The Detroit Red Wings have acquired forward Alex DeBrincat from the Ottawa Senators for forward Dominik Kubalik, defense prospect Donovan Sebrango, a conditional first-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2024 draft. The Red Wings get: DeBrincat, a smallish (5-8, 178 lb.) winger who was a one-time point-per-game scorer [...]
Even though we are still waiting on a few notable free agents such as Vladimir Tarasenko, Patrick Kane, and Matt Dumba, the dust has mainly settled on 2023 NHL free agency. You can view the DobberHockey Fantasy Takes of each of the major signings here. If you don’t have time to read through each one, [...]
First off, a HUGE thank you to Peter Harling, Ben Gehrels, and even Dobber himself for filling in this week while I took a much-needed trip to the mountains. All three of these guys killed it this week – Peter with his stories about attending the NHL Draft, Ben with his blend of fantasy and [...]
The Florida Panthers have traded winger Anthony Duclair to the San Jose Sharks for Steven Lorentz. Duclair missed most of 2022-23 with an Achilles injury, playing in just 20 games. He was able to participate in the Panthers’ long playoff run, averaging about 0.5 PTS/GP between the regular season and the playoffs. He scored a [...]
The Detroit Red Wings have signed forward J.T. Compher to a five-year contract with an AAV of $5.10 million. Compher was able to take advantage of his pre-UFA season, posting a career-high 52 points in 82 games. Prior to that, he had never reached the 35-point mark since debuting with the Avalanche in the 2016-17 [...]
Numerous backup/timeshare goalies have changed teams during the free agency period. Dollar amounts are cap hits and not total salary. Jonathan Quick, 1 year, $825,000, NY Rangers Now in the twilight of his career, the 37-year-old Quick is coming off a career-worst (since 2008-09) 3.41 GAA and .882 SV% split between Los Angeles and Vegas. [...]
The Anaheim Ducks have signed forward Alex Killorn to a four-year contract with an AAV of $6.25 million. Killorn was projected to receive $4.16 million in Alex MacLean’s recent salary projections. Between that and the fact that Killorn is 33 years old and been on some long playoff runs for the Lightning in recent seasons, [...]
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed left winger Michael Bunting on a three-year contract at a $4.5 million AAV. In each of his two seasons in Toronto, Bunting had posted back-to-back 20+ goal seasons with at least a plus-20 rating, 80 penalty minutes, and just over two shots per game. He made the most of the [...]
The Washington Capitals have signed forward Max Pacioretty to a one-year contract worth $2 million. He could also receive up to $2 million in performance-based incentives. The 34-year-old Pacioretty was held to just five games in 2022-23, thanks to an Achilles injury that happened during offseason training. His return to the lineup in January was [...]
The Ottawa Senators have signed goalie Joonas Korpisalo to a five-year contract worth $4 million per season. Split between Columbus and Los Angeles, Korpisalo had one of his better seasons in 2022-23, posting a 61.5 quality start percentage to go with 12.78 goals saved above average. He posted his worst season before that (4.15 GAA, [...]
