Fantasy Take – Latest NHL Moves

The Dallas Stars have announced that Rick Bowness has decided to step down as the team’s head coach. Three assistant coaches (John Stevens, Derek Laxdal and Todd Nelson) will also not be returning to the Stars. After taking over as the team’s interim head coach in 2019-20, Bowness led the Stars to the Stanley Cup [...]

Those of you scooping up Islanders forwards such as Anthony Beauvillier and Mathew Barzal after Barry Trotz was fired can go ask for a refund now. Because the Isles are going with Trotz’s good buddy and faithful, long-time assistant Lane Lambert. Lambert served under Trotz in Nashville from 2011 to 2014. Then he served under [...]

After two-plus seasons at the helm, Pete DeBoer has been fired from his four NHL team after they failed to make the postseason. In all fairness, the Golden Knights had 484 man-games lost to injury. The numbers: Reilly Smith out 26 games, Max Pacioretty out 43 games, William Karlsson out 15 games, Mark Stone out [...]

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 [...]