Let’s start with some contract news from the last couple days. The Predators and Luke Evangelista have finally agreed to a contract, which is a two-year deal with a $3 million AAV. Evangelista was the last remaining unsigned RFA after Mason McTavish and Luke Hughes were recently signed, so no RFAs will be missing to [...]
The Mason McTavish wait is over, as the Ducks have agreed to a six-year contract worth $7 million per season with the 22-year-old forward. McTavish will finally report to the Ducks’ camp and shouldn’t miss any games, although he may need more time than normal to get up to speed. Anaheim has three more preseason [...]
Friday’s news on Aleksander Barkov confirmed the worst, as the Panthers captain underwent surgery on both the ACL and MCL on his right knee. The Panthers have stated a recovery timeline of 7 to 9 months is normal for this type of injury, which means that Barkov would miss the entire regular season. A best-case [...]
The first preseason game of the season was played on Saturday evening, with the Stars edging out the Blues in a 2-1 shootout final. Since I know you’ve missed hockey, here are some highlights: Jordan Binnington already appeared to be in midseason form with this save: https://twitter.com/StLouisBlues/status/1969544939403931941 Justin Carbonneau scored the first goal of the [...]
With training camps now underway, numerous news stories have surfaced that could affect fantasy leaguers. With that in mind, let’s get right down to the news. Mason McTavish still remains unsigned and has been skating with the Ottawa 67s of the OHL. One downside if you have McTavish stock is that he is missing out [...]
The Blackhawks and Spencer Knight have agreed to a three-year extension worth $17.5 million that will begin next season. That works out to a cap hit of $5.833 million, which is slightly higher than the $4.5 million he is set to earn this season. Knight was acquired in the Seth Jones trade with Florida last [...]
Marc-Andre Fleury has signed a PTO (professional tryout offer) with the Penguins to play at least one final game with the team that he is most associated with. Fleury is expected to be in the lineup for the Penguins’ home exhibition game on September 27 against Columbus. Since teams often play both goalies during their [...]
For the September edition of the Roto Rankings, we are pleased that Bangers Fantasy Hockey has returned with its pre-draft rankings for a second season! As a result, you will notice some major adjustments to our rankings from last month. Since Bangers Fantasy Hockey provides its rankings with or without penalty minutes, we have opted [...]
Greetings. Here are the top Frozen Tools searches for the past week: https://twitter.com/FrozenTools/status/1963648264080953656 https://twitter.com/FrozenTools/status/1963649524326625673 This list seems like a mixed bag of veterans and rookies, so today I’ll discuss four players that have grabbed my attention and that I haven’t covered in previous weeks during this offseason. Connor McDavid You can discuss McDavid on a [...]
For the last 22 years (13 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 23rd annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm of [...]
