Fantasy Take – Latest NHL Moves

After a two-year hiatus in the KHL, Valeri Nichushkin has agreed to return to the NHL, officially signing a two-year deal worth $2.95 million per season.   The Stars get: a highly-touted prospect and a former 10th overall draft pick (2013) who had a great rookie season (34 points) but then suffered a terrible injury [...]

  Even when he was traded to their rival, it always seemed like Tomas Plekanec would eventually return to Montreal. He has, as the Canadiens announced a one-year deal with a $2.25-million AAV that is loaded with incentives. In what was a lost season for the Habs, it’s easy to overlook that their third line [...]

The St. Louis Blues have signed center Tyler Bozak to a three-year contract worth $5 million per season.   The Blues get: a player who is an elite third-line center, a decent second-line center or a weak first-line center. Bozak is a go-to guy on the faceoffs and he can contribute to both special teams. [...]

Derek Ryan Signs With Flames […]

Fantasy Take: Vanek Back To Detroit […]

  It wasn’t long ago that Detroit’s goaltending future seemed certain. Jimmy Howard had a few years left on his deal while Petr Mrazek was the heir apparent after stringing together a couple of solid seasons in a row. Things change quickly. With Mrazek gone and Howard having just one year left, Detroit needed to [...]

  With Anton Khudobin moving on to Dallas, the Bruins were in need of filling their backup position and did not waste time by agreeing on a two-year deal with Jaroslav Halak carrying an AAV of $2.75-million. Halak has had an interesting career. There are times over the last decade, in Montreal and St. Louis mostly, where [...]

The St. Louis Blues have signed winger David Perron to a four-year contract worth $4 million per season. Welcome to DobberHockey's Free Agent Frenzy 2018! We've been here covering this day every year since 2005   The Blues get: the player they lost to expansion last summer. In fact, this will be Perron’s third stint [...]

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  Once Barry Trotz resigned from head coaching duties of the Washington Capitals, the assumption was that associate coach Todd Reirden would take over. This finally came to pass on Friday afternoon as Washington named Reirden as the team’s new head coach. Reirden has been on the Capitals coaching staff since 2014, as outlined in [...]