Injuries haven’t been uncommon during the first part of the season, but the New York Rangers were hit with the worst possible injury news on Saturday. According to multiple sources, starting goalie Ig...

According to Panthers reporter Armando Velez, Aleksander Barkov is expected to be sidelined for 10-12 weeks with his most recent knee injury. That timeline would mean that Barkov would return around C...

We’re only two games into the season and Aleksander Barkov is staring down another long-term absence. The Panthers placed Barkov on long-term injured reserve on Saturday with the knee injury he suffered during Thursday’s game against San Jose. This is not the same leg/knee that was injured before last season, forcing Barkov to miss the [...]

Regular-season fantasy hockey is back! It’s great to be able to break down meaningful games and the implications for fantasy leagues. Alex Tuch began his stint with the Washington Capitals with a bang. Tuch scored two goals in the first period to lead the Capitals to a 5-2 win in Carolina. Tuch, who signed an [...]

There are still several days left in September, yet this is already the last weekend that we won’t see regular-season NHL games. Hope you are ready! Let’s start with some news and notes for the day. Dylan Larkin has been ruled out for Saturday’s preseason game, according to coach Todd McLellan. Yet according to Elliotte [...]

Connor Hellebuyck has been suspended by the Jets after not reporting to camp. Hellebuyck, who has five years remaining on his contract, has requested a trade. With the possibility of missing the start of the season and a potentially long holdout, Hellebuyck places fantasy teams in a difficult situation – particularly those that have retained [...]

It didn’t take Chris Kreider long to find a new home. After his contract was terminated by the Anaheim Ducks, Kreider signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens. I wrote the Fantasy Take on this one. Prior to today, Kreider was not well-liked by Habs fans for this incident during the 2014 Eastern Conference [...]

Not much happening in the news today, so I’m going to jump into another mock draft that I recently completed. After my last mock draft, the area that I identified that I needed improvement on was how I draft defensemen. That is why I spend considerable time discussing them in the first few rounds of [...]

Today’s focus will be on news and notes from the past week. Included are injury updates, contract news, and player transactions. The Canucks are betting big on Zeev Buium being the real deal, signing the 20-year-old defenseman to an eight-year contract with a cap hit of $9.38 million ($75.04 million total). Buium finished with 12 [...]

Can you believe that the NHL season starts one month from now? No, not preseason games. No, not early games from another continent. Actual regular-season games on North American soil. Yes, the regular season now starts in late September as opposed to early October. That begs another question: Where did the summer go? With Yahoo [...]

Last week I created a “If He Gets PP1” All-Star team, which you can view here. The players listed are deserving candidates for their team’s top power play, but for various reasons did not appear there for at least part of 2025-26. Looking at the other side of the coin, here are some players who [...]

The 2026-27 Fantasy Guide is now available! If you have already purchased it, you’ll receive the following documents with your purchase: PDF Guide, which includes both articles and team-by-team projections Excel Draft List, which includes sortable projections Both documents are updated as needed until the start of the regular season. To take advantage of the [...]

The Flyers have signed Jamie Drysdale to a four-year extension with a cap hit of $6.5 million. Drysdale tied his career high with 32 points in 78 games in 2025-26. His nine power-play points was tied for fourth on the Flyers, a team that finished dead last in the NHL with a 15.7 PP%. Drysdale [...]

With a lack of news stories happening recently (everyone watching the World Cup?) let’s take a look at some of the more interesting top Frozen Tools searched players over the past week. Adam Fantilli Now that the Ducks have matched Leo Carlsson’s offer sheet, the Flyers may consider targeting another young center with all of [...]

The focus today will be on two major news stories from the past week and what they could mean in fantasy leagues going forward. Fantasy Hockey Implications of the Ducks Matching Leo Carlsson’s Offer Sheet From a fantasy perspective, Anaheim matching the offer sheet for Carlsson is a major win for anyone invested in him [...]

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 St. Louis Blues have acquired forward Mason McTavish from the Anaheim Ducks for two first-round picks (#15 – Nikita Klepov, #29 – later traded to Vegas with the #117 pick for the #28 pick, which Anaheim used to select Marcus Nordmark) in the 2026 draft. McTavish was unable to build on his career high [...]

The Boston Bruins have acquired winger JJ Peterka from the Utah Mammoth for a 2026 first-round pick (number 23, which Utah later used to trade to Detroit for goalie Sebastian Cossa) and a 2028 first-round pick (top 10-protected). Peterka finished his one and only season in Utah with 25 goals and 47 points. The point [...]

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 [...]