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NHL season preview: Power Rankings, predictions, X factors
More Teams. More Games. Take a look back at some of the NHL’s greatest rookie debuts as we await Connor Bedard‘s first game with the Blackhawks. (1:33) Opening night of the 2023-24 NHL season is Tuesday, with a tripleheader of games on ESPN and ESPN+: Nashville Predators-Tampa Bay Lightning (5:30 p.m. ET), Chicago Blackhawks-Pittsburgh Penguins […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey draft: Strategy guide to goalies
So in usual summary, ESPN’s ideal fantasy goalie plays/wins most games, while allowing few goals on a good number of shots. The odd shutout is a happy, precious bonus. Those who manage to draft top-tier characters to start and/or fiddle successfully throughout the season, should remain in contention until the end. As the well-worn adage […]
Continue readingLeafs sign veteran G Martin Jones to one-year, $875K deal
Jones, 33, went 27-13-3 with three shutouts, a 2.99 goals-against average and an .886 save percentage with the Seattle Kraken in 2022-23. Over 10 NHL seasons, Jones is 225-163-35 with 28 shutouts, a 2.71 GAA and .905 save percentage with the Los Angeles Kings (2013-15), San Jose Sharks (2015-21), Philadelphia Flyers (2021-22) and Kraken. He […]
Continue readingRangers, defenseman K’Andre Miller agree to two-year extension
The Rangers announced they signed Miller, 23, to a two-year contract carrying a $3.872 million AAV in each season. Finding a new deal for Miller was one of the offseason priorities as the top-four defenseman was a restricted free agent who was in need of a new deal. A first-round pick in 2018, Miller came […]
Continue reading2023 NHL free agency: Fantasy impact, outlooks, more
Following the initial flurry of free-agent signings to launch Summer 2023, here’s an ultra-preliminary look at how some prominent fantasy performers predictively fit in with their new squads. Blake Wheeler, RW, New York Rangers: If the veteran winger earns the opportunity to skate on a top line with Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider, as anticipated, […]
Continue readingSources: Blake Wheeler to join Rangers on 1-year deal
It didn’t take long for Blake Wheeler to find a new home as the veteran forward is set to join the New York Rangers. Wheeler agreed to a one-year contract on Saturday with sources telling ESPN’s Emily Kaplan that the deal is worth $800,000 while including up to $300,000 in bonuses. Signing with the Rangers […]
Continue readingSources: Sabres sign Erik Johnson to 1-year, $3.25M deal
The 35-year-old Johnson is signing a one-year deal worth $3.25 million. Sources told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan the deal also includes a $1.25 million signing bonus. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound Johnson had been the longest tenured member of the Colorado Avalanche and helped them win a Stanley Cup in 2022. However, the team elected to not re-sign […]
Continue readingOne of original Golden Knights, Reilly Smith traded to Penguins
The Golden Knights just won the first Stanley Cup in their six-year history. Smith, who was part of the first Vegas squad, was one of six players from the “Original Misfits.” Moving Smith, who scored 26 goals and 56 points this season, allows the Golden Knights to shed his contract to create cap space. Smith […]
Continue readingStanley Cup champions: NHL best all-time winners list
Put another way: There is a lot of history behind the Stanley Cup. With the 2023 Stanley Cup Final now complete, here is a list of every Cup winner and runner-up, along with the player who was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the postseason (beginning in 1965). 2023: Vegas Golden Knights Losing […]
Continue readingOn cusp of title, Golden Knights lean on players who’ve ‘been here before’
LAS VEGAS — Although Tuesday will mark the first time the Vegas Golden Knights can clinch a Stanley Cup, they have a few players on their roster who’ve been in the position before. The message from those players is simple: Stay focused on the end goal while enjoying the pressure that comes with it all. […]
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