The Vancouver Canucks have acquired forward Vitali Kravtsov from the New York Rangers for forward Will Lockwood and a 2026 seventh-round pick. Kravtsov was the ninth-overall pick in the 2018 draft, so he arrives on the Canucks with some pedigree. Whether it’s because of lack of opportunity or unhappiness about his situation with the Rangers, [...]
The St. Louis Blues have claimed right wing Kasperi Kapanen off waivers from the Pittsburgh Penguins. Kapanen has been scoring below a 0.5 PT/GP pace both this season and last. However, he finished with 30 points in 40 games during the shortened 2020-21 season, so he still provides some scoring upside. Kapanen and his $3.2 [...]
Anthony Duclair made his long-awaited season debut on Friday after missing the entire season so far with an Achilles injury. Duclair registered an assist along with four shots and a team-leading five hits in 17 minutes of icetime, which included second-unit power-play time. Duclair (24% Yahoo/45% Fantrax) is worth a pickup if you need scoring [...]
Let’s start the Ramblings with an official puck drop. Who doesn’t like a good boy or good girl? https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1627116811836698624 I have to be honest – I had never heard of Carter-Finley Stadium, since I don’t follow college sports as closely as professional sports. Yet between the marching band, Ripken the dog, and strong fan support, [...]
The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired Ryan O'Reilly and Noel Acciari from the St. Louis Blues for Mikhail Abramov, Adam Gaudette, a first-round pick in 2023, a third-round pick in 2023 (from Ottawa) and a second-round pick in 2024. St. Louis is retaining 50% of O'Reilly's salary, while Minnesota is taking another 25% of O'Reilly's [...]
The Toronto Maple Leafs are loading up for their Stanley Cup run (or just for getting past the first round), acquiring Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari from the St. Louis Blues for Mikhail Abramov, Adam Gaudette, a first-round pick in 2023, a third-round pick in 2023 (from Ottawa) and a second-round pick in 2024. St. [...]
Sergei Bobrovsky seems to be at a point where he can be relied upon again. The Panthers goalie picked up 29 saves in a 6-3 win over Washington. If not for a late third-period power-play goal, Bob would have had his fifth consecutive quality start. However, he also has wins in four of his last [...]
Here are the February Top 100 Roto Rankings. Not too many major changes from January, but you’ll notice a few risers and fallers. As well, a few names at or near the top have been removed because of injury. Want to find out how your players stack up against others overall and by each [...]
A Jakob Chychrun trade might be forthcoming, although it didn’t happen on Saturday night. Chychrun was made a healthy scratch by the Coyotes for “trade-related reasons.” Not long after the game start in the HNIC second-intermission 32 Thoughts, Jeff Marek stated that a trade was not imminent with any of the Oilers, Maple Leafs, or [...]
Vladimir Tarasenko needed very little time to make an impact with the Rangers, scoring a goal just 2:49 into his Rangers debut. Tarasenko finished with two shots in just under 13 minutes of icetime, but more importantly he seemed to click on a new loaded top line with Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad. This seems [...]
