Fantasy Impact: Steven Stamkos has elected to remain with the Tampa Bay Lightning for another eight years, re-signing with the team. The Lightning get: to keep their superstar forward. Stamkos had no shortage of suitors - 30 of them, if it wasn't for the cap. But even with the cap he still had a [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Montreal Canadiens have traded P.K. Subban to the Nashville Predators for Shea Weber in a swap of elite defensemen. The Habs get: an elite right-shooting defenseman who some would say is the best defenseman in the game. At issue here is Weber's age, contract and cap hit. The Preds get: [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Edmonton Oilers traded winger Taylor Hall to the New Jersey Devils for defenseman Adam Larsson. Straight up one-for-one deal. The Devils get: one of the premier left wings in the NHL. The 24-year-old (25 in the fall) plays an aggressive brand of hockey and he already has three 25-goal seasons under [...]
Who is the better #fantasyhockey second-line center - Jeff Carter or Jason Spezza? This week’s battle features two of the NHL’s best second line centers - Jeff Carter and Jason Spezza, who each posted 62+ points in both of the past two campaigns. Will we see more of the same (or even better) from [...]
The 16 most interesting players who weren’t tendered qualifying offers Tuesday… This is a very different offseason than most. In 2017 the NHL will be expanding to Las Vegas and so the current 30 organizations are beginning their scramble as they prepare their rosters for an expansion draft. You can find all the rules [...]
A closer look at a few secondary scorers to target in fantasy drafts … […]
Fantasy Impact: The Calgary Flames have acquired Alex Chiasson from the Ottawa Senators for prospect defenseman Patrick Sieloff. The Flames get: a 25-year-old forward who was thought to have scoring-line upside, but has been unable to find his footing in that regard. At the end of the lockout-shortened season in 2012-13, Chiasson was called [...]
Top 10 under-the-radar unrestricted free agents... Talks are heating up as we are just four days away from free agency. Most fantasy GMs in cap leagues are paying close attention to what happens. I've already written a column on the top 10 UFAs, so for this week's column, I thought it would be a [...]
Should teams be rewarded for ineptitude with the very best prospects? […]
Breaking down the fantasy impact of New York acquiring Nick Holden … […]
