We have a trade to announce. It’s no huge surprise considering the current state of the Buffalo Sabres, as Eric Staal has been traded to Montreal for a third-round and a fifth-round pick in the upcoming draft. For more, check out the fantasy impact article from Mike Clifford. Staal’s value should improve just by getting [...]
Marc Bergevin said that the Habs would be very cash-strapped at the deadline, but as Bergevin has shown before, he’s not always truthful with his proclamations in the media. Montreal traded for Eric Staal late Friday afternoon, sending a third- and fifth-round pick in this year’s draft to the Sabres in exchange. The Sabres retained [...]
All fantasy owners need help in the short term AND the long term. The Looking Ahead feature identifies one player to plug into lineups in the short term, a second to invest in for the long term, a third to bench for the coming week, and a fourth who will struggle to meet expectations for [...]
It has been a while since we have specifically looked at some of the wide-ranging offers that Frozen Tools really has. We have been using it to answer specific questions for, but I wanted to take a moment and check back in on some of the basic info we can access, and some of the [...]
The cold streak for Carter Hart is extending longer than many people expected – especially on my end. Rookie goalies like Alex Nedeljkovic, Kevin Lankinen, and Kaapo Kahkonen are all making their mark, further reinforcing two points that I believe in. First, goaltending is not somewhere to spend a lot of money, and second, younger goalies should [...]
Going into Thursday night, the St. Louis Blues had been on a bit of a skid, losing six of their previous eight games. Their top defenceman, Colton Parayko, has been out of the lineup and the team really doesn’t look the same without him. They got a positive update on Parayko yesterday though: https://twitter.com/jprutherford/status/1375129476485505030 That [...]
This trade deadline will be like no other. I know sports networks will use that tag line often. The bachelor/bachelorette uses it for every season finale (I only know because my wife watches it). The North division complicates things immensely. The 14-day quarantine period the Canadian teams require all players coming from the United States [...]
Last chance for those of you who have stocked up on Quinn Hughes and the rest of the 2021 RFA class, before they re-up with new contracts this summer. Included in that group is rookie Kirill Kaprizov, who is set for a big raise. A comparable situation led to a two-year deal for Artemi Panarin, and didn’t work [...]
The big news from Wednesday was that referee Tim Peel will not be officiating any more NHL games. This comes on the heels of Peel being mic’d up in a game and explaining he’s not actually calling penalties, but more managing the game, as it were. That led to this: https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1374716621978238977 That Peel admitted [...]
Tuukka Rask – Has a lingering back injury and he was close to return prior to Boston having games postponed due to Covid. I would expect him back once Boston resumes playing. Trent Frederic – Blocked a shot and x-rays were negative so he has been labeled day-to-day with a lower body injury. He is another [...]
