Sean Allen
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Special to ESPN.comSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard.
Victoria Matiash
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Victoria Matiash
Fantasy HockeyESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010Mar 7, 2024, 09:30 AM ET
The action for this year’s NHL trade deadline got turned up to 11 early on Wednesday, with many of the big fish hooked and moved in a period of about 24 hours.
The impacts for fantasy hockey of which will all be discussed here in this article that will be updated throughout the day Thursday and Friday as more trade news breaks.
There is still all Thursday and most of Friday for NHL general managers to work the phones and upgrade their ranks. We’ll have analysis of each of the deals done, but note that later trades could change things as we go, so check the timestamps.
For more on the NHL Trade Deadline, click here: Trade deadline buzz | Trade grades from A+ to F | Deadline tracker | Top 50 available players | Team-by-team trade deadline preview | Fantasy team preview/impact
Golden Knights add Mantha, Hanifin
In separate deals on Tuesday and Wednesday, the defending Stanley Cup champs picked up a former power forward having a decent rebound season in Anthony Mantha and the top all-around defender on the market in Noah Hanifin.
No current fantasy assets went out the door on these deals, with Daniil Miromanov more of a future potential contributor now on the Calgary Flames blue line.
Mantha is expected to debut on Thursday as the Vegas Golden Knights host the Vancouver Canucks. With Jack Eichel back in the fold to hold down his usual top line, Mantha is likely getting a top-six role alongside William Karlsson and Chandler Stephenson. If he performs as well as he has in his limited minutes with the Washington Capitals this season, there could even be some top unit power-play time on offer in the short term. Mantha has 20 goals…
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Author : Sean Allen and Victoria Matiash
Publish date : 2024-03-07 14:32:43
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