Welcome back for part III. This week we’ll cover the New York Rangers, New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils, Nashville Predators, Montreal Canadiens, and Minnesota Wild. The previous sections in this ongoing series can be found here. You will see the trend continue this week, where some teams have little in the way of unrestricted [...]
In part II of our team-by-team unrestricted free agent (UFA) review. In reverse alphabetical order, we’ll look who I think is the most intriguing UFA for St. Louis, San Jose, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Ottawa, and the New York Rangers. There are a couple teams in this group that are lacking anything of real UFA fantasy value. [...]
Free agency is set for July 28th. It seems to be a good time to review the most intriguing free agents for each team across the league. I am going to do my best to avoid the highest profile players. That said, some teams leave little choice but to discuss the star free agent. Given [...]
We have all owned one of these contracts. Most of us own one right now, maybe two or even three. If you have more than three you either have an addiction you need help with or really poor judgement of player values. Either way, you’ll find yourself sitting at the bottom of the standings. I [...]
The trade deadline was pretty much what everyone expected. Until it wasn’t. With minutes to spare, a blockbuster, Mantha for Vrana dropped jaws. So, let’s take a look at the biggest names that were moved. Apparently, I am long winded this week so I was only able to cover four players. Anthony Mantha, Washington Capitals, [...]
As I looked at what to write for this week, I realized the list of Restricted Free Agents this year is really long. I figured it worth while to spend this week going over the omitted. Let’s skip the preamble and dive right in: Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild ($925K, Age 23) The great thing about [...]
Between the shortened season and flat cap, predicting player contract values has become more difficult. There are internal salary caps on higher budget teams that didn’t exist before. Players are still looking for fair market value. Strange times are still upon us. Some of the most intriguing expiring contracts are those of up-and-coming restricted free [...]
This trade deadline will be like no other. I know sports networks will use that tag line often. The bachelor/bachelorette uses it for every season finale (I only know because my wife watches it). The North division complicates things immensely. The 14-day quarantine period the Canadian teams require all players coming from the United States [...]
Jordan Binnington is sticking around St. Louis for a while after signing a six-year, six-million-dollar contract. It carries a full no movement clause during the first three years of the deal and a modified no trade clause in the last three. For those salary cap leagues that use real salary versus average the deal pyramids [...]
Following the theme of last week, we’re going to continue to look at some trade deadline targets. This week we’ll focus on defencemen and goalies. You may have noticed a trend with my selections last week. First, I like to nibble on the edges of my rosters and add to my core rather than always [...]
