Fantasy Hockey Trade Tips: Buying back in on Jonathan Huberdeau
That means Gustafsson will be the team's specialist going forward, and any power play that features Alex Ovechkin is bound to rack up the goals. Faulk led all Blues defensemen with 4:15 TOI on the power play Tuesday against the Leafs, trailed closely by Colton Parayko with 3:16. I wouldn't be concerned about Parayko threatening Faulk's role on the power play; the Blues lean on their top unit a bit more, and Faulk's versatility and offensive game are far better than Parayko's. He's just too boom-or-bust to be a reliable fantasy option and there are plenty of second-line forwards who are available. — because it certainly feels like Vanecek's fantasy value this season had already peaked.
wftv.comFantasy Hockey Values: The tide has finally turned for Andrei Vasilevskiy
By Jan Levine, RotoWireSpecial to Yahoo SportsIn this space, we'll look at which NHL players are seeing their fantasy hockey values rise or fall on a week-to-week basis. After finishing second in the NHL last season with 115 points, Huberdeau was part of the massive trade with Calgary; Matthew Tkachuk landed in Florida. Slated to be a free agent after the season, Huberdeau signed an eight-year, $84 million contract extension with the Flames in August. Huberdeau sits with just five goals, but he's too talented not to get hot before too long. Alex DeBrincat, RW, OTTDeBrincat, who scored 41 goals last season for Chicago, was traded to Ottawa this past offseason.
wftv.comFantasy Hockey Trade Tips: Early targets and players to shop
Fear not, it's another edition of Trade Tips to jumpstart your team so you don't fall too far behind. Playing to the level of his lesser teammates seriously hurts Kane's fantasy value, and the only reprieve will come if Kane is traded to a Cup contender. At this point, Boeser's reputation is the main driver of his fantasy value and fantasy managers should shop him before reality sets in. Evan Bouchard, D, Oilers (88% rostered)The Oilers are so enamored with using Tyson Barrie on PP1 — for reasons that aren't very clear — that it caps Bouchard's fantasy value. It's best to deal Fleury while his fantasy value is still relatively high early in the season, lest he becomes a headache for managers all year.
wftv.comJonathan Huberdeau gets $84M, 8-year extension with Flames
(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File) (Frank Franklin II)CALGARY, Alberta — (AP) — The Calgary Flames and recently acquired forward Jonathan Huberdeau have agreed to an $84 million, eight-year contract extension. The 29-year-old Huberdeau came to Calgary from the Florida Panthers with defenseman MacKenzie Weegar, forward Cole Schwindt and a conditional 2025 first-round pick last month for star forward Matthew Tkachuk. His point total had him tied for second in the NHL, while his 85 assists were a league best. The Saint-Jerome, Quebec, native had spent his entire 10-year career with the Panthers after being drafted third overall in 2011. ___More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comPanthers welcome Tkachuk, the latest big move of the summer
(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File) (Bill Kostroun)SUNRISE, Fla. — (AP) — The easiest thing for the Florida Panthers this summer would have been to maintain the status quo, especially after posting the NHL’s best record. “The changes we’ve made were made with the team and organization’s best interest at heart,” Panthers general manager Bill Zito said. “It was a big shock for me,” Huberdeau said Monday when he and Weegar were introduced by the Flames. Zito said the Panthers clearly understood that they had to give something — a lot, in this case — to get something. With Calgary, Tkachuk embraced an all-Alberta rivalry with Edmonton.
wftv.comPanthers get Tkachuk from Flames for Huberdeau, Weegar
(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File) (Bill Kostroun)SUNRISE, Fla. — (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk and Jonathan Huberdeau both had the best years of their career this past season. Tkachuk was traded to the Florida Panthers on Friday night, with Huberdeau part of the haul that is going to the Calgary Flames for the power forward. The Panthers, a team that won the President’s Trophy this past season for having the NHL’s best regular-season record, apparently wanted him more than most. “We would like to thank Jonathan and MacKenzie for their immense contributions to the Florida Panthers, both on and off the ice, during their tenures in South Florida,” Zito said. Tkachuk had career bests of 42 goals, 62 assists and 104 points this past season for Calgary.
wftv.comAP source: Panthers get Tkachuk from Flames for Huberdeau
The Panthers, a team that won the President’s Trophy this past season for having the NHL’s best regular-season record, apparently wanted him more than most. Tkachuk had career bests of 42 goals, 62 assists and 104 points this past season for Calgary. The trade means Calgary is without its two leading scorers from this past season. Johnny Gaudreau, who led the Flames with 115 points, signed a seven-year deal with Columbus as a free agent last week. Tkachuk is 24, Huberdeau is 29, and that surely was something that went into Florida’s thinking when deciding about making an eight-year commitment.
wftv.comCapitals rout Panthers 6-1 in Game 3 to take 2-1 series lead
Panthers Capitals Hockey Washington Capitals goaltender Ilya Samsonov (30) and Florida Panthers left wing Jonathan Huberdeau (11) watch as the puck deflects off the pads of Samsonov during the second period of Game 3 in the first-round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs, Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Washington. Samsonov made 29 saves, Alex Ovechkin scored a power-play goal and assisted on another and the Capitals blew out the Panthers 6-1 in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round series. The Panthers also led the league in scoring at more than four goals a game. The Eastern Conference eighth-seeded Capitals improved to 4 of 12 on the power play in the series. ___Follow AP Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno on Twitter at https://twitter.com/SWhyno___More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comPanthers win 13th straight, top Maple Leafs 3-2 in overtime
The Maple Leafs again held an early lead on the Panthers but failed to hold onto it. On April 5 in their last visit, Toronto led Florida 5-1 in the second period but ended up losing 7-6 in overtime. Saturday night, the Panthers fell behind 2-0 after the first period but were able to come back. NOTES: The Maple Leafs welcomed star center Auston Matthews back to the lineup after he missed three games with an undisclosed injury. The Maple Leafs’ previous best was 105 in 2017-18; the Panthers’ was 103 in 2015-16.
wftv.comDuclair, Huberdeau lead Panthers to 9-3 rout of Lightning
Steven Stamkos, Zach Bogosian and Brayden Point scored for Tampa Bay, which lost for only the second time in 11 games this month. Stamkos scored his 15th goal at 6:19 of the second to cut Tampa Bay’s deficit to 4-2. Bogosian scored his second goal, on a shot near the right end line, to make it 3-1 at 15:31 of the first. … The teams split the first two meetings this season, both at Tampa Bay. The Panthers won the first one 4-1 on Oct. 19, and the Lightning prevailed 3-2 in overtime Nov. 13.
wftv.comPanthers reach 8-0, winning first game without Quenneville
Panthers Red Wings Hockey Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) celebrates his goal with Jonathan Huberdeau (11) and MacKenzie Weegar (52) in overtime during an NHL hockey game Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (Paul Sancya)DETROIT — (AP) — Aleksander Barkov scored in overtime and the Florida Panthers — playing a day after coach Joe Quenneville resigned amid a sex scandal — beat Detroit 3-2 on Friday to run their season-opening winning streak to eight. Andrew Brunette, an assistant under Quenneville, directed the Panthers as interim coach. Sam Gagner and Pius Suter scored for Detroit, with Suter tying it with 3:41 left in regulation with his first goal of the season. ___More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.
wftv.comQuenneville's meeting with Bettman may decide Florida fate
The Panthers are rolling this season but coach Joel Quenneville being named in a report detailing how the Chicago Blackhawks mishandled sexual assault allegations that an assistant on his staff sexually assaulted a player during the team’s Stanley Cup run in 2010 could derail Florida's hopes.
Driedger gets third shutout as Panthers beat Lightning 4-0
The Lightning opened the game with the first all-Black line in NHL history -- Mathieu Joseph, Gemel Smith and Daniel Walcott. The Panthers had the best point percentage in team history, best home record and best road record. COOPER’S MARKThis was the eighth full season on the Tampa Bay bench for Lightning coach Jon Cooper. He is 42 games shy of tying Doug Jarvis’ NHL record. Tampa Bay had five players appear in all 56 games -- Joseph, Brayden Point, Mikhail Sergachev, Yanni Gourde and Alex Killorn.
wftv.comDriedger gets third shutout as Panthers beat Lightning 4-0
Chris Driedger stopped 30 shots to record his third shutout of the season, Juho Lammikko scored a short-handed goal, and the Florida Panthers secured home-ice advantage for the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the regular season finale for both clubs.
Florida Panthers off to 2nd-best start in franchise history
Florida’s 6-1-2 start through nine games is the second-best in franchise history, topped only by the 6-0-3 record to open the 1996-97 season. “We've been consistent in most games," Florida coach Joel Quenneville said. Starting poorly, however, has pretty much snuffed out some Panthers seasons before they even started. The five Florida teams that went to the playoffs — 1995-96, 1996-97, 1999-2000, 2011-12 and 2015-16 — averaged 12 standings points through the season’s first nine games. There’s obviously a long way to go, but the Panthers finally have the start they wanted.