Good morning, all! Well, that sure was a fun deadline day, wasn’t it? DFS is going to be a little strange this morning because we won’t have full confirmation as to who is/is not in the lineup, so you’ll have to be a little cautious when building your lineup around some of these clubs. A [...]
The trade deadline came and went on Friday with lots of activity. For a full list of trades, go to the Trade Deadline Tracker. For the most impactful trades from a fantasy perspective, go to our Fantasy Takes page. I don’t usually reinvent the wheel and break down the key trades in the Ramblings if [...]
The Florida Panthers have acquired Brad Marchand from the Boston Bruins for a conditional 2027 second-round pick that can become a 2028 first-round pick if Florida wins two rounds of the playoffs this year and Marchand appears in at least 50 percent of the team’s playoff games. The Panthers receive: Marchand, a 36-year-old winger who [...]
Breaking down the NHL's Trade Deadline from a Fantasy Hockey perspective. Ian Gooding, Mike Clifford and Alexander MacLean deliver the spin on fantasy-relevant trades:******* MARCH 7 RANTANEN MOVES TO DALLAS To DALLAS:Mikko Rantanen, RW To CAROLINA:Logan Stankoven, RWConditional 1st-round pick in 2026Conditional 1st-round pick in 20283rd-round pick in 20263rd-round pick in 2027 See analysis | [...]
The Ottawa Senators have acquired forwards Fabian Zetterlund, Tristen Robins, and a fourth-round pick from the San Jose Sharks for Zack Ostapchuk, Noah Gregor and a 2025 second-round pick. The Senators receive: Zetterlund, who has produced at around a 45-point pace as a top-6 forward for the Sharks after being acquired as a returning piece [...]
The Boston Bruins have traded center Charlie Coyle and a 2025 fifth-round pick to the Colorado Avalanche for Casey Mittelstadt, William Zellers, and a 2025 second-round pick. The Bruins receive: a potential second-line center who, aside from the first dozen games or so, has been producing at a third-line level. Mittelstadt does still have some [...]
Seeing their Atlantic rivals get stronger and stronger, Toronto finally made their move to prepare for the postseason. The Leafs shipped a 2027 first round pick (top-10 protected) and Nikita Grebenkin to the Flyers in exchange for Scott Laughton (50% retained), a fourth round pick, and a sixth round pick. This is one of those moves [...]
Mikko Rantanen has been traded for the second time this season. The Dallas Stars have acquired Rantanen from the Carolina Hurricanes for Logan Stankoven, first-round picks in both 2026 and 2028, and third-round picks in both 2026 and 2027. In order to make the deal happen, Rantanen has also agreed to an eight-year extension with [...]
The Winnipeg Jets have acquired a pair of bangers in separate deals. The Jets have acquired Luke Schenn from Pittsburgh in exchange for a 2026 second-round pick and a 2027 fourth-round pick, and they have also acquired Brandon Tanev from Seattle for a second-round pick in 2027. The Jets receive: Schenn, who is currently third [...]
The LA Kings have acquired winger Andrei Kuzmenko from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a 2027 third-round draft pick. The Flyers retain 50% of Kuzmenko's $5.5M cap hit. The Flyers Receive: a middling draft pick for a player they were obviously not interested in keeping. Kuzmenko tenure with the Flyers has come to an [...]
