Aleksander Barkov hit the jackpot on Friday, signing a contract extension for eight years at $10 million per season. Barkov was entering the final year of his current contract at $5.9 million. This may not be an ideal contract for cap leagues, particularly if Barkov shows regression in the back half of it. But this [...]
If you’ve read my Ramblings from the previous two days, you’ll recall that I’ve had success using the Zero G strategy in two different mock drafts (source: Apples and Ginos). However, I’m not going to proclaim that you’ll have a guaranteed 100 percent success rate using this strategy. https://twitter.com/aussie_beerguy/status/1444186431484612610 If you do decide to use [...]
Although the Canucks themselves did not announce the Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes contracts, Elliotte Friedman informed us what they would look like. https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1444036241440268299 Cap leaguers obviously won’t have the benefit of having these two players on entry-level deals any longer. However, keeping the cap hit under $8 million for both players has to be [...]
Bad news for those hoping for a breakout season from Jakub Vrana. The Wings winger is expected to miss at least four months, as he will undergo shoulder surgery. After being acquired from Washington at the trade deadline, Vrana impressed with his new club, scoring eight goals and 11 points in 11 games. Vrana had [...]
The St. Louis Blues have traded Zach Sanford to the Ottawa Senators for 2016 first-round pick Logan Brown. If Brown plays 30 games for the Blues this season, the Senators will also receive a 2022 fourth-round pick. Sanford gives the Senators a more proven option than Brown, who was one of many young players that [...]
If the Leafs elect not to sign Josh Ho-Sang to a contract, they can’t say that he wasn’t at least given an opportunity. During the morning skate and during Saturday’s preseason game, Ho-Sang was used on a line with John Tavares and Michael Bunting, and he was also given first-unit power-play time. The talent has [...]
Two days of camp are now in the books, with two preseason games to be played tonight (Saturday). Needless to say, there’s plenty to talk about. Since part of my job as managing editor is to organize writers and articles, I’ll mention that the Lining Up and Injury Ward article will resume regularly next week. [...]
For the last 18 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 19th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer/fall. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm of [...]
The Oilers finally reached an agreement with RFA Kailer Yamamoto, re-signing him to a one-year contract worth $1.175 million. This is essentially a one-year, “prove it” contract for Yamamoto, whose production fell to 0.40 PTS/GP (21 PTS in 52 GP) after he produced at a near point-per-game (26 PTS in 27 GP) following a 2019-20 [...]
With training camps set to open soon, it’s officially professional tryout season. Hey, we have to get excited about something hockey-related. The Blues announced on Friday that they have signed wingers James Neal and Michael Frolik to PTOs. To no one’s surprise, Neal had his contract bought out by the Oilers earlier this offseason. It’s [...]
