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Seattle Kraken expansion draft protected lists, available players
The Seattle Kraken are joining the NHL for the 2021-22 season and will play in the Pacific Division. The front office and coaching staff have taken shape, and Climate Pledge Arena is on track to be ready, but the team needs players. The Kraken will select one player each from 30 NHL teams, as the […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey playoff pool guide: Stars, sleepers, and busts
It’s a different game, without question. Managers must weigh an individual’s projected productivity with their respective team’s chances at surviving one round after another. Connor McDavid‘s proclivity for putting up points will only go so far if the Winnipeg Jets sweep the Edmonton Oilers in four (this won’t happen). Ideally, fantasy competitors want to invest […]
Continue readingColorado Avalanche claim Presidents’ Trophy with win over Los Angeles Kings
DENVER — Tyson Jost was barely off the ice and already wearing a burgundy shirt commemorating the Colorado Avalanche winning the Presidents’ Trophy. Guess they had an inkling. Jost scored two of Colorado’s five second-period goals as the Avalanche clinched the West Division and the top overall seed in the NHL playoffs with a 5-1 […]
Continue readingRanking the top players, teams, coaches, owners, arenas we’re rooting for in the 2021 NHL playoffs
But beyond that, we’d love to have these people, places and things that we’re pulling for in the chase for the Cup. Here’s our top 10: The Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup last season. Unless you’re a fan of dynasties or Tampa Bay as the sports epicenter of the universe, there’s not really […]
Continue readingInjury to Linus Ullmark further depletes Buffalo Sabres’ goalie depth
Interim coach Don Granato provided the update on Ullmark on Friday, saying the timetable for his return is “touchy” because the Sabres only have three weeks left in their season. The Sabres sit last in the NHL standings and are all but mathematically out of contention. Ullmark has missed one game after being shaken up […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Forecaster for the week of April 19 – 25
Devan Dubnyk, G, Colorado Avalanche: Almost according to script, the Avs get the veteran backup tender and then immediately have to break the emergency glass when starter Philipp Grubauer hits the COVID protocol list for two weeks. It means Dubnyk and 25-year-old Jonas Johansson have to hold down the fort into May. Dubnyk’s .921 even-strength […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Secondary scorers poised to benefit from NHL trade deadline
Postgame analysis and highlight show airing each night throughout the season from Barry Melrose and Linda Cohn. Watch on ESPN+ What about the less-renowned figures to land elsewhere, players who might benefit from gaining a new linemate from another club, or those left behind, tasked with making the most of a non-contending campaign? Sometimes such […]
Continue readingNHL trade tracker: Latest deals, rumors, grades for 2021
The 2021 NHL trade deadline has passed, with many players and draft picks changing teams. That includes Pierre-Luc Dubois heading to the Jets, with Patrik Laine and Jack Roslovic joining the Blue Jackets on Jan. 23. More recently, the Islanders traded for Devils veteran Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac, the Avalanche bolstered their goaltending depth […]
Continue readingColorado Avalanche add goalie depth, acquiring veteran Devan Dubnyk from San Jose Sharks
Dubnyk, 34, gives league-leading Colorado some insurance in net behind starter Philipp Grubauer. Dubnyk has 26 games of Stanley Cup playoff experience during his career. This season, he has a 3.18 goals-against average and .898 save percentage for struggling San Jose. “Devan brought the element of consummate professionalism and class to our dressing room in […]
Continue readingFlorida Panthers acquire Brandon Montour from Buffalo Sabres for third-round pick
Montour, 26, is an offensive-minded right-shot defenseman who could help fill a void with Aaron Ekblad out for 12 weeks after undergoing surgery on a broken leg. The 25-year-old Ekblad was having a Norris Trophy-caliber season for the Panthers at the time of his injury in late March, with 11 goals and 11 assists in […]
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