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Fantasy hockey streaming guide: Stack your positions against these teams
They are at the bottom of the standings, so does that mean the San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks, Anaheim Ducks and Ottawa Senators are the best targets when choosing a free agent to stream against or deciding how to compose your lineup on a busy night? Should you avoid facing the New York Rangers and […]
Continue readingLightning sign Brandon Hagel to 8-year extension worth $52M
Vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced the deal Tuesday. Hagel will count $6.5 million against the salary cap annually when the new contract kicks in for the 2024-25 season. The soon-to-be 28-year-old had a career-best 64 points in 81 games last season, his first full one with the Lightning since they acquired him […]
Continue readingFormer Leafs winger Michael Bunting signs 3-year deal with Canes
Bunting will make $4.5 million against the salary cap per season. He was on a mild two-year deal that carried an average-annual value of $950,000. The Hurricanes previously signed Dmitry Orlov of the Boston Bruins, the top defenseman on the free-agent market, to a two-year deal with a $7.75 million AAV. Bunting, who will be […]
Continue readingRest-of-season rankings: The most improved players
There isn’t anything special about the rankings here compared to every week, but that’s because these rest-of-season rankings aim to capture a snapshot of what a draft might be like every single week of the season. With that in mind, we are going to highlight some of the biggest swings in value since the puck […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings: Can these disappointing starters turn it around?
Injuries don’t count, so Zach Werenski and Josh Norris get a pass. Rookies don’t count either, so we aren’t bothering with Marco Rossi and Shane Wright. This is about established NHLers with a reliable baseline coming well short of expectations. They are arranged by how much they are missing the preseason projections I assigned to […]
Continue readingLingering questions for all 32 NHL teams heading into training camp: Goaltending, lineup, injuries, more
But now that fall is officially set to begin on Thursday, it’s also time for training camps around the NHL to open, as we look ahead to opening night of the season on Oct. 11. To help get you ready for the next few weeks — as teams decide on which players make the roster, […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey dynasty ranks: What will the NHL look like in 2027
Well, we know their age. We also know what kind of production they have put up in the past. But beyond those two criteria, we don’t really know a whole lot. We can certainly guess a lot. In January 2018, ESPN asked me to do the first one of these dynasty rankings. While I didn’t […]
Continue readingTampa Bay Lightning ink Mikhail Sergachev, Anthony Cirelli, Erik Cernak
Tampa Bay took care of its own as NHL free agency opened on Wednesday. The Lightning signed defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to an eight-year, $68 million extension, forward Anthony Cirelli to an eight-year, $50 million contract and defenseman Erik Cernak to an eight-year, $41.6 million deal. All three players are entering the final year of their […]
Continue readingTampa Bay Lightning trade D Ryan McDonagh to Nashville Predators after ‘an incredible five years’
The Tampa Bay Lightning traded veteran defenseman Ryan McDonagh to the Nashville Predators on Sunday to clear space under the NHL salary cap. The Predators sent defenseman Philippe Myers and forward Grant Mismash to the Lightning for the 33-year-old McDonagh, who waived his no-trade clause to make the deal happen. McDonagh has four more seasons […]
Continue readingTampa Bay Lightning denied three-peat by Colorado Avalanche but adamant ‘it’s not the end of our run’
TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning fell short of the first Stanley Cup three-peat since 1983 — but they don’t believe their dynasty has crumbled. “Who said we’re done?” Lightning captain Steven Stamkos said after his team’s 2-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Sunday night. […]
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