More Teams. More Games. With NHL opening night on the horizon, take a look back at some of the best moments from last season. (0:58) After a wild offseason that included multiple superstars joining or leaving the Calgary Flames, opening night of the 2022-23 NHL season is fast approaching. ESPN will be your home for […]
Continue readingIn a rotisserie fantasy league, it all comes out in the wash. You can make the same argument for a season-long points format. But in head-to-head, it matters a lot. If you have players that disappear some weeks, it can have a major impact on how you do in the standings. In an ideal world, […]
Continue readingCreate or join a fantasy hockey league on ESPN. Your championship run starts today! Sign up today! Beyond the recognized hotshots – Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, David Pastrnak – there are a host of other prolific goal-scorers from which to choose in the early stages of your draft. Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen “quietly” scored 55 this […]
Continue readingNorth Carolina coach Mack Brown ripped the NCAA on Thursday after receiving word that receiver Tez Walker will be ineligible to play this season. Saying the NCAA has failed Walker and his family, Brown said, “It makes no sense and it never will.” Walker and North Carolina have spent months appealing the NCAA’s initial decision […]
Continue readingI’m not saying there is a good argument to be made; my stance is clear from previous positional previews that the best fantasy world is an all “F” forward fantasy world. But I get it when it comes to centers. They are the position from which an offense is built. They are the foundation for […]
Continue readingJohnsson, 28, spent the 2022-23 season with the New Jersey Devils and San Jose Sharks but played in only 13 games, recording three assists, after losing his spot among the Devils’ core of young forwards. He eventually was dealt to San Jose at the trade deadline as part of the package that New Jersey compiled […]
Continue readingNo surprises at the top, where a pair of star teammates in Edmonton lead fantasy forwards once again. Keep reading to see where postseason standouts in Matthew Tkachuk and Jake Oettinger sit, as well as much-hyped draft pick Connor Bedard. 1. Connor McDavid, C, Edm (C1) 2. Leon Draisaitl, C, Edm (C2) 3. Elias Pettersson, […]
Continue readingThe New Jersey Devils have signed forward Timo Meier to an eight-year, $70.4 million contract extension, the team announced Wednesday. Meier landed with New Jersey in a blockbuster trade in February between the Devils and San Jose Sharks. San Jose shipped Meier — in the final season of a four-year, $24 million contract — to […]
Continue readingThe Calgary Flames traded leading scorer Tyler Toffoli to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday in exchange for Yegor Sharangovich and the 80th overall pick in the 2023 draft. The trade comes a week after a Daily Faceoff report that Toffoli, who has a year remaining on his contract, would not re-sign with the Flames. […]
Continue readingThe Sharks parted with a 2023 sixth-round pick to land Blackwood — a pending restricted free agent in need of a new contract. Getting Blackwood now provides the Sharks with a sense of stability when it comes to how they could look in net ahead of next season. Initially, Kaapo Kahkonen was the only NHL […]
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