Fantasy Take – Latest NHL Moves

Fantasy Impact: The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired defenseman Jake Muzzin from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2019 first-round draft pick, prospect forward Carl Grundstrom and prospect defenseman Sean Durzi.   The Maple Leafs get: A No.3 defenseman with size, strength, playoff experience and some puck-moving skills. Muzzin has reached the 40-point mark in [...]

  It has finally happened. After months of speculation, outrage, despair, inappropriate laughter, and a series of questionable moves, Peter Chiarelli has been relieved of his duties as the Edmonton Oilers General Manager.   With it, ends a 44-month stint that saw him try unsuccessfully to solve the defence issue, despite sacrificing a league MVP [...]

  The Minnesota Wild traded a conditional fifth-round pick to the Vegas Golden Knights for a sixth-round pick and defenceman Brad Hunt. The 30-year old blue liner had appeared in just 13 games for the Golden Knights this year, often finding himself in the press box. This trade allows Minnesota to pick up some of [...]

  We got a trade that seemingly came out of nowhere on Thursday afternoon as the Minnesota Wild shipped winger Nino Niederreiter to the Carolina Hurricanes for centre Victor Rask. Both players are having down seasons with Niederreiter having just 9 goals and Rask posting just 6 points in 26 games. The latter had been [...]

  Firstly, my apologies for the late publication. With the rash of deals going down in the last 24 hours, expect a few of these breakdowns to come in succession.   Wednesday afternoon saw the Anaheim Ducks begin their trading frenzy. They moved winger, Pontus Aberg to Minnesota in exchange for minor leaguer, Justin Kloos. [...]

  Fantasy Impact: The Dallas Stars have traded center Devin Shore to the Anaheim Ducks for veteran winger Andrew Cogliano in a rare straight-up, no picks/no salary fluff, hockey trade.   The Stars get: A veteran winger with playoff experience, speed and a great work ethic. Could be what the doctor ordered for this inconsistent [...]

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