Fantasy playoffs are in full swing, and I know because I’m still trying to regulate my breathing after managing through two tight matches on Sunday. One league I lost by a couple of blocks and a power play point, the other league I won because I added David Rittich three weeks ago with eyes on [...]
Welcome to what is likely the last time in a run of over two years that Logan Thompson will be the top value goalie in cap leagues. With his extension kicking in this summer, the torch will likely be passed to Pyotr Kochetkov who has two years remaining on his cheap deal, and looks primed [...]
Jakob Chychrun signed a big eight-year extension worth $9 million per season, which sets the Capitals up well for next season, and gives Chychrun the big payday he’s been looking for. The Capitals will have about $11 million for their final three-to-five roster spots Also, Chychrun did play last night after being questionable due to [...]
We’re nearly at the end of the season, and this will be the last update before the rankings switch to offseason mode. Lane Hutson dominates once again on his ELC, and he should outdo himself next year too. Quinn Hughes and Cale Makar round out the podium spots as the premiere defensemen in a league [...]
The biggest beneficiary of the Brock Nelson trade has been Jean-Gabriel Pageau who is playing second line minutes and has five points in his first five games there. The linemate quality hasn’t really improved, as Anders Lee has been and still is his most frequent partner, while one of Simon Holmstrom or Anthony Duclair have [...]
It’s now time to dump your excess Penguins. To elaborate on that, Pittsburgh has the fewest games remaining on the schedule with only 15. They also have the eighth-heaviest workload in terms of opponent goals scored per game (3.04), meaning their goalies (who already only held a tenuous spot on fantasy rosters) are now likely [...]
The Predators and Penguins swung a deal that likely has both teams trying to shake things up for next year rather than any eyes on the playoffs this year, as both will likely miss. The Penguins are shipping out Michael Bunting and a 4th round pick for Nashville’s Tommy Novak and Luke Schenn. With Pittsburgh [...]
Keeping pace in the state of Florida, the Lighting have made a big move to acquire both Yanni Gourde, Oliver Bjorkstrand, and a 2026 5th round pick from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for firsts in 2026 and 2027, along with Toronto’s 2025 2nd round pick, and Michael Eyssimont. Seattle and Detroit both retained half [...]
The Florida Panthers have swung another goalie deal, acquiring Vitek Vanecek from the San Jose Sharks for minor league forward Patrick Giles. No other pieces were part of the deal and no salary was retained. The Panthers receive: Vanecek is an NHL goalie who hasn’t put up good numbers for two straight seasons, but looked [...]
Brad Marchand's week-to-week diagnosis looks like the final nail in the coffin for the Bruins, and it also means a trade for him is highly unlikely. There's some uncertainty to whether he will be back this season, and the Bruins would be foolish to rush him back for meaningless games. Georgii Merkulov has taken Marchand's [...]
