July 1 MOVING DAY Tracker, 2019
Writers: Ian Gooding, Michael Clifford, Dobber FANTASY TAKES - Varlamov Joins Isles In Four-year Deal - Hawks Ink Lehner For One Year - Simmonds Joins The Devils - Duchene Riding To Nashville - Bobrovsky Takes Talents To Florida - Panik Goes To Washington - Talbot With Flames, Smith With Oilers - Pavelski, Perry now Stars [...]
Fantasy Take: Varlamov tending twine for the Islanders
Robin Lehner found a new home in Chicago and with Sergei Bobrovsky off to Florida, the goalie market didn’t take long to thin out. The Islanders relied on their goaltending last year and until the kids they’ve drafted the last couple years are ready, they’ll need to do so again. The help this season, [...]
Fantasy Impact: Robin Lehner Signs One-Year Deal With Chicago
Fantasy Impact: The Chicago Blackhawks have signed goaltender Robin Lehner to a one-year contract worth $5 million. The Blackhawks get: a goaltender in his prime coming off a William Jennings-winning elite season in which he posted a 0.930 SV% in 46 games and carried his team into the second round of the playoffs. [...]
Fantasy Take: Wayne Simmonds signs in New Jersey
Often, it’s not the average annual value of a contract that handcuffs a team, but rather the length. Just recent examples of this include guys like Patrick Marleau and Scott Darling. The problem at the outset wasn’t how much money they were getting every year, but how long the deal was. The Leafs ran [...]
