Fantasy Take – Latest NHL Moves

The New York Islanders have announced that Head Coach Barry Trotz has been relieved of his duties. After a 37-35-10 record and a disturbing inability to get his team to put pucks in the net, Barry Trotz has been fired as coach of the Islanders. It’s a new era of scoring across the league, and [...]

The Detroit Red Wings have decided not to renew the contract of head coach Jeff Blashill next season. Assistant coach Doug Houda and goaltending coach Jeff Salajko will also not be returning. Blashill was the Detroit head coach for seven seasons, mostly overseeing a rebuild with the Red Wings missing the playoffs for six consecutive [...]

Breaking down the NHL’s Trade Deadline from a Fantasy Hockey perspective. Dobber, Ian Gooding and Mike Clifford deliver the spin on fantasy-relevant trades: March 21 KRAKEN WELCOMES RASK To SEATTLE:Victor Rask, C/LW To MINNESOTA:Future considerations Discuss MINOR DEAL BOLTS-SHARKS To TAMPA BAY:Alexei Melnichuk, G To SAN JOSE:Antoine Morand, C DUCKS ACQUIRE DADONOV(Trade invalidated by NHL [...]

The Winnipeg Jets have traded Andrew Copp and a 2023 sixth rounder to the New York Rangers for prospect Morgan Barron, two conditional second-round picks and a 2023 fifth rounder. The Jets get: a solid prospect center who transitioned from a successful and productive college career to a solid start to pro hockey with 36 [...]

The Anaheim Ducks have traded winger Rickard Rakell to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Zach Aston-Reese, Dominik Simon, top prospect goaltender Calle Clang and a second-round draft pick. The Ducks get: a high draft pick and a solid, though injury-prone, checking-line player who loves to throw the body. Aston-Reese could be a 35-point, 300-Hits player if [...]

The Columbus Blue Jackets have traded winger Max Domi to the Carolina Hurricanes for prospect defenseman Aiden Hreschuk. There is a third team involved in this trade to make the money work - Florida, who take on 25% of the salary. Columbus gives Florida a sixth-round draft pick and Carolina gives them Yegor Korshkov to [...]

The Montreal Canadiens have traded winger Artturi Lehkonen to the Colorado Avalanche for prospect defenseman Justin Barron and a second-round draft pick. The Avs also acquired Andrew Cogliano from the San Jose Sharks for a fifth-round draft pick. The Habs get: a much-needed top prospect defenseman. Barron is ranked 28th in my Top 50 Fantasy [...]

The Chicago Blackhawks have traded Marc-Andre Fleury to the Minnesota Wild for a conditional second-round draft pick that becomes a first if he wins four games for the Wild and they get into the third round. The Wild then traded Kaapo Kahkonen to San Jose along with a fifth-round draft pick for Jacob Middleton. The [...]

The Seattle Kraken traded Mason Appleton back to the Winnipeg Jets for a fourth-round draft pick. The Kraken get: well, a draft pick. Pretty straightforward. The Jets get: A player they are familiar with. Appleton is now entering his prime, having turned 26 just over a month ago. After starting the season late due to [...]

The Arizona Coyotes have traded Scott Wedgewood to the Dallas Stars for a conditional fourth-round draft pick. The condition being that the pick becomes a third if Dallas gets into the playoffs. The Coyotes get: a fourth rounder for a guy they claimed off of waivers just four months ago! The 29-year-old Wedgewood was a [...]