The Penguins made two trades on Saturday. First, they traded John Marino to the Devils for Ty Smith and a 2023 third-round pick. For the Devils side of the trade, you can check out the Fantasy Take here. Where’s the Pittsburgh side, you ask? Well, I included it in there at first. Then the Penguins [...]
The Montreal Canadiens have traded defenseman Jeff Petry and forward Ryan Poehling to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Mike Matheson and a 2023 fourth-round pick. This is the second trade involving defensemen that the Penguins made on Saturday, as they also sent John Marino to New Jersey for Ty Smith and a 2023 third-round pick earlier [...]
Note: Because the Penguins made another trade after this one, this article was updated after being published to account for only the New Jersey side of the trade. The Pittsburgh analysis on both trades can be found here. The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded defenseman John Marino to the New Jersey Devils for defenseman Ty Smith [...]
Day 3 of free agency was even quieter than Day 2, and that’s saying something. There were a few signings of note, though. The Leafs have signed Calle Jarnkrok to a four-year contract worth $2.1 million. After spending his entire career with Nashville, the 30-year-old center split last season between Seattle and Calgary. With 26 [...]
The offseason has begun in full force with trades and free agent signings well underway. As a result, you’ll see more risers and fallers in this month’s rankings compared to last month’s rankings. Keep in mind that these are single-season rankings for a head-to-head or rotisserie league using the following settings: G, A, +/-, [...]
Day 2 of free agency was only a tiny fraction as busy as Day 1 (as you'd expect), but there was still some news to pass along. The Ottawa Senators might be having the best offseason of any team, and it keeps getting better. Following their recent acquisitions of Alex DeBrincat, Cam Talbot, and Claude [...]
The New Jersey Devils have signed winger Ondrej Palat to a five-year contract worth $6 million per season. Palat had a down regular season by his standards, scoring 49 points (18 G, 31 A) in 77 games. He elevated his game in the playoffs, scoring 21 points in 23 games. In fact, only two players [...]
The Anaheim Ducks have signed center Ryan Strome to a five-year contract with a $5 million cap hit. A former fifth overall pick (2011), Strome’s career didn’t start to pick up until the Rangers signed Artemi Panarin in 2019 and matched the two on the same line. Over an 82-game season, Strome was on pace [...]
The Washington Capitals have acquired Connor Brown from the Ottawa Senators for a second-round pick in 2024. Brown scored 39 points (10 G, 29 A) in 64 games for the Sens in 2021-22. He’s been a remarkably consistent scorer during his three seasons in Ottawa with an 82-game pace of around 50 points each season. [...]
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed winger Johnny Gaudreau to a seven-year contract with an AAV of $9.75 million. Whoa. Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Long Island were believed to be Gaudreau’s preferred destinations after he informed Calgary that he would not be re-signing there. However, the Blue Jackets swooped in with an offer that Gaudreau [...]
