Fantasy Take – Latest NHL Moves

The Calgary Flames have landed the big fish. In a year where available goalies are all over the place, they landed the best one. Markstrom, 30, has signed a six-year contract worth $36 million ($6M AAV). The Flames get: at long last, a stable No.1 netminder for the next few years. For my money, Markstrom [...]

The Washington Capitals have signed defenseman Justin Schultz to a two-year contract worth $4 million per season. The Capitals get: Schultz, a right-shot defenseman who will likely slot in on the second pair and second-unit power play. He has the offensive upside to be a fantasy asset, yet he’s a certified Band-Aid Boy who has [...]

A year after being bought out by the Rangers, Kevin Shattenkirk went and won a Stanley Cup with the Lightning. That did wonders for his image in the league as he’s now signed with the Anaheim Ducks for three years with an AAV just under $4M. He goes to a team that has been bad [...]

It was a matter of where he’d end up and for how long, not if he’d be in the NHL, and Alex Wennberg is heading to Florida on a one-year deal with a $2.25M AAV. This comes following his buyout in Columbus earlier in the week. Let's break down what it means for the Panthers. [...]

The Vancouver Canucks have signed goalie Braden Holtby to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $4.3 million. The Canucks get: Holtby, the 2016 Vezina Trophy winner and a 2018 Stanley Cup champion. After posting stellar numbers between the 2014-15 and 2016-17 seasons (sub-2.25 GAA, .920+ SV%), Holtby has struggled over the past [...]

The Edmonton Oilers signed forward Kyle Turris to a two-year contract ($1.65M AAV). The Oilers Get: a former top-six center who never seemed to take that step and become a legit first-liner, and who has faded dramatically over the last two seasons. Fantasy Players Impacted: Turris will slot into the Oilers’ lineup as the third-line [...]

Fantasy Impact: The Florida Panthers have signed forward Carter Verhaeghe to a two-year deal worth $1M AAV, and defenseman Radko Gudas to a three-year deal worth $2.5M AAV. The Panthers Get: A depth forward in Verhaeghe who can chip in some production with minimal ice time. They also get a hardnosed big hitter on defense [...]

One of the secrets of fantasy hockey is that Minnesota has been probably the best place for goalies to play for years now, or at least on the shortlist. Their system, it seems regardless of coach, does a very good job of forcing shots to the outside, making easier saves for goalies, which allows them [...]

Bobby Ryan is off to Motor City as the Detroit Red Wings signed him to a one-year deal worth $1M. Ryan entered the league’s recovery program for alcohol abuse last year and returned to the Senators with a hat trick in his first home game. It’s a night that’ll be hard to forget.   What [...]

The Washington Capitals have put pen to paper with The King. Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist has signed a one-year deal to become their backup. The Capitals get: a really great fit here. They have one of the top young goaltenders in Ilya Samsonov and they are clearly going forward with him as their guy. But he [...]