Fantasy Take – Latest NHL Moves

The Chicago Blackhawks have traded forward Mattias Janmark and defenseman Nick DeSimone to Vegas (via San Jose), along with a fifth-round pick (to San Jose to retain some salary) for 2021 second- and a 2022 third-round picks. The Hawks also traded Carl Soderberg to the Avalanche for Ryder Rolston and Josh Dickinson. The Blackhawks get: [...]

The Chicago Blackhawks have traded forward Matthew Highmore to the Vancouver Canucks for forward Adam Gaudette. The Blackhawks get: A young No.4 center who has potential to be a No.3 guy. He hasn’t done much on the power play, though he generally gets just over one minute per game. His production last season was at [...]

The Boston Bruins have traded winger Anders Bjork and a second-round draft pick to the Buffalo Sabres for Taylor Hall and Curtis Lazar. The Bruins get: A former Hart Trophy winner who theoretically is still in his prime. Since that big MVP season that saw him get 93 points in 76 games, Hall started 2018-19 [...]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forward Jeff Carter from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2022 conditional third-round pick and a 2023 conditional fourth-round pick. The Penguins get: A former Team Canada teammate of Sidney Crosby’s and a two-time Stanley Cup winner. Carter brings tremendous experience to the team. Although he is a six-time 60-point [...]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired goalie David Rittich from the Calgary Flames for a 2022 third-round draft pick. The Leafs never seem to have enough goalies. But during a pandemic, a team with aspirations of winning can never have enough NHL-level goalies. Assuming Rittich starts one game for the Leafs, he will be the [...]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired wingers Nick Foligno from the Columbus Blue Jackets and Stefan Noesen from the San Jose Sharks. The Blue Jackets receive Toronto’s first-round pick in the 2021 draft and fourth-round pick in the 2022 draft. The Sharks receive Toronto’s fourth-round pick in the 2021 draft. This is Toronto’s version of [...]

The Florida Panthers have signed winger Nikita Gusev to a one-year contract worth $1 million. Gusev recently had his contract bought out by the Devils, as for whatever reason he didn’t seem to fit into their plans. Although he scored 44 points in 66 games in his first season with the Devils, Gusev recorded just [...]

Breaking down the NHL’s 2021 Trade Deadline from a Fantasy Hockey perspective. Be sure to visit us regularly as Dobber, Ian Gooding, Mike Clifford, and Alexander MacLean deliver the spin on fantasy-relevant trades as they happen… (Revisit last year's 2020 Trade Deadline here...) April 12 MANTHA FOR... VRANA, PANIK, PICKS!! To Washington: Anthony ManthaTo Detroit: [...]

The Tampa Bay Lightning made their big swing on Saturday, acquiring David Savard from the Columbus Blue Jackets, through the Detroit Red Wings (for salary retention purposes). Here’s the full trade: https://twitter.com/CapFriendly/status/1380996850107482116 Savard has played his whole 10-year career with the Blue Jackets, and for the last number of years has been a reliable presence on [...]

The Florida Panthers have acquired Brandon Montour from the Buffalo Sabres for a third-round pick. Montour showed offensive upside as a prospect in Anaheim, but he couldn’t get over the 0.4 PTS/GP mark either this season or last in Buffalo. Surprisingly, his power-play time also declined from around 2:00/GP in Anaheim to just 0:11/GP this [...]