In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at a few of the recent free agent signings from a fantasy perspective. The Dobber team has done an amazing job of breaking down these moves as soon as they happen, so be sure to check the website’s front page for instant analysis of the latest free agent [...]
Interesting quotes from Colorado general manager Joe Sakic about their blue line. He really made it seems like Conor Timmins will be in the lineup next year, which makes sense when looking at their depth. He can come slot on the third pair with a solid veteran like Ian Cole and get his feet wet [...]
The Vegas Golden Knights have traded defenseman Nate Schmidt to the Vancouver Canucks for a third-round draft pick. Vancouver gets: A speedy rearguard who is pretty solid on the second pairing. He can play secondary PP minutes and secondary PK minutes. Vegas gets: whatever they could. A third-round pick is low, but they had to [...]
The Vegas Golden Knights have signed defenseman Alex Pietrangelo to a massive seven-year contract worth $8.8M AAV (which is huge by Covid-era standards). The deal puts the Knights $6.9M above the salary cap, so look for another move to come. The Golden Knights get: the top defenseman on the free agent market. Pietrangelo is as [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed freewheeling defenseman Erik Gustafsson to a one-year contracts worth $3 million. The Flyers get: an offensive defenseman with high upside who is coming off a terrible year. In his first full NHL season, Gustafsson reach rare air. He scored 17 goals and 60 points, really from out of nowhere. Then [...]
The Colorado Avalanche have acquired defenseman Devon Toews from the Islanders in exchange for a pair of second-round draft picks (next year and the year after). The Avalanche get: a talented young defenseman (Toews is 26) who is still on the rise. Toews has posted a full-season pace of 31 points as a rookie in [...]
The Montreal Canadiens have signed free agent winger Tyler Toffoli to a four-year contract worth $4.25M AAV. The Habs get: A four-time 23-goal scorer and one-time 31-goal man who at 28 is in the heart of his prime. There are still a few good years ahead of him. At least four? Fantasy Players Impacted: This [...]
Now that the entry draft is done and we are a few days into free agency, here are the notable additions and subtractions from each roster in the Western Conference (not including 2020 draft picks). We will start with the first five teams of the Western Conference and update the rest each week. Anaheim Ducks [...]
While this year’s free agent signing period was more calm than frenzy, there were still plenty of deals that can help you go for the championship next season. While most of the focus is on the contracts of Taylor Hall, Jacob Markstrom, Torey Krug, Alex Pietrangelo and other superstars, there were plenty of smaller deals [...]
On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian dive head first into the frenzy of NHL free agency! So many players moving, so many fantasy implications-- we all the player movement so far, and then some, over the course of nearly two hours on this great big mega-show. Want to [...]
