It was quite the Tuesday as we saw the Edmonton Oilers finally hire Mike Babcock to be their next Head Coach, and a slew of significant trades with Simon Nemec being shipped to the Calgary Flames (wrote about that here), the Ottawa Senators replacing Brady Tkachuk with William Eklund (wrote about there here), and the [...]
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 [...]
For what feels like 3-4 years now, St. Louis Blues winger Jordan Kyrou has had his name in the trade rumour mill, and coming off a down year this past season, that sentiment got stronger. The rumour finally became reality as the Blues traded the scoring forward to the Washington Capitals. Going back the other [...]
A couple of days after trading away winger Brady Tkachuk, the Ottawa Senators filled the need for a top-6 winger by acquiring William Eklund from the San Jose Sharks. According to PuckPedia, Eklund is signed for three more years at a cap hit of $5.6M per season, and he’ll still be a restricted free agent [...]
It had been rumoured for months, but the New Jersey Devils finally took the plunge as they traded defenceman Simon Nemec to the Calgary Flames. The entire deal, as reported by Pat Steinberg, is Nemec and winger Maxim Tsyplakov for a first-round pick in 2027, a first-round pick in 2028, a second-round pick in 2026, [...]
Welcome fantasy managers to another edition of the Eastern Edge. This week we’ll take a closer look at Florida Panthers GM Bill Zito and his recent moves to reposition the franchise for several other runs at the Stanley Cup. We’ll also dive into the Toronto Maple Leafs doubling down with their acquisition of late-blooming defenseman [...]
It took some waiting, namely because of an NHL investigation that had to conclude, but it was finally announced on Tuesday that the Edmonton Oilers have hired Mike Babcock to be their next Head Coach. Babcock has not coached in the NHL since November of 2019 when he was fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs, [...]
The big news from the weekend was the Ottawa Senators trading Brady Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers for three first-round picks and a second-round pick. Ian broke down the trade here. The point Ian made about ice time in Florida is probably the important one here. Because Florida had so many injuries in 2025-26, it [...]
Happy Monday y’all! And happy Father’s Day to all the dads! Being a dad is the best feeling in the world. I have two little ones and my 16-team dynasty calls me daddy since I’ve won two straight titles, suckahs! Troy Terry of the Anaheim Ducks underwent successful hip surgery at the beginning of June [...]
*Note: Stats courtesy of ESPN Fantasy Hockey The NHL offseason is ramping up with the draft only days away and the opening of free agency to follow shortly after. This year's free agent crop isn’t particularly strong, and we’ve seen some big names already come off the board, including most recently Darren Raddysh to Toronto [...]
