Saturday, September 30, 2017

Tim Pays Big for Johansson

Johansson put up 58 points with Washington last season before he was traded to New Jersey.
In the final hours before the keeper selection deadline, Tim and Silvio reached an agreement that would send Marcus Johansson of the New Jersey Devils to Tim, along with the 17th and 18th Round Picks in tomorrow's draft, in exchange for Tim's 5th and 7th Round selections. Johansson qualifies as a lifetime keeper. Tim then promptly submitted his keeper selections. The league is still awaiting Silvio's keeper selections.

Lupo sends Hamilton to Alex for a 17th Round Pick

The Flames' Dougie Hamilton has 1 year left of keeper eligibility.
In another last minute move, Alex acquired Dougie Hamilton from Lupo with a 23rd Round Pick in exchange for a 17th Round Pick. Hamilton, a one-time top prospect with the Bruins, struggled a bit last season but finished strong with a 50-point campaign. He is eligible to be kept in the 16th Round and is now Alex's final keeper selection.

Josi heads to Tim for a 13th Round Pick

Josi led the Predators to the Stanley Cup Final in 2016-17.
With the keeper deadline approaching, a few teams are still wheeling and dealing to solidify their positions for the upcoming draft. Brady shipped out Nashville captain Roman Josi, who would have otherwise been turned over to the redraft pool, to Tim with a 19th Round pick in exchange for Tim's 13th Round Pick. Tim's Keepers have yet to be posted.

Friday, September 29, 2017

Corso acquires rights to Matthew Tkachuk for a Third Round Pick

Matthew Tkachuk is just 19 years old.
Ed traded Matthew's Tkachuk's keeper rights and an 18th round pick to Corso in exchange for the 33rd overall pick in the 2017 draft. The trade worked out well for both sides as Corso can keep Tkachuk for four years and Ed replenished a draft pick traded last year in a playoff push. Tkachuk had 13 goals last season but those goals came along with 35 assists, giving him a 48 point rookie campaign. The bruiser also tallied over 100 penalty minutes.

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Craig moves Nelson and Anisimov for rights to Barzal

Barzal was drafted 16th overall in 2015.
Craig acquired the rights to Matt Barzal, a promising prospect in the Islanders system and eligible as a lifetime keeper, in exchange for the rights to fellow Islanders center Brock Nelson and former Rangers' center Artem Anisimov. Nelson, also eligible as a lifetime keeper, and Anisimov, eligible in Round 21 as a Tier II keeper, head to Jen's squad.

Lupo acquires Keeper Rights to Tarasenko

Vladimir Tarasenko is taking his talents to Yzerman's Wings
Lupo traded his 2017 2nd Round Pick in the upcoming draft to Ed for the rights to all-star sniper Vladimir Tarasenko and a 2017 16th Round Pick. Tarasenko has one year left of keeper eligibility and is a projected first round pick. The right winger had 39 goals last season and 75 points. Lupo was in desperate need of a first round talent and now has no picks in the first five rounds of the draft.