The Seattle Kraken have acquired Mackie Samoskevich from Florida on Sunday in exchange for the 25th overall pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft and a conditional 2027 second-round selection. Samoskevich finished the 2025-26 season with 32 points in 77 games, which was very similar to the 31 points in 72 games he attained in [...]
The Los Angeles Kings officially ended their coaching search by hiring former New York Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette. He steps in after a year away from coaching following his stint with the Rangers. From a fantasy hockey perspective, this should be viewed as a net positive for most of the Kings’ key offensive pieces. [...]
The Vancouver Canucks have traded right wing Conor Garland to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2026 third-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick. From the Blue Jackets’ side: The Blue Jackets receive Garland, a middle-six winger who has been a consistent 45-to-55-point player during his 4+ seasons with the Canucks. The smallish (5-10, 165 [...]
The Vancouver Canucks have traded star defenseman Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild for center Marco Rossi, defenseman Zeev Buium, forward Liam Ohgren, and a 2026 first-round pick. The Wild receive: Hughes, the 2024 Norris Trophy winner and one of the league’s top defensemen. The Wild are preparing to go all in this season and [...]
Pius Suter has signed a two-year deal in St. Louis with an AAV of $4.125 million. With the move, the Blues continue to reshape their middle-six forward group, and by bringing in Suter they are signing one of the best centers in what was a very thin market. Suter is coming off of a career-high [...]
In a cap-clearing move, the Edmonton Oilers parted ways with one of their most physical players in Evander Kane, shipping him to the Vancouver Canucks for a fourth-round pick. Edmonton needed to shed salary, and while on the ice Kane is worth his cap hit, he was also maybe the most moveable piece for the [...]
In the first real trade of the offseason, the Predators began their quest for a do-over, while the Devils are also in need of a bit of a shake-up. Erik Haula fills a bit of a need for the Predators at centre, and all it cost was a bottom-tier prospect (Jeremy Hanzel) and a 4th [...]
The Pittsburgh Penguins tabbed their new Head Coach, signing Dan Muse and leading to a whole bunch of possibilities for clever headlines. He tkes over from Mike Sullivan, who had an excellent run with the Penguins, but the team needed a change. Muse was most recently an assistant coach with the New York Rangers, where [...]
The Vancouver Canucks have traded center J.T. Miller, defenseman Erik Brannstrom, and defenseman Jackson Dorrington to the New York Rangers for center Filip Chytil, defenseman Victor Mancini, and a top-13 protected 2025 first-round pick. The Rangers receive: Miller, a onetime Ranger who will turn 32 years old in March and has a cap hit of [...]
