You’ve probably heard by now that the Blue Jackets were finally able to trade Pierre-Luc Dubois, sending him and a third-round pick to the Jets for Patrik Laine and Jack Roslovic. You can read the fantasy take here. I won’t reiterate what I already mentioned in the article. Both teams involved were in action on [...]
The Winnipeg Jets have traded winger Patrik Laine and center Jack Roslovic to the Columbus Blue Jackets for center Pierre-Luc Dubois and a third-round pick in 2022. The Jets will also take on 26% of Laine’s nearly-$5 million contract, which is in its final year. It’s interesting that all three players had requested to be [...]
After Pierre-Luc Dubois skated a grand total of 3:55 on Thursday, it should come as no surprise that the Blue Jackets are getting closer to finally parting ways with the disgruntled center. https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/status/1352778358250237952 https://twitter.com/Aportzline/status/1352780472275898368 https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1352856174778064896 You might have seen video of his final shift for the Blue Jackets, a leisurely skate that seemed to send [...]
Another day, another COVID-related happening. This time, the Winnipeg Jets cancelled their Saturday practice due to an “abundance of caution.” Get used to hearing that term. We will have to wait and see what happens tomorrow. If the Jets play as normal next week, you’ll want to stack up on them in weekly formats, as [...]
On Friday, the NHL announced a list of rescheduled games. As the virus does its thing, expect more of these before the end of the season. https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1350193704687034372 The most significant announcement is that of the Dallas Stars season debut, which will finally be next Friday January 22. Dallas players that were dropped in your league [...]
Since Thursday was opening night for many teams, we got to see some new faces, familiar faces in new places, and players that might be new to the fantasy radar. Now that I have some real hockey games to write about, let’s run it down for you. Taylor Hall’s choice of Buffalo came as a [...]
With the puck about to drop on the 2020-21 season, our writers weigh in on their predictions for both player and team awards and accomplishments. Brief observations: The writers strongly favor Connor McDavid for the Art Ross and were practically unanimous in picking Auston Matthews for the Rocket Richard, yet Nathan MacKinnon is the consensus [...]
A day after news broke that he would be taking a leave of absence from the Devils, Corey Crawford has announced his retirement after ten NHL seasons. Despite signing with New Jersey in the offseason, Crawford will finish his career having played for only the Blackhawks. Crawford will be best known as having backstopped the [...]
The season is only a handful of days away and COVID-19 is already doing its thing. Not long after the Stars suddenly cancelled Friday’s practice, the NHL issued the following statement about the Stars situation: https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1347601895624495104 Breaking this down, at least three Dallas games will be postponed: Thursday’s and Friday’s games against Florida, and Sunday’s [...]
Mika Zibanejad is not expected to be on the ice when Rangers training camp opens, according to GM Jeff Gorton. Zibanejad is coming off a career season where he scored 75 points in just 57 games, but he has experienced injury issues in the past, including last season. This is obviously concerning for his fantasy [...]
