There are a couple of players returning from injury for whom I’m interested in trading this week, while I am also quite interested to see what David Pastrnak is able to do with Joe Sacco behind the bench.
Here are some players whom you could deal for and trade elsewhere.
TRADE FOR
Joel Eriksson Ek, C, Wild (82% rostered)
This is a prime time to get Eriksson Ek as he returns Tuesday after he missed Saturday’s game versus Dallas with a lower-body injury. Eriksson Ek is returning to the top line, alongside Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy, as the Wild are using their top three forwards on their first unit. Eriksson Ek started the season on the top line, but he was quickly replaced by Marco Rossi when Eriksson Ek missed a pair of games early in the season with a broken nose. Eriksson Ek has eight points in 14 games after garnering 30 goals and 64 points with a plus-18 rating in 77 regular-season games last season. He also plays on the top power play where he was a star in 2023-24, scoring 12 times for the second year in a row, while adding nine assists.
Example of a completed deal from the Yahoo Trade Market: Eriksson Ek for Kyle Palmieri.
Robert Thomas, C, Blues (75% rostered)
Thomas also returns Tuesday after missing 12 games with a broken ankle. Thomas started the season with a goal and six points in seven appearances, after a great 2023-24 campaign in which he had 26 goals and 60 assists. Thomas will return to his spot on the top unit, alongside Pavel Buchnevich and Jordan Kyrou, as well as the top power-play. Thomas is the top player on the Blues and should be looked at seriously to improve your fantasy team.
Example of a completed deal from the Yahoo Trade Market: Thomas for Quinton Byfield.
David Pastrnak, RW, Bruins (100% rostered)
Pastrnak is pointless in his last two games, giving the Czech superstar only eight goals and 17 points in 20 games. The Bruins fired head coach Jim Montgomery on Tuesday and that should improve things for the entire Boston offense, especially Pastrnak, who has struggled this season after back-to-back 110-plus point seasons the last two years. Pastrnak has only four points on the power play after he had generated 37 and 35 points with the man-advantage in each of the last two seasons. Pastrnak was likely selected as a top-six fantasy pick this season. If you are…