Fantasy Take – Latest NHL Moves

When the Nashville Predators signed goaltender Juuse Saros to a long-term extension, the writing was on the wall that prospect goalie Yaroslav Askarov was not likely to remain with the franchise for very long. After reports came out that he had requested a trade and would not report to the AHL, it became an untenable [...]

It isn’t often we see two very recent mid-first round picks traded for each other, but here we are. It has been no secret that Rutger McGroarty was likely not going to be a Winnipeg Jet, so it was a matter of when he was going to be dealt. That trade came to pass on [...]

A summer saga that began with reports of a trade request in June has finally come to an end. Patrik Laine is a Montreal Canadien. https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status/1825620849740886360 On Monday afternoon, we learned that the Habs sent Jordan Harris to Columbus in exchange for Laine and a second-round pick in the 2026 draft. Given the discrepancy in [...]

The Vancouver Canucks have signed winger Daniel Sprong to a one-year contract worth $975,000. At age 27, Sprong already fits the definition of a journeyman, as the Canucks will be his sixth NHL team. Sprong has reached over 40 points and double-digit power-play points in back-to-back seasons despite averaging no more than 12 minutes of [...]

Detroit double-dips on the right side in free agency, landing Vladimir Tarasenko to go with already having signed Patrick Kane. Tarasenko brings his cup win from two weeks ago, and comes in on a very reasonable $4.75 million cap hit for the next two seasons. Tarasenko is joining his fourth Eastern Conference team in the [...]

Edmonton has a longstanding reputation of being carried by its superstars, but the organization took steps towards changing that perception on Monday. After adding Viktor Arvidsson earlier in the day (read Ian’s take on that signing here), the Oilers further strengthened their scoring depth by signing Jeff Skinner for one year at an AAV of [...]

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed two key defensemen: Shayne Gostisbehere to a three-year contract with an average annual value of $3.2 million, and Sean Walker to a five-year contract with a $3.6 million AAV. The Hurricanes also signed William Carrier to a six-year contract with a $2 million AAV and extended Jaccob Slavin to an [...]

The Islanders strengthened their top-six on Monday, signing Anthony Duclair to a four-year deal at an AAV of $3.5 million. The 28-year-old winger spent most of last season in San Jose, where he posted an underwhelming 0.48 points per game on a team severely lacking offensive talent. His linemates Mikael Granlund and Fabian Zetterlund had [...]

The Ottawa Senators added some scoring depth on Monday, signing David Perron for two years and Michael Amadio for three. https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1807808895466815815 https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1807821946077221271 Amadio is one of those players that will probably have more of an impact in real life than he will in fantasy leagues. He can play all positions and he’s solid at both [...]

There have been rumblings all offseason, and even back to the Trade Deadline, that the Pittsburgh Penguins were looking to move on from Reilly Smith. Things just didn’t work out with his new team as evidenced by his 13 goals (lowest for him since 2014-15) and 40 points (lowest in a full season since 2016-17). [...]