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Carolina Hurricanes send defenseman Tony DeAngelo to Philadelphia Flyers for three draft picks
MONTREAL — The Carolina Hurricanes traded defenseman Tony DeAngelo and a 2022 seventh-round draft pick to Philadelphia for a fourth-round pick (101st overall) in 2022, a third-round pick in 2023 (the lowest of Philadelphia’s three picks) and a second-round choice in 2024. The deal was announced Friday during the NHL draft. DeAngelo, a pending restricted […]
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 readingPhiladelphia Flyers hire John Tortorella as head coach
The Philadelphia Flyers have hired John Tortorella to be their head coach, general manager Chuck Fletcher announced Friday. The Flyers and Tortorella agreed to a four-year contract, ESPN NHL analyst Kevin Weekes reported Thursday. “John demands the best out of his players every single game,” Fletcher said in a statement. “He is a Stanley Cup […]
Continue readingPhiladelphia Flyers not bringing back Mike Yeo as head coach
Yeo, 48, went 17-36-7 behind the Flyers’ bench this season, as Philadelphia failed to make the postseason cut for the second straight season. Yeo had previously been a head coach with the Minnesota Wild and the St. Louis Blues. Yeo was named interim coach after the Flyers fired coach Alain Vigneault on Dec. 6, 2021. […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings: Top 12 players who exceeded their draft spots
These selections are based on how a player’s fantasy production compares to their expected production/cost of acquisition. To get the list of eligible nominees, I simply looked at the difference between a player’s current projected finish for fantasy points and compared it to where ESPN.com had them ranked in the top 300 during the offseason. […]
Continue readingPhiladelphia Flyers GM: Will deal Claude Giroux only if he wants out
The club’s general manager, Chuck Fletcher, made clear in his midseason media availability Wednesday that Giroux, a pending unrestricted free agent, will be moved ahead of the NHL’s March trade deadline only if Giroux himself chooses to be. “It will be Claude’s decision,” Fletcher said. “Claude has a no-move [clause] in his contract; ultimately that […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings: identifying potential risers
In that vein, here’s a look at some high FPP60 performers currently averaging fewer than 16 minutes per game. Anthony Duclair, W, Florida Panthers (15:26 average ice time, 8.00 FPP60): To set the tone, we’ll start with someone you probably can’t get your mitts on in your league. Duclair’s production is not a secret, playing […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings: Which goalies are trending up?
During this rough month of COVID-hampered play, we had some disparity in ice time, to be sure. Some teams played as many as 11 times, while the Ottawa Senators, for example, had only four games. With such a range, it’s difficult to pin down the fantasy landscape. But perhaps having a closer look at that […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings: Six skaters who carry their team’s fantasy scoring
I shouldn’t flippantly say they’re not embracing it though. Dobson, for what it’s worth, is now earning the ice time deserved by his play this season — but it took a while for that to come around, including a visit to the press box at one point. But he looks secure now as the offensive […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey forecaster: Dec. 13 to Dec. 19
Fox is pacing at 7.11 fantasy points per 60 minutes (FPP60), while Makar is right there at 7.10. That pace of fantasy points for a skill defenseman is not something we usually see. You have to go back to 2016-17 for the last time a defenseman that primarily puts up points through offense led the […]
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