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Marchment to Sharks 🦈
Forward Mason Marchment signed a five-year contract with the San Jose Sharks, improving their top nine and giving them even more depth on the power play.
Marchment scored at a 31-goal pace after joining the Columbus Blue Jackets in December. He was tied for second on the team in goals (15 in 39 games) and was third in points per game (0.82; 32 points) over that span with the Blue Jackets. Marchment, who frequently played on the Blue Jackets’ top line with Adam Fantilli and Kirill Marchenko last season, has a chance to play on the Sharks’ top line with Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith. Marchment has scored at least 19 goals in each of his past three seasons and averaged 91 hits per season over his past six seasons.
EDGE stats insights: Marchment, who was limited to 68 games last season, finished in the 79th percentile among forwards in both midrange shots on goal (44) and midrange goals (six) last season. The 31-year-old has scored at least 10 high-danger goals in each of his past three seasons.
Projected fantasy range: Outside top 150 overall; sleeper candidate.
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Kane to Blackhawks 💨
Veteran forward Patrick Kane signed a two-year contract to return to the Chicago Blackhawks, where he won three Stanley Cup titles (2010, 2013, 2015). Kane is likely to play in the top six and on the first power play with exposure to young talented forwards in Anton Frondell, Frank Nazar and/or Roman Kantserov and benefit from the eventual return of elite fantasy center Connor Bedard (shoulder surgery; will miss start of season).
Kane, who will turn 38 years old on Nov. 19 and was productive with the Detroit Red Wings last season (57 points in 67 games), brings his trademark playmaking ability to rebuilding Chicago and should be attainable in the late rounds of most fantasy drafts.
EDGE stats insights: Kane’s upside for return to Blackhawks
Projected fantasy range: Outside top 150 overall; bounce-back candidate.
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Lee to Mammoth 🦣
Forward Anders Lee signed a three-year contract with the Utah Mammoth, boosting their top six and giving them a deeper power-play group. The 10-time 20-goal scorer has averaged 24.8 goals per season over his past five seasons and has scored at least five power-play goals in five straight seasons and 10 of his past 12 seasons.
Since 2014-15, Lee’s first full season in the NHL, he’s one of five players to have 270 goals (298), 2,000 shots on goal (2,248) and 1,000 hits (1,458); the others are Alex Ovechkin, Chris Kreider, Jamie Benn and Filip Forsberg. Since 2021-22, Lee is also one of seven players with at least 120 goals (124), 900 shots on goal (990) and 600 hits (607).
The 35-year-old has shown he can still provide strong category coverage and could bring exposure to any of Utah's young core of forwards, including Clayton Keller, Logan Cooley, and/or Dylan Guenther.
EDGE stats insights: Lee has finished in the top 10 in high-danger shots on goal in four straight seasons and led that category in 2024-25 (132). Since the start of the puck and player tracking era (2021-22), he’s finished in the 97th percentile or higher among forwards in high-danger shots on goal and 88th percentile or higher in high-danger goals in each of those five seasons.
Projected fantasy range: Outside top 150 overall; shots on goal and hits specialist.
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F. Andersen to Oilers ⛽️
Goalie Frederik Andersen has signed a one-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers and will compete with Tristan Jarry and Devon Levi (acquired from Buffalo Sabres) for the starting job. Andersen, at 36 years old, won his first career Stanley Cup title with the Carolina Hurricanes last season.
Andersen, who was 13-2 with a 1.89 goals-against average and .910 save percentage with three shutouts in 16 playoff games for Carolina last season, has nine 20-win seasons, which is tied for fourth among active goalies. Since his first season with the Hurricanes (2021-22), Andersen has the best goals-against average in the NHL (2.45; minimum 75 games).
EDGE stats insights: Among goalies to play at least five games last postseason, Andersen ranked second in 5-on-5 close save percentage (.951; when game is tied in first or second period or within one goal in third period). During the 2024-25 regular season, Andersen was among the NHL leaders with an .835 high-danger save percentage in 22 games.
Projected fantasy range: Fringe top 25 goalie; sleeper candidate.
