Fantasy Take – Latest NHL Moves

The Colorado Avalanche have acquired defenseman Devon Toews from the Islanders in exchange for a pair of second-round draft picks (next year and the year after). The Avalanche get: a talented young defenseman (Toews is 26) who is still on the rise. Toews has posted a full-season pace of 31 points as a rookie in [...]

The Montreal Canadiens have signed free agent winger Tyler Toffoli to a four-year contract worth $4.25M AAV. The Habs get: A four-time 23-goal scorer and one-time 31-goal man who at 28 is in the heart of his prime. There are still a few good years ahead of him. At least four? Fantasy Players Impacted: This [...]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed big winger Jimmy Vesey to a one-year deal worth $900,000. The Maple Leafs get: a 6-3, 202-pound winger who is a three-time 16-goal scorer and, at 27, has never really fulfilled his potential. Toronto was one of the teams back in 2016 who was desperately trying to sign him [...]

The Buffalo Sabres have signed left wing Taylor Hall to a one-year contract with an $8 million cap hit. The Sabres get: Hall, the 2010 first overall pick, 2018 Hart Trophy winner, and draft lottery good luck charm, who will be joining his fourth NHL team. His 2019-20 production (52 points in 65 games, 0.8 [...]

The Detroit Red Wings have signed forward Vladislav Namestnikov to a two-year contract with a $2 million cap hit. The Red Wings get: Namestnikov, who scored 17 goals and 31 points in 65 games playing for three different teams (NY Rangers, Ottawa, Colorado). Detroit will be the 27-year-old’s fifth NHL team, as he started his [...]

The Colorado Avalanche have acquired forward Brandon Saad and defenseman Dennis Gilbert from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defensemen Nikita Zadorov and Anton Lindholm. The Avalanche get: Saad, a potential middle six forward who finishes his second stint with the Blackhawks. After being traded back to the Hawks from Columbus in a deal that [...]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded winger Andreas Johnsson to the New Jersey Devils for prospect winger Joey Anderson. The Leafs get: a hardworking, gritty player custom-made for the third line. Anderson brings energy and a decent enough offensive touch for the role. They can finally stop slotting scoring line players into such a role [...]

Following what can only be described as a down year in Toronto, Tyson Barrie is heading to Edmonton on a one-year deal worth $3.75 million. With the likelihood of the Oilers starting the next season without Oscar Klefbom in the lineup, and potentially many games after that, the Oilers needed to find someone to run [...]

The Boston Bruins have signed right wing Craig Smith to a three-year contract worth $3.1 million per season. The Bruins get: Smith, a 31-year-old winger who was one of what seemed like an unlimited number of middle-six forwards in Nashville. Having said that, he has been consistently at or near the half-point-per-game mark for the [...]

The Detroit Red Wings moved on from Jimmy Howard, the guy who had been more-or-less their starter for the last decade. It opened up a spot in net but with the plethora of goalies available, it wouldn’t be hard to replace him. The Wings did just that by signing Thomas Greiss to a two-year contract [...]