Sunday’s helper gives Luke Hughes seven points in his last seven outings. Hughes is seeing more power-play opportunity with Dougie Hamilton out for an ‘extended period of time’ and probably should be rostered in more than 48% of Yahoo Leagues. Ivan Fedotov hasn’t allowed more than two goals in each of his last three appearances. [...]
Several recently acquired players played their first games with their new teams on Saturday, so let’s check in on some of those key names. Two players that wear the number 96 made their debuts with their new teams in Edmonton. We’ll start with Mikko Rantanen, who jumped into the Stars’ lineup a day after officially [...]
Fantasy hockey can be brutal. One minute, your lineup is stacked, the next, your stars are dropping like flies. Matthew Tkachuk, Kirill Kaprizov, Jack Hughes, Adam Fox - the list keeps growing. Their absences will send fantasy managers scrambling, but injuries also open the door for young players to step into NHL roles. In a [...]
Take a deep breath and exhale, hockey heads. The dust is starting to settle on an intense NHL trade deadline day. We’re locked and loaded for what is sure to be an entertaining Saturday of betting action.Now, there’s no denying we’ve been pretty ice cold on the picks front over the previous fortnight, dragging our [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
