Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyJul 3, 2023, 02:00 PM ET Close ESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010 Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 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
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Axel Jonsson-Fjallby to a two-year contract. The contract is a two-way contract in 2023-24 and is worth US$775,000 a year at the NHL level.] The 25-year-old from Stockholm had six goals and eight assists in 50 games with Winnipeg last season. Jonsson-Fjallby, who was claimed off waivers
Max Domi remembers playing with miniature hockey sticks in the Scotiabank Arena hallways growing up. Next season, he’ll step onto the ice as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs after signing a one-year, $3-million US contract on Monday. The 28-year-old’s father, Tie Domi, played for the Maple Leafs from 1995 to 2006 and became
Recently the Edmonton Oilers selected Barrie Colts’ blueliner Beau Akey in the second round (56th overall) of the 2023 NHL Draft at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. It was the first of three picks for the Oilers, who later added goaltender Nathaniel Day and center Matt Copponi in the sixth (184th) and seventh (172nd) rounds, respectively.
The Montreal Canadiens have re-signed forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard to a two-year extension worth $1.1 million a season. The Canadiens are in retool mode and will be looking to make the playoffs, but they won’t be looking to go all-in for a Stanley Cup this season. They were able to lock up their restricted free agent
The Milwaukee Admirals have signed forward Cal O’Reilly to an American Hockey League contract for the 2023-24 season. O’Reilly returns to Milwaukee, where he spent the first four years of his professional career after being drafted by the Nashville Predators in 2005. He is still the franchise’s second-leading scorer with 253 points in 262 games
ESPN News Services Jul 2, 2023, 11:07 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning traded three-time Cup winner Pat Maroon to the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night in a move that cleared salary-cap space. The Lightning also traded forward Max Cajkovic to Minnesota, while retaining 20% of Maroon’s $1 million salary. Tampa Bay received a 2024
The Maple Leafs looked on course for a bad start to free agency when Day 1 was a bit of a dud. They seemed to be losing everybody, from Noel Acciari to Radim Zohorna, with only a fourth-line grinder in Ryan Reaves and defensive reclamation project in John Klingberg to show for it. Things changed
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Tyler Bertuzzi to a one-year deal worth $5.5 million US, the team announced Sunday. Bertuzzi, 28, had four goals and 10 assists in 29 games for the Detroit Red Wings last season before getting traded to the Boston Bruins in March for two draft picks. The six-foot-one, 186-pound
It is day two of the NHL’s annual free agency frenzy, and in a down year for talented players without contracts, over $200 million was dished out league-wide on Canada Day. The Calgary Flames stood pat, most likely due to their league-worst $2.4 million in available cap space. They lost free agents Milan Lucic (Boston
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a team that should benefit from signing Max Domi to a one-year, $3 million contract as one of the top available centers this year. He has jumped around quite a bit for being 28 years old and a high draft pick back in 2013. Drafted by the Arizona Coyotes, he
The NHL free agency signing period for 2023 is underway. For each key deal, ESPN NHL reporter Greg Wyshynski will assess the player’s fit with his new team, weigh whether the terms of the deal make sense and hand out an overall grade for the team. We’ll continue to grade the most notable moves through
OTTAWA – Joonas Korpisalo is hopeful he can be the final piece to help the Ottawa Senators take the next step. The Senators signed the 29-year-old goaltender to a five-year, US$20 million contract on the opening day of free agency Saturday. Korpisalo said he had a few other options, but liked the direction of the
The Arizona Coyotes came into the 2023 NHL Draft with an opportunity to make a big splash. They had the sixth and 12th overall picks, having a chance to bolster their ever-growing prospect pool. While there was a lot of speculation and rumors about them taking several different players, they took a guy who was
The Calgary Flames have announced the signing of defenseman Jordan Oesterle to a one-year contract worth $925,000. Aside from the re-signings of Dryden Hunt, Martin Pospisil, and Colton Poolman, Oesterle marks the first free agent signing of the offseason for the Flames. After their unexpected falloff last season that led to them missing the playoffs
The Vegas Golden Knights are the 2023 Stanley Cup champions. As the offseason gets rolling in earnest with the start of free agency, all 32 NHL general managers will be looking to make the moves necessary for their players to be hoisting the sacred chalice next June. One method is free agency, another is the
The Toronto Maple Leafs waved farewell to a number of familiar faces. And added some big-time toughness up front along with skill on defence. The Ottawa Senators, meanwhile, have a new No. 1 goaltender. Ryan O’Reilly bolted Toronto as free agency opened Saturday, signing a four-year, US$18-million contract with the Nashville Predators after he was
Mike Babcock is back in the NHL with the Columbus Blue Jackets, confident he has evolved as a coach in his nearly four years out of a pro job. The 2008 Stanley Cup-winning coach with Detroit finally took over Saturday in Columbus, Ohio, introduced as the person the organization’s brass believes is the right fit