San Jose Signs Mikkel Boedker
Fantasy Impact: San Jose Sharks sign winger Mikkel Boedker to a four year contract worth $16 million. The Sharks get: the youngest of the big name players on the market. He's only 26 years old and has two 51-point seasons under his belt. Boedker is still on the upswing. He joins Coach Peter DeBoer, [...]
Washington Capitals Sign Brett Connolly
Fantasy Impact: Washington Capitals sign winger Brett Connolly to a one-year contract worth $850,000. The Capitals get: the sixth overall pick from 2010 at a very good cap hit. Connolly hasn't shown us much at the NHL level, but he's still only 24 and a lot of prospects don't even begin their NHL careers [...]
Colorado Avalanche Sign Patrick Wiercioch
Colorado adds depth to the blue line by signing Patrick Wiercioch **** There are some players that divide the hockey community. Without question, one of these is Patrick Wiercioch. He is a defenceman that some more traditional hockey analysts do not think can be an NHL regular, while the analytics community is much higher on [...]
Florida Panthers Sign Jonathan Marchessault
Fantasy Impact: Florida Panthers sign forward Jonathan Marchessault to a two-year contract worth $1.5 million. The Panthers get: an underrated small, skilled forward who gets his first one-way contract. However, at a $750,000 cap hit, Marchessault could still be buried in the minors. This was a curious signing because the Panthers are pretty [...]
Carolina Hurricanes Sign Lee Stempniak
The Carolina Hurricanes bolster their offence with the signing of Lee Stempniak. **** Points-wise, Lee Stempniak had the best year since 2006-2007 last year, as he posted 51 points, including 19 goals, split between the New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins. That’s kind of funny, considering he couldn’t even get a contract in the offseason [...]
Hurricanes Sign Viktor Stalberg
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 [...]
Arizona Coyotes Sign Winger Jamie McGinn
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 [...]
Calgary Flames Sign Troy Brouwer
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 [...]