Note: Because the Penguins made another trade after this one, this article was updated after being published to account for only the New Jersey side of the trade. The Pittsburgh analysis on both trades can be found here. The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded defenseman John Marino to the New Jersey Devils for defenseman Ty Smith [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we follow hockey prospects and their paths to the NHL, providing fantasy predictions and analysis along the way. Before we recap a hectic first round of this year’s draft, I want to thank everyone that reached out with kind words about my article last week; it was greatly appreciated! [...]
Day 3 of free agency was even quieter than Day 2, and that’s saying something. There were a few signings of note, though. The Leafs have signed Calle Jarnkrok to a four-year contract worth $2.1 million. After spending his entire career with Nashville, the 30-year-old center split last season between Seattle and Calgary. With 26 [...]
The offseason has begun in full force with trades and free agent signings well underway. As a result, you’ll see more risers and fallers in this month’s rankings compared to last month’s rankings. Keep in mind that these are single-season rankings for a head-to-head or rotisserie league using the following settings: G, A, +/-, [...]
Day 2 of free agency was only a tiny fraction as busy as Day 1 (as you'd expect), but there was still some news to pass along. The Ottawa Senators might be having the best offseason of any team, and it keeps getting better. Following their recent acquisitions of Alex DeBrincat, Cam Talbot, and Claude [...]
One of the most shocking non-qualified RFAs to come out of the 2021-22 season was Dylan Strome from Chicago. It seemed certain Strome would catch on somewhere, likely with a top-end team that would need a middle-6 scoring centre. That’s exactly what ended up happening: https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1547695918522064897 Let’s get to this signing. What Washington Gets When [...]
The Florida Panthers were up against the cap this offseason, which is one reason why both Claude Giroux and Mason Marchment moved on to other teams. They would be looking at cheap depth signings which is why they got guys like Marc Staal and Colin White on low-cost one-year deals. They continued their bargain hunting [...]
Free Agency Day was one to remember as we saw some high-profile players relocate, we saw some seasoned veterans sign with their hometown teams, and others who opted to chase a cup. Along with seeing valuable depth pieces move around, some players got more money than I had expected but that’s also to be expected [...]
While we didn’t have a couple of the big dominoes fall on the first day of free agency, namely Evgeni Malkin and Ondrej Palat, there were lots of signings with significant fantasy impact to discuss. For anyone that missed the coverage, the entire Dobber editing group pitched in to cover all the big names, and [...]
The New Jersey Devils have signed winger Ondrej Palat to a five-year contract worth $6 million per season. Palat had a down regular season by his standards, scoring 49 points (18 G, 31 A) in 77 games. He elevated his game in the playoffs, scoring 21 points in 23 games. In fact, only two players [...]
