Fantasy Take – Latest NHL Moves

After missing the playoffs in the spring of 2024 due to a tiebreaker, the Detroit Red Wings had hopes of pushing into a playoff spot in the spring of 2025. However, heading into the 2024 holiday break, the Red Wings had a record of 13-17-4, which works out to a .441 points percentage, and that [...]

Between the Rangers losing 11 out of their last 14 games, Jacob Trouba being traded, management making it clear that New York was open for business, and Kaapo Kakko’s comments critical of the way the coaching staff was handling healthy scratches, it was clear there was another shoe to drop on the trade front. That [...]

The St. Louis Blues have acquired defenseman Cam Fowler and a fourth-round pick in 2027 from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Jeremie Biakabutuka and a second-round pick in 2027. The Blues receive: Fowler, who finishes nine games shy of 1000, all with the Ducks. He gives the Blues another blueliner capable of logging [...]

Colorado finally made a big move to address their goaltending woes. On Monday afternoon, the Avalanche sent Alexandar Georgiev and Nikolai Kovalenko to San Jose in exchange for Mackenzie Blackwood and Givani Smith. The Avalanche also gave up a second-round pick in next year’s draft, as shown below. https://twitter.com/Avalanche/status/1866215561056710678 Givani Smith is a physical player [...]

The New York Rangers have traded defenseman Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks for defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and a conditional fourth-round draft pick in 2025. The Ducks receive: Trouba, who the Rangers have been trying to unload since the summer. The Rangers’ recent 1-6-0 record expedited the trade, and they were even reportedly considering waivers [...]

The Columbus Blue Jackets have traded defenseman David Jiricek and a 2025 5th round pick to the Minnesota Wild for defenseman Daemon Hunt, a 2025 conditional 1st round pick, a 2027 2nd round pick, a 2026 3rd round pick, and a 2026 4th round pick. The Wild receive: Jiricek, the sixth overall pick in the [...]

The Nashville Predators have traded goalie Scott Wedgewood to the Colorado Avalanche for Justus Annunen and a sixth-round pick. A goaltending shakeup was needed in Colorado, which has the third-worst team goals-against average in the league (3.71 GA/GP). Alexandar Georgiev has not been a reliable starter for a team that has Stanley Cup hopes, and [...]

The St. Louis Blues have fired head coach Drew Bannister and replaced him with Jim Montgomery. Earlier this week, Montgomery was let go as the head coach of the Boston Bruins, so he was not out of work for very long. In spite of a 120-41-23 in 2+ seasons with the Bruins, Montgomery could not [...]

With a slew of healthy scratches to the season, the writing was on the wall for defenceman Timothy Liljegren and his tenure in Toronto. The Leafs had a logjam on the blue line and coach Craig Berube didn’t seem inclined to play him, so a trade was a near-certainty. That trade went down on Wednesday [...]

Welcome back to another week of Analytics Advantage! This week, we are focusing on a player showcase of Patrik Laine. As the 2024-25 campaign approaches, Laine finds himself in an intriguing position within a promising top-six forward group. The Montreal Canadiens are bolstering their lineup with potential additions like highly touted prospects Lane Hutson, Logan [...]