mckeenshockey.com The trade deadline always brings out some interesting team philosophies. Sometimes it’s as simple as getting the best player available like the Devils getting Timo Meier or Toronto adding Ryan O’Reilly with the Blues falling out of the playoff race ear…
1 – Alexander Nikishin – D – KHL – Carolina Hurricanes 3rd rounder in 2020 It’s been a whale of a season for the 21-year-old former Olympian. He’s not only leading SKA in defensive scoring, but the entire KHL. In fact, he’s 6th overall in KHL scoring a…
The game of musical chairs at the top of the Flames lineup was one of the league’s better storylines heading into the year. Even if they couldn’t replace the level of production they got from Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk, you can do a lot worse …
Amdist the choas of the 2023 NHL trade deadline, the Detroit Red Wings made a big move to keep one of their own. Not just one of their own, their captain, the guy responsible for steering the ship on the player side of things. Dylan Larkin does a lot w…
Each week I dive into the numbers and offer some insights that should help when it comes time to make fantasy hockey decisions. This week, the trade business is starting to pick up, so look to Ryan O’Reilly in Toronto and Dmitry Orlov heading to Boston…
When the Boston Bruins signed Georgii Merkulov on April 9, 2022, there was a great deal of excitement. The Russian forward was a top free agent from the NCAA and immediately slotted in as a top-five prospect in the Bruins’ system. Since that signing, h…
Each week I dive into the numbers and offer some insights that should help when it comes time to make fantasy hockey decisions. This week, the Rangers dive into the trade market and the St. Louis Blues might just be getting started as sellers. Players …
Not even four years removed from his draft day, Dylan Cozens has already established himself as part of the Sabres long-term plans, signing a seven-year $49 million contract with the team earlier this week. Ever since the Devils gave Jack Hughes his bi…
Mikey Anderson, a 2017 fourth-round pick for the Los Angeles Kings, made some news across the league this week when he signed an eight-year, $33 million extension with L.A. that will take him through the 2030-31 season. At an average value per year of …
Each week I dive into the numbers and offer some insights that should help when it comes time to make fantasy hockey decisions. This week, Bowen Byram and Juuso Valimaki are getting bigger opportunities on the blueline, Teuvo Teravainen, William Carrie…