurricanes have traded forwards Erik Haula, Lucas Wallmark and prospects Eetu Luostarinen and Chase Priskie to the Florida Panthers for center Vincent Trocheck The Hurricanes get: A very good second-line center who has first-line upside. But on a team like this, already with a top young center in Sebastian Aho, Trocheck will of [...]
The Edmonton Oilers have acquired Mike Green from the Detroit Red Wings for Kyle Brodziak and a conditional draft pick. Per Mark Spector, the Oilers give up a fourth round draft pick in 2020, but that becomes a third-rounder in 2021 if the team gets to the WCF and Green plays half the games. The [...]
- - - Trade Tracker Here - - - *** UPDATE: Ottawa has traded prospect Aaron Luchuk and a 2020 seventh rounder to Montreal for Matthew Peca The Rangers have re-signed Chris Kreider. They have also announced that Pavel Buchnevich and Igor Shesterkin were in a car accident Sunday night. Shesterkin has cracked ribs and [...]
Here are the Top 200 prospect forwards to own in your points-only keeper leagues - February edition! This month I have added over 40 new prospects to my template (most didn't make this Top 200 though), as I have been going through each team's entire system and looking at how the players are doing, checking [...]
Here are the Top 100 goaltenders to own in your points-only keeper leagues - February edition! Just because I'm so late with the Prospects Ranking (coming soon - still vetting all teams) doesn't mean I need to be late with this one. So here it is, on the 20th. The full Top 100 list [...]
The Los Angeles Kings have traded Tyler Toffoli to the Vancouver Canucks for winger Tim Schaller, prospect Tyler Madden, a second-round draft pick in 2020 plus a conditional draft pick if Toffoli re-signs (a fourth rounder), per Pierre Lebrun. The Kings get: A role player and a contract in Schaller. But the key motivation here [...]
First, a couple of site announcements. We have gathered all the feedback (via the forum, Twitter and emails), plus our own notes, and we are moving forward with setting up the site to best feature what we do best – content. And from what I gather, because this is now on a new, modernized platform, [...]
