Let’s start with some contract news for some players who have recently joined new teams. The Predators have signed newly acquired Mavrik Bourque to a six-year contract with a $5.5 million cap hit. Bourque was acquired on July 1 from Dallas along with Ilya Lyubushkin for a 2027 second-round pick and a 2028 third-round pick. [...]
If you were looking for drama this offseason, you’ve got it. Not one, but two offer sheets! Two days after the Devils offer sheeted Barrett Hayton, the Philadelphia Flyers have unleashed an atomic bomb. Leo Carlsson has signed on the dotted line with the Flyers for five years with an AAV of $18 million. Yes, [...]
The New Jersey Devils traded Jacob Markstrom to the Florida Panthers before his latest extension had even kicked in. In it, Evan Rodrigues went back to the Devils, who needed depth at forward more than they needed another sub-par season from Markstrom. You can find Cliffy's take on the deal here. In Markstrom and recent [...]
Every Sunday, we share 21 Fantasy Rambles from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week's ‘Daily Ramblings’. Writers/Editors: Ian Gooding, Michael Clifford, Alexander MacLean, Puneet Sharma, and Dobber ___ The Fantasy Prospects Report is available!If you don't have yours yet, get it at the Dobber Sports Store. ___ 1. So [...]
Day 2 of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft took place on Saturday with prospects being picked in Rounds 2-7. You can view all of the picks from Rounds 1-7 at the NHL Draft Tracker. From what I understand, the probability of a pick one day playing in the NHL seems to decline during the second [...]
So much more than just the draft happened on Friday, but we’ll start with the draft anyway. The Toronto Maple Leafs kicked things off, selecting Gavin McKenna with the first overall pick to no one’s surprise. That was also the case for the San Jose Sharks selecting Ivar Stenberg second overall, especially with the Sharks [...]
Well what a crazy day that was yesterday in the NHL world. Give NHL GMs cap space, a weaker draft class, a barren free agent group, and it turns out that making a trade isn’t actually that difficult! We saw Bowen Byram moved for the fourth overall pick, and some secondary pieces. Jordan Kyrou [...]
Every Sunday, we share 21 Fantasy Rambles from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week's ‘Daily Ramblings’. Writers/Editors: Ian Gooding, Michael Clifford, Alexander MacLean, Puneet Sharma, and Dobber ___ The Fantasy Prospects Report is now available!If you don't have yours yet, get it at the Dobber Sports Store. ___ 1. [...]
From the trades and coaching hires from the past week, let’s evaluate the fantasy stock of certain impacted players. One caveat: It might be better to wait until the dust settles on activity to completely evaluate offseason moves. In my experience, if a team makes a real head-scratching move or one that leaves more questions [...]
After a trade with the Flyers earlier in the week, new Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka was busy again on Friday, acquiring Darren Raddysh from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 2026 fifth-round pick. Raddysh also agreed to terms on an eight-year contract with an $8.5 million AAV with the Leafs. Mike Clifford [...]
