The Golden Knights and Adin Hill agreed to a six-year, $37.5 million contract extension on Friday. Hill’s cap hit will increase from $4.9 million this season to $6.25 million starting next season. Hill has solidified himself as Vegas’ starting goalie with solid numbers (24-11-4, 2.53 GAA, .906 SV%, 4 SO). The Stanley Cup-winning goalie has [...]
Several recently acquired players played their first games with their new teams on Saturday, so let’s check in on some of those key names. Two players that wear the number 96 made their debuts with their new teams in Edmonton. We’ll start with Mikko Rantanen, who jumped into the Stars’ lineup a day after officially [...]
The trade deadline came and went on Friday with lots of activity. For a full list of trades, go to the Trade Deadline Tracker. For the most impactful trades from a fantasy perspective, go to our Fantasy Takes page. I don’t usually reinvent the wheel and break down the key trades in the Ramblings if [...]
The Florida Panthers have acquired Brad Marchand from the Boston Bruins for a conditional 2027 second-round pick that can become a 2028 first-round pick if Florida wins two rounds of the playoffs this year and Marchand appears in at least 50 percent of the team’s playoff games. The Panthers receive: Marchand, a 36-year-old winger who [...]
The Ottawa Senators have acquired forwards Fabian Zetterlund, Tristen Robins, and a fourth-round pick from the San Jose Sharks for Zack Ostapchuk, Noah Gregor and a 2025 second-round pick. The Senators receive: Zetterlund, who has produced at around a 45-point pace as a top-6 forward for the Sharks after being acquired as a returning piece [...]
Mikko Rantanen has been traded for the second time this season. The Dallas Stars have acquired Rantanen from the Carolina Hurricanes for Logan Stankoven, first-round picks in both 2026 and 2028, and third-round picks in both 2026 and 2027. In order to make the deal happen, Rantanen has also agreed to an eight-year extension with [...]
The Winnipeg Jets have acquired a pair of bangers in separate deals. The Jets have acquired Luke Schenn from Pittsburgh in exchange for a 2026 second-round pick and a 2027 fourth-round pick, and they have also acquired Brandon Tanev from Seattle for a second-round pick in 2027. The Jets receive: Schenn, who is currently third [...]
The Ottawa Senators have acquired center Dylan Cozens, defenseman Dennis Gilbert, and a 2026 second-round pick from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for center Josh Norris and defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker. The Senators receive: Cozens, whose production has dipped for two consecutive seasons. Following a breakout 68-point season in 2022-23, Cozens’ scoring fell to 47 points [...]
The San Jose Sharks have traded defenseman Jake Walman to the Edmonton Oilers for a conditional 2026 first-round pick and forward Carl Berglund. The Oilers receive: Walman, who has leveraged an opportunity on a rebuilding Sharks team into a career season (32 PTS in 50 GP). At the time of the trade, he also led [...]
The New York Islanders have traded center Brock Nelson and forward William Dufour to the Colorado Avalanche for prospect Calum Ritchie, a first-round pick in either 2026 or 2027, a conditional third-round pick in 2028, and defensemen Oliver Kylington. The Islanders then immediately traded Kylington to the Anaheim Ducks for future considerations. The Avalanche receive: [...]
