Fantasy Take – Latest NHL Moves

The Columbus Blue Jackets have traded defenseman David Jiricek and a 2025 5th round pick to the Minnesota Wild for defenseman Daemon Hunt, a 2025 conditional 1st round pick, a 2027 2nd round pick, a 2026 3rd round pick, and a 2026 4th round pick. The Wild receive: Jiricek, the sixth overall pick in the [...]

The Nashville Predators have traded goalie Scott Wedgewood to the Colorado Avalanche for Justus Annunen and a sixth-round pick. A goaltending shakeup was needed in Colorado, which has the third-worst team goals-against average in the league (3.71 GA/GP). Alexandar Georgiev has not been a reliable starter for a team that has Stanley Cup hopes, and [...]

The St. Louis Blues have fired head coach Drew Bannister and replaced him with Jim Montgomery. Earlier this week, Montgomery was let go as the head coach of the Boston Bruins, so he was not out of work for very long. In spite of a 120-41-23 in 2+ seasons with the Bruins, Montgomery could not [...]

With a slew of healthy scratches to the season, the writing was on the wall for defenceman Timothy Liljegren and his tenure in Toronto. The Leafs had a logjam on the blue line and coach Craig Berube didn’t seem inclined to play him, so a trade was a near-certainty. That trade went down on Wednesday [...]

Welcome back to another week of Analytics Advantage! This week, we are focusing on a player showcase of Patrik Laine. As the 2024-25 campaign approaches, Laine finds himself in an intriguing position within a promising top-six forward group. The Montreal Canadiens are bolstering their lineup with potential additions like highly touted prospects Lane Hutson, Logan [...]

When the Nashville Predators signed goaltender Juuse Saros to a long-term extension, the writing was on the wall that prospect goalie Yaroslav Askarov was not likely to remain with the franchise for very long. After reports came out that he had requested a trade and would not report to the AHL, it became an untenable [...]

It isn’t often we see two very recent mid-first round picks traded for each other, but here we are. It has been no secret that Rutger McGroarty was likely not going to be a Winnipeg Jet, so it was a matter of when he was going to be dealt. That trade came to pass on [...]

A summer saga that began with reports of a trade request in June has finally come to an end. Patrik Laine is a Montreal Canadien. https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status/1825620849740886360 On Monday afternoon, we learned that the Habs sent Jordan Harris to Columbus in exchange for Laine and a second-round pick in the 2026 draft. Given the discrepancy in [...]

The Vancouver Canucks have signed winger Daniel Sprong to a one-year contract worth $975,000. At age 27, Sprong already fits the definition of a journeyman, as the Canucks will be his sixth NHL team. Sprong has reached over 40 points and double-digit power-play points in back-to-back seasons despite averaging no more than 12 minutes of [...]

Detroit double-dips on the right side in free agency, landing Vladimir Tarasenko to go with already having signed Patrick Kane. Tarasenko brings his cup win from two weeks ago, and comes in on a very reasonable $4.75 million cap hit for the next two seasons. Tarasenko is joining his fourth Eastern Conference team in the [...]