News: The Nashville Predators have acquired defenseman T.J. Brennan from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Butler. [+]
Impact: Butler, 26, played for Nashville and the New Jersey Devils this season. He had one goal and one assist in 14 games with New Jersey. He had three goals and six assists in 20 games for the Predators. He has 20 goals and 28 assists in 128 career NHL games. ( STATS - Fri. June 14, 2013) |
News: Butler was traded to the Panthers on Friday in exchange for defenseman T.J. Brennan, TSN's Bob McKenzie reports. [+]
Impact: Not exactly an earth-shattering trade, but both players should get a shot to earn significant playing time with their new teams. Butler was waived by the Devils after scoring just 2 points in 14 games last season, though he tallied nine points in 20 games after the Predators picked him up. ( RotoWire - Fri. June 14, 2013) |
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News: The Lady Byng trophy for the NHL's most sportsmanlike player went to St. Louis for the third time in four seasons. [+]
Impact: St. Louis also won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer. ( STATS - Fri. June 14, 2013) |
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Anders Lindback (TB - Goaltender)
News: Lindback and Ben Bishop will platoon next season, according to the Tampa Bay Times. [+]
Impact: They have just 107 NHL games experience between them, so the platoon makes sense until one steps forward. The situation will impact their fantasy value overall, but most notably in weekly head-to-head formats, where getting multiple starts per scoring period is critical. ( RotoWire - Tue. June 11, 2013) |
News: Bishop struggled at the World Hockey Championships while playing for Team USA and finished the tournament on the bench behind 19-year-old Ducks prospect John Gibson. He finished 3-2-0, but sported a 2.83 GAA and .876 save percentage. [+]
Impact: Bolts general manager Steve Yzerman wouldn't talk about the specifics of the performance, only telling the Tampa Bay Times, "You can learn a lot when they [situations] don't go as well and be better for it." Bishop had a particularly bad performance in the final game of the round robin, as his gaffes led to two goals in the first 3:44. He will be in a platoon next season with Anders Lindback, and he'll need to demonstrate resiliency to retain his share of playing time. ( RotoWire - Tue. June 11, 2013) |
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