Fantasy Take – Latest NHL Moves

The Edmonton Oilers have terminated head coach Jay Woodcroft and assistant coach Dave Manson, replacing them with Kris Knoblauch as head coach and Paul Coffey as assistant coach. Woodcroft finishes with a 79-41-13 record as Oilers head coach, which seems more than adequate in terms of job security. However, the Oilers have stumbled to a [...]

In a surprising move, the Minnesota Wild have traded defenseman Calen Addison to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2026 and minor leaguer Adam Raska. Addison has zero goals and five assists in 12 games for the Wild this season, had seen his ice time decline over his recent outings, [...]

Mike Babcock has resigned as the head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets, with associate coach Pascal Vincent being promoted to head coach. Babcock was officially hired on July 1 and had not yet coached a game for the team. However, he ran into hot water when reports surfaced that he had viewed players’ private [...]

With Gabriel Landeskog set to miss the entire 2023-24 season, Colorado has spent their offseason filling out their middle-6 forward spots. They signed Miles Wood, they traded for Ross Colton and Ryan Johansen, and they signed Nathan MacKinnon’s junior hockey running mate, Jonathan Drouin. Even still, there was room for more depth, and they did [...]

It does not appear as if Jeff Petry will be suiting up in a Montreal Canadiens uniform for the second time in his career. After acquiring him from Pittsburgh as part of the Erik Karlsson trade, rumours were that the Habs would then flip him to a team better suited for his family. He was [...]

The depth of the Vancouver Canucks forward group has undergone a lot of changes over the last two years, and those changes continued on Friday. With the free agency class dwindling, the team signed centre Pius Suter to a two-year contract, carrying an average annual value of $1.6M: https://twitter.com/DhaliwalSports/status/1690078725428355072 Suter had 60 points in 161 [...]

The Leafs weren’t content to just rest with Ilya Samsonov and Joseph Woll this year, bringing in a veteran name to add some depth to the organization. The question becomes, will Jones be the defacto number-two guy, or will he cede it to the up-and-coming Woll, slotting Jones in as the starter for the Marlies? [...]

The Arizona Coyotes have signed right-shot defenseman Matt Dumba to a one-year deal worth $3.9M The Coyotes get: a former premier goal-scoring rearguard who has been a shadow of his former self since a serious shoulder injury in December of 2018. At the time, he had 12 goals in just 32 contests. Since then, he [...]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired 2023 Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson from the San Jose Sharks in a three-way trade also involving the Montreal Canadiens. Full details below: https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1688217876174360576 Let’s start with the Penguins, who receive the most significant upgrade by acquiring Karlsson. After being one of the league’s top power plays during much of [...]

After rumours were floating that Vladimir Tarasenko was on his way to Carolina, a new agency started representing him and it appeared there was no movement in that direction. One of the remaining top free agents on the board, it seemed inevitable Tank would land somewhere he could pump his value for free agency in [...]