Jason Chen and Michael Amato provide their early fantasy hockey takes on players who have switched teams since free agency opened on July 1.
A rising cap ceiling and GM's eager to fill holes in their roster is the best thing after Christmas.
With the salary cap rising to $88 million, an increase of $4.5 million, combined with a less-than-stellar class of free agents, contracts worth over $1 billion (!) were handed out on July 1.
Jason Chen and Michael Amato recap the biggest trades and signings and each player's impact in fantasy hockey for the upcoming 2024-25 season.
The list of players they discuss include:
- Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith inking entry-level contracts with the Sharks, and Matvei Michkov doing the same with the Flyers
- The Sharks adding veterans Tyler Toffoli and Alex Wennberg to insulate their young core
- The Lightning trading for and signing Jake Guentzel
- The Predators' big spending spree adding Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault and Brady Skjei
- The Canucks and Bruins essentially swapping Elias Lindholm and Nikita Zadorov for Jake DeBrusk
- The Oilers adding quality veteran wingers in Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson
- The Kraken spending big on Chandler Stephenson and Brandon Montour
- The Jackets re-uniting Sean Monahan with Johnny Gaudreau
- The Blackhawks giving Connor Bedard some extra help with Teuvo Teravainen and Tyler Bertuzzi
- Anthony Duclair joining the Isles for four years, Jason Zucker's one-year pact with the Sabres, and Vladimir Tarasenko joining the Red Wings
- The Knights revamping their tandem with Ilya Samsonov
- Logan Thompson joining the Capitals
- Anthony Stolarz as an insurance policy for the Leafs
- Jack Campbell joining a crowded crease with the Wings
- James Reimer adding veteran experience to the Sabres
- The Canucks' Arturs Silovs and the Panthers' Spencer Knight's outlook after the two teams signed Jiri Patera and Chris Driedger, respectively
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