Fantasy Take – Latest NHL Moves

One of the long-rumoured signings that had to wait until Noon to be official was Claude Giroux heading home to Ottawa to play for the Senators. That was one of the first deals announced when the gong struck 12:00: https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1547249841868357634 It has been a busy offseason for Ottawa and Giroux joins Alex DeBrincat and Cam [...]

After a very successful run with the New York Rangers following a trade from Winnipeg, Andrew Copp did a lot to raise his value as he was heading into free agency. There were a number of teams linked to his services but the Ann Arbor, Michigan native has chosen to sign with the Detroit Red [...]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed newly-minted free agent goaltender Ilya Samsonov to a one year contract at just $1.8M.. The Leafs Get: A high-upside, but so far disappointing 25-year-old goalie. Yes, that’s right – 25. That’s the age that most goalies start their NHL tenure. But Samsonov is three seasons in. And while those [...]

The Edmonton Oilers have signed Jack Campbell to a five-year contract worth $5 million per season. Campbell finished with an impressive 31-9-6 record with the Maple Leafs last season. However, that doesn’t mean his entire season went smoothly. Check out his first half/second half splits:  GPWLOTLGAASV%QUALQUAL%GSAA1st half2517521.890.9391976.020.332nd half2414443.470.888937.5-16.06 In other words, Campbell looked like an [...]

After a few years of rumoured discussions involving Pavel Zacha, the Devils finally sold a year after his peak value, as the former sixth overall pick was shipped off to Boston in a straight-up exchange for Erik Haula.   What the Bruins Get: Zacha is a big forward that can play both centre and wing, [...]

The Ottawa Senators continued their goaltender turnover as, one day after trading Matt Murray, they have acquired Cam Talbot from the Minnesota Wild for netminder Filip Gustavsson: https://twitter.com/Senators/status/1546974514373955585 Talbot, who just turned 35 years old a week ago, has one year left on his contract worth $3.66M in 2022-23, while Gustavsson is under contract for [...]

The Ottawa Senators have traded goaltender Matt Murray along with a third- and a seventh-round draft pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs for future considerations. The Senators get: Really just cap space, in order to take that rumored run at signing UFA Claude Giroux on Wednesday. The Maple Leafs get: “A proven Cup winner in [...]

The Nashville Predators sure are doing things lately, and the latest was to send Luke Kunin to the San Jose Sharks and a third-round pick. Kunin, going into his age-25 season, was a 15th overall pick in 2016 by Minnesota, and managed 41 points in 120 games with Nashville. The official announcement: https://twitter.com/PredsNHL/status/1545445862125539328 There is [...]

The Philadelphia Flyers, ladies and gentlemen. It was less than a year ago that they shipped Shayne Gostisbehere to the Arizona Coyotes, along with some draft picks, in what was a cap dump. Fast forward to July 2022 and they trade three draft picks for Tony DeAngelo, and then sign him for two years at [...]

Following the goaltending performances (or lack thereof) from Ilya Samsonov and Vitek Vanecek in 2021-22, namely in the postseason, it seemed likely they would shake up their goaltending. They did exactly that, as they traded Vanecek to the New Jersey Devils. This is how it broke down: https://twitter.com/SamanthaJPell/status/1545415121392078851 Let’s get to it. What New Jersey [...]