Fantasy impact: The Carolina Hurricanes sign left wing Viktor Stalberg to a one-year contract worth $1.5 million. Viktor Stalberg 1 yr /$ 1.5M with Carolina Hurricanes. — Aaron Ward (@NHL_AaronWard) July 1, 2016 The Hurricanes get: A forward that was on another one-year contract with the Rangers in 2015-16, actually receiving a raise of $400,000 [...]
The Arizona Coyotes have signed winger Jamie McGinn to a three-year contract. **** The Arizona Coyotes have a lot of cap flexibility. They aren’t really in a position to contend yet, so the short-term signings they make now aren’t really any hindrance to the team. With that in mind, the Coyotes signed winger Jamie McGinn [...]
Fantasy Impact: Calgary Flames have signed winger Troy Brouwer to a four-year deal worth $18 million. The Flames get: a big, streaky forward who teases at times like he's a 60-point player, but year after year and team after team he's a 39- to 43-point guy. This will be no different. Brouwer is [...]
Chris Stewart returns to the Minnesota Wild on a two-year deal. **** In a return of sorts, the Minnesota Wild brought winger Chris Stewart on a two-year deal. He played briefly with the Wild in the 2014-2015 season, and looks to solidify their top-nine forwards: Correction on Chris Stewart AAV, $1.15, not $2.3M. Total value [...]
Fantasy Impact: The St. Louis Blues have signed winger David Perron to a two-year deal worth $3.75 million per season. The Blues get: a three-time 20-goal scorer who is coming off his worst career offensive season (12 goals). Perron did start to come around once he joined the Ducks midseason as he posted eight [...]
The Blackhawks brought back a former prominent member of a Cup team and signed Brian Campbell. **** Once Keith Yandle signed with the Florida Panthers, it seemed inevitable that Brian Campbell would be moving on from the Florida Panthers. This was confirmed earlier today as Campbell returned back to where he won his only Stanley [...]
Fantasy Impact: Montreal Canadiens sign winger Alexander Radulov to a one-year deal worth $5.75 million The Canadiens get: an elite KHL winger. Elite. But is he elite in the NHL? And are his attitude problems behind him? That's the 5.75 million dollar question. Radulov led the KHL in scoring in three of the last [...]
The Buffalo Sabres sign a top line winger in Kyle Okposo **** Despite drafting Jack Eichel, and trading for both Ryan O’Reilly and Evander Kane, the Sabres still managed to finish the season last year with the second-lowest rate of five-on-five goals in the NHL. It was clear that some more scoring punch was needed, [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Detroit Red Wings have signed center Frans Nielsen to a six-year deal worth $31.5 million ($5.25M per season). The Wings get: an underrated two-way centerman. His defense is well known, but his offensive capability is what's underrated. Just two years removed from a 59-point season, Nielsen is a steady contributor to [...]
The fantasy slant on Minnesota signing forward Eric Staal. **** After seeing his production decline in recent years, it would make sense that Eric Staal was going to be getting significantly less than he thought he might even a year ago once free agency rolled around. This was the case when he signed with Minnesota: [...]
