Dobber, Ian Gooding, Mike Clifford, and Alex MacLean deliver the immediate fantasy spin on trades and signings as soon as they happen. Check the archives and see how their predictions have panned out…
Curtis Lazar is receiving a fresh start in Calgary. […]
The Winnipeg Jets have traded Drew Stafford to the Boston Bruins for a conditional sixth-round draft pick. The Jets get: cap space and a draft pick. The Bruins get: a player who was at one time a good fit as a second-line complimentary winger, but Stafford never fulfilled his potential and [...]
The Pittsburgh Penguins cleared some cap space by trading Steve Oleksy, Eric Fehr and a fourth-round pick to Toronto for Frank Corrado. They then grabbed Mark Streit from Tampa Bay (a team that just acquired him) for a draft pick. The Penguins get: a lot of depth on defense. Corrado is a sneaky [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Nashville Predators acquire PA Parenteau from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a sixth-round pick. […]
The Philadelphia Flyers trade defenseman Mark Streit to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Valtteri Filppula, a fourth-round pick and a conditional seventh-round pick The Flyers get: an experienced centerman who can kill penalties and play on the power play. They had excess puck-moving defensemen and a shortage of experienced two-way forwards. The [...]
The Colorado Avalanche traded Andreas Martinsen to the Montreal Canadiens for winger Sven Andrighetto The Canadiens get: size. More size! In the past day or two they have added a 200-pound shot-blocker in Jordie Benn, a 210-pound two way defenseman in Brandon Davidson, a veteran agitator in Steve Ott and a 230-pound checker in [...]
The Los Angeles Kings have acquired Jarome Iginla from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a conditional pick in 2018 The Kings get: an aging and declining former superstar who offers up a lot of experience. Jarome Iginla is on pace to score 11 goals this year, which would be a career low. But you [...]
The Florida Panthers trade defenseman Dylan McIlrath and a 2017 third-round pick to the Detroit Red Wings for winger Thomas Vanek The Panthers get: a star 30-goal winger. Or is it a dud 10-goal winger? Well, that depends on the team. And the situation. In the playoffs, Vanek has been legendary for his [...]
Fantasy Impact: Sharks Acquire Jannik Hansen The San Jose Sharks have acquired winger Jannik Hansen from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for prospect Nikolay Goldobin and a conditional fourth-round draft pick. The Sharks get: a complementary winger who can line up on any of the top three lines. Hansen has been a steady [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Edmonton Oilers acquire David Desharnais from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Brandon Davidson. […]
