Top 200 Overall - Fantasy Hockey Draft Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find the inaugural version of our rankings, our preseason top 200 player rankings. The... Read More

Top 30 Goalies - Fantasy Hockey Draft Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Today we'll look at netminders. Below you can find the inaugural version of our fantasy... Read More

Five Fantasy Hockey Sleepers for 2019-2020: Centers

The primary goal in any fantasy hockey draft is to maximize value at every pick. As a fantasy owner works through the early rounds of the draft, the difference in the players available on the board can be somewhat insignificant. Most of the league's top scorers (like Nathan MacKinnon or Sidney Crosby) come with a... Read More

Top 40 Defensemen - Fantasy Hockey Draft Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Today we'll look at defensemen. Below you can find the inaugural version of our fantasy... Read More

Top 100 Forwards - Fantasy Hockey Draft Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find the inaugural version of our rankings, our preseason top 100 forward rankings. The... Read More

Matthew Tkachuk Gets New Deal In Calgary

Calgary Flames left-winger Matthew Tkachuk signed a three-year, $21 million contract to remain in Alberta on Wednesday. The 21-year-old, who was a restricted free agent, had been holding out of his team's training camp in hopes of getting rewarded for impressive 77-point (34 goals, 43 assists) campaign in 2018-2019. Tkachuk has sucessfully been able to... Read More

Justin Faulk Traded To St. Louis

The Carolina Hurricanes traded Justin Faulk (along with a 2020 fifth-round draft pick) to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for prospect Dominik Bokk, defenseman Joel Edmundson and a 2021 seventh-round pick on Tuesday. Following the deal, the Blues locked up Faulk for the next eight seasons, inking the offensively-gifted blueliner to a seven-year, $45.5... Read More

Dustin Byfuglien Suspended By Jets

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien has been suspended for failing to report to training camp. The hulking blueliner had been granted a personal leave of absence by the Jets earlier this month, reportedly to mull over his future with the organization and in the NHL as a whole. The suspension is just a matter of... Read More

Brayden Point Signs Deal With Bolts

Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point inked a new three-year, $20.25 million contract on Monday. The 23-year-old, who was a restricted free agent, will carry a $6.75 million cap hit per year. Point is coming off a break-out 92-point (41 goals, 51 assists) season and has emerged into a legitimate top-25 fantasy asset playing on... Read More

Thomas Chabot Signs Eight-Year Extension

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot inked an eight-year, $64 million deal to remain a Senator on Thursday. The 22-year-old, who broke through with a 55-point (14 goals, 41 assists) sophomore season in 2018-2019, still has one year remaining on his entry-level contract. Despite missing 12 games due to injury, Chabot still managed to finish 10th... Read More

Brandon Carlo Signs Two-Year Contract

Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo inked a two-year, $5.7 million ($2.85 million average annual value) contract to remain with the Bruins on Tuesday. The 22-year-old blueliner, formerly a restricted free agent, ends his contract holdout after missing just four days of training camp. Carlo has progressed into becoming a staple on the Bruins' second defensive... Read More

Brock Boeser Agrees To Three-Year Contract With Canucks

Vancouver Canucks right-winger Brock Boeser nailed down a new three-year, $17.625 million contract to remain in British Columbia on Monday. The 22-year-old, who was a restricted-free agent, will join his team in training camp on Tuesday, looking to build off an impressive 56-point (26 goals, 30 assists) campaign in 2018-2019. Boeser has emerged as one... Read More

Charlie McAvoy Inks New Deal With Bruins

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy re-upped with his draft-day team on Sunday, signing a three-year, $14.7 million contract (average annual value of $4.9 mil). The 21-year-old, who had been holding out as a restricted-free agent, has evolved into a steady top-four rearguard for the Bruins over the past two seasons, finishing with 28 points (seven... Read More

Travis Konecny Signs Six-Year Deal With Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers right-winger Travis Konecny put his pen to paper on a new six-year, $33 million contract to join his teammates in training camp on Monday. The 22-year-old had missed the previous three days of camp, holding out for a new contract as a restricted free agent. Konecny is coming off a fairly strong third... Read More

Joel Edmundson Gets New Deal With Blues

St. Louis Blues defenseman Joel Edmundson was granted a one-year, $3.1 million contract with the St Louis Blues by an arbitrator on Tuesday. With the player and team unable to come to an agreement prior to Sunday, the two sides participated in an arbitration hearing in order to settle the average annual-value and term of... Read More

Kevin Shattenkirk Signs With Lightning

Defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk inked a one-year, $1.75 million deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. The 30-year-old rearguard was recently bought out by the New York Rangers on August 1st with two years remaining on his four-year, $26.6 million contract. As a coveted free-agent just two summers ago, Shattenkirk had registered at least 40-points... Read More

Pavel Buchnevich Signs With Rangers

New York Rangers forward Pavel Buchnevich came to terms on a new two-year, $6.5 million contract on Monday. The 24-year-old restricted free-agent's deal came just hours before a scheduled arbitration hearing with the Rangers. Buchnevich took a step forward in his third NHL season in 2018-2019, establishing new career-highs in goals (21), power-play goals (seven)... Read More

Nikita Gusev Traded To Devils For Draft Picks

The Vegas Golden Knights traded forward Nikita Gusev to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a 2020 third-round draft pick and a second-round selection in the 2021 draft. Gusev, a restricted free-agent at the time, flourished while playing in his home country in the Kontinental Hockey League last season. En route to being named... Read More

Andrei Vasilevskiy Signs Big Deal With Tampa Bay

Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy signed an eight-year, $76 million contract extension ($9.5 million AAV) to remain with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. The 25-year-old netminder, fresh off winning the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top puckstopper, will become the third-highest paid goaltender in the league when his extension kicks in prior to the 2020-2021 campaign.... Read More

Colton Sissons Signs Seven-Year Deal With Predators

Forward Colton Sissons re-upped with the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, signing a seven-year, $20 million contract ($2.86 AAV) and avoiding a salary arbitration hearing scheduled for Friday. The 25-year-old, who was a restricted free-agent, has evolved into an integral piece to the Predators' core as displayed by his 30 points (15 goals, 15 assists), plus-20... Read More

Ryan Donato Gets New Deal In Minnesota

Forward Ryan Donato put the pen to paper on a new two-year, $3.8 million contract ($1.9 mil AAV) to stick with the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. A restricted free-agent this summer, the Boston native posted 25 points (ten goals, 15 assists) in 56 NHL games last season. Acquired from the Boston Bruins in exchange for... Read More

Jakub Vrana Signs With Capitals

Forward Jakub Vrana inked a two-year, $6.7 million contract ($3.35 mil AAV) to remain with the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. The 23-year-old forward was formerly a restricted free-agent and is fresh off an impressive second full NHL season that included career highs in goals (24), assists (23), points (47), plus/minus (20) and shots on goal... Read More

Andre Burakovsky Inks One-Year Deal With Colorado

Andre Burakovsky agreed to a one-year, $3.25 million contract with the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. Acquired by the Avalanche on June 28th in exchange for Scott Kosmachuk as well as a 2020 second-round and third-round pick, Burakovsky is likely to slide into his new team's top-six forward group this upcoming season. The extremely talented 24-year-old... Read More

Esa Lindell Signs Six-Year Deal With Dallas

The Dallas Stars inked defenseman Esa Lindell to a six-year, $34.8 million ($5.8 million AAV) contract on Thursday. The restricted free-agent was due for a major pay-day (coming off a two-year, $2.2 million AAV deal) after having a career-season with 32 points (11 goals, 21 assists), 81 blocked shots, 143 hits, a plus-14 rating while... Read More

Elvis Merzlikins Signs Deal With Blue Jackets

Latvian goaltender Elvis Merzlikins has signed a one-year contract to join the Columbus Blue Jackets next season. The 25-year-old, having played the last seven seasons in the Swiss National League, is expected to compete for the Jacket's starting netminder role in 2019-2020 as the team seems likely to lose both Sergei Bobrovsky and Keith Kinkaid... Read More

Ryan Kesler Unlikely To Suit Up Next Season

Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Kesler is likely to miss the entire 2019-2020 campaign after having hip surgery on his right hip back on May 9th. The 34-year-old has missed significant time due to hip issues over the past two seasons and has seen his offensive production fade (just 22 points in 104 games since the... Read More

Nathan MacKinnon Avoids Shoulder Surgery

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon will not need surgery to repair the shoulder he injured in Game 7 of the second round versus the San Jose Sharks. The 23-year-old superstar is expected to be ready to go when the Avalanche break training camp in September. MacKinnon is coming off another remarkable season in Colorado, following... Read More

Jamie Benn Buries A Goal In Game 2

Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn picked up his first tally of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs on Saturday as his team eventually fell to the Nashville Predators by the score of 2-1 in Game 2. The Stars' captain tucked in a perfect pass from Tyler Seguin at 1:59 of the second period to give his... Read More

Pekka Rinne Grabs Win In Game 2

Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne earned his first victory of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs on Saturday night, stopping 22 of 23 shots against to help give his team a 2-1 overtime victory in Game 2 against the Dallas Stars. It was a strong night in net for the 36-year-old despite not seeing a ton... Read More

Craig Smith Scores Overtime Winner

Nashville Predators forward Craig Smith scored just five minutes into overtime to give his team a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 2 on Saturday. It was an eventful night for the 29-year-old as he also registered a plus-one rating, two penalty minutes, six shots on goal and a hit in 14:50 of... Read More