One team that had oodles of cap space – over $35M according to PuckPedia – was the Anaheim Ducks. It seemed a lock that they would go make a big signing at some point in free agency and while the available names have run thin, they did go get one of the best playmakers available [...]
The New York Islanders have signed winger Jonathan Drouin to a two-year contract with a $4 million AAV. Drouin built his career back up in Colorado by accepting two separate one-year contracts. Over his two seasons there, he averaged a 62-point 82-game pace (0.76 PTS/GP) while often on a line with junior teammate Nathan MacKinnon. [...]
The Dallas Stars fired coach Peter DeBoer after another exit in the Western Conference Final but a lot of the coaching options dried up fast. Just after free agency opened on Tuesday, the Stars announced that they had hired Glen Gulutzan to be their next head coach. For fantasy, it’s hard to imagine Gulutzan having [...]
One of the worst-kept secrets heading into free agency was that the New York Rangers seemed to be the front-runners to land (now-former) Los Angeles Kings defenceman Vladislav Gavrikov. According to Pierre LeBrun, they did exactly that and terms are a seven-year deal with a $7M AAV. This gives the Rangers a stalwart defensive defenceman [...]
One trade option that seemed to be in play for the Montreal Canadiens was prospect defenceman Logan Mailloux. With Alex Carrier added to the roster last season, Noah Dobson just being acquired via trade, and David Reinbacher (hopefully) a lineup regular in the next 1-2 years, trading Mailloux made sense. They did just that on [...]
The Edmonton Oilers kicked off their free agent frenzy not with a signing but with a trade by unloading winger Viktor Arvidsson to the Boston Bruins. According to Boston writer Scott McLaughlin, the compensation going back to the Oilers is a fifth-round pick in 2027. Arvidsson was mostly healthy this season, playing 67 games, which [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to the latest edition of Eastern Edge! I’m Eli Feldman. In the wake of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft (and Grant Campbell’s fantastic article recapping recent first-round draft performances among Western Conference teams), a Matrix moment is in order – it’s time for the red pill. As Grant mentioned in his [...]
Well, it’s finally happened. The league’s worst kept secret is no longer a secret. Vegas and Toronto are collaborating on a sign-and-trade that will see Mitch Marner ink an eight-year deal at a $12 million AAV before getting shipped to Vegas for Nicolas Roy (pending trade call). https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/1939795695919407339 What Does Vegas Get? Although perceptions of [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Detroit Red Wings have traded forward Vladimir Tarasenko to the Minnesota Wild for journeyman Future Considerations. The Red Wings get: Considerations has run through several teams over the past year, as teams covet his versatility, as well as his ability to fit seamlessly in any dressing room without impacting the salary cap. [...]
With a longtime piece of their top-six all but out the door, Toronto made a move to soften the blow of Mitch Marner’s seemingly inevitable departure. On Monday, the Leafs sent a conditional 2027 third-round pick to Utah in exchange for 24-year-old Matias Maccelli. That pick will become a 2029 second rounder if Maccelli posts [...]
