Here are the fantasy implications of the Ottawa Senators trading C Mika Zibanejad to the New York Rangers in exchange for C Derick Brassard:

A quality move for the Rangers sees them net a player five-and-half years younger than the one they're giving up. The Rangers also receive a second-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft from the Senators, while giving up just a seventh-round selection in the same draft.

Zibanejad notched career highs with 21 goals and 30 assists for 51 points in 2015-16, with 40 of those points coming at 5-on-5. Brassard scored a career high 27 goals but his point total dropped to 58, after hitting 60 in 2014-15. Twenty-two of his 58 points came on the power play, leaving just 36 5-on-5 points.

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Brassard was the Rangers' first line center last season, playing the majority of his 5v5 minutes with Ws Mats Zuccarello and Rick Nash. Zibanejad is more likely to slot into a second-line role, with C Derek Stepan moving onto the top line. As a result, Zibanejad will likely suit up between Ws Chris Kreider and J.T. Miller.

Zibanejad played most often with Ws Mark Stone and Mike Hoffman in Ottawa, as he took over the first-line center job once C Kyle Turris was finally ruled out for the season due to an ankle injury. Brassard will likely see his playing time come in between Ws Bobby Ryan and Zack Smith, unless a younger player such as Curtis Lazar, Logan Brown or Nick Paul is able to win a top-six job out of camp.

On his own, Brassard is likely the superior player in the immediate future, though he does move to the lesser team. Zibanejad was able to nearly match Brassard's production last season, and he'll now move to the better team.

Both players can be considered near equals for the 2016-17 NHL and fantasy hockey season. They're safe bets for between 50 and 60 points, with Brassard possessing the safer floor and Zibanejad having a higher ceiling. In standard goals, assists, points, PIMs, and power-play points leagues, both players can be considered quality mid-round options or as the 15th-20th center.

Keeper/Dynasty Leagues

At 23 years of age as opposed to Brassard's 28 years, Zibanejad was already the better dynasty asset. He has improved his goals, assists and points totals in each season of his young career, and he registered a career-high 184 shots on goal in 2015-16.

Brassard has scored at least 58 points in each of his previous two seasons, topping a former career-high of 47 points back in 2010-11 while with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He registered 182 SOG last season, one shy of his total from 2010-11.

Brassard is still in the prime of his career and has several high-quality seasons ahead of him. Zibanejad's geographical future is undecided as he enters the final year of his contract in 2016-17, but his progression is bound to continue wherever he goes.

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The New York Rangers traded forward Derick Brassard and a seventh-round pick in 2018 to the Ottawa Senators on Monday in exchange for forward Mika Zibanejad and a second-round pick in 2018, the Rangers announced.

Brassard, 28, is coming off a career year that saw him eclipse the 20-goal plateau for the first time, leading all Rangers players in that category. His 58 points fell just two shy of matching his career best from 2014-15 and were three behind Mats Zuccarello for the team lead this season.

Zibanejad, meanwhile, has played at least 80 games in two straight seasons. The 23-year-old is also coming off a career campaign that saw him post highs in both goals and points, with 21 and 51 respectively.

The trade frees up $2.375 million in cap space for the Rangers with Zibanejad signed on for one more season at $2.625 million. Brassard has three years remaining on his deal, which carries an annual average value of $5 million.

The Rangers have been trying to shake up their forward group, reports James Mirtle of the Globe and Mail.

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Radim Vrbata's days as a free agent could be numbered.

The veteran of over 930 NHL contests could be nearing a contract with one of four teams, according to his agent Rich Evans.

"We have been discussing the structure of a contract with four teams and hope to come to an agreement shortly," Evans said, according to Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports.

After an outstanding first season with the Vancouver Canucks in 2014-15 that saw him lead the club with 31 goals and come third in scoring with 63 points in 79 games, Vrbata drastically tailed off, managing just 13 goals and 27 points over 63 contests last season.

The 35-year-old is coming off a two-year deal with the Canucks that paid him $5 million per season, but can likely expect a smaller paycheck this time around.

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The Winnipeg Jets have put pen to paper with forward Jack Roslovic, signing him to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Monday.

The 19-year-old was drafted by the club 25th overall in the first round in 2015. His deal has an average annual value of $1,137,500 per season.

The Columbus, Ohio native spent his draft year with the U.S. national Under-18 team and put up 11 goals and 38 points in 25 games. Roslovic then played out the 2015-16 season at Miami University, contributing 10 goals and 26 points in 36 games.

The signing also earned congratulations from his hometown NHL team.

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Marcus Johansson has named his price.

The Washington Capitals forward is scheduled to go arbitration with the team Wednesday, and heading into the meetings, the 25-year-old is seeking a contract worth $5.25 million per season, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

The Capitals are reportedly countering with a deal worth $3.85 million.

Johansson finished sixth in scoring with 17 goals and 46 points in 74 games last season, his sixth with the club. He's coming off a one-year contract that paid him $3.75 million after he collected 20 goals and 47 points in 2014-15, playing all 82 games.

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The New York Rangers signed forward Robin Kovacs to an entry-level contract, the team announced.

The 19-year-old was selected by the Rangers in the third round, 62nd overall in 2015, and is coming off his second season with AIK IF of Allsvenskan in Sweden.

He finished the year with 21 goals and 34 points in 44 games and added another four points in seven playoff games.

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After much speculation, the conditions on the draft pick the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired by trading Jonathan Bernier to the Anaheim Ducks have been reported - and the Leafs need their ex-goalie to have a postseason to remember in order to get any compensation.

There are four conditions on the pick from the July 8 trade, sources told Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.

The Leafs will reportedly receive the Ducks' 2017 second-round pick if Bernier either starts half of their playoff games in the spring and they win the Stanley Cup, or if Anaheim trades him to a team where he starts half of that team's playoff games and it wins the Cup. In the event the Ducks no longer own that selection, Toronto gets Anaheim's next available second-round selection in an upcoming year.

The Leafs will reportedly receive the Ducks' 2017 third-round pick if Bernier's team loses in the Stanley Cup Final, with the same starting and trade stipulations as the second-round pick. Again, Anaheim will transfer Toronto its next available third-round selection in an upcoming year if the Ducks no longer own theirs in 2017.

Heading into next season, John Gibson is expected to be the Ducks' starting netminder after posting a .920 save percentage and a 2.07 goals-against average in 40 games.

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Russia's attempt to have Slava Voynov on its World Cup of Hockey roster has come up short.

The country has acknowledged Voynov's ineligibility to play in the tournament and will now have the opportunity to replace him, an NHL source told TSN's Gary Lawless.

Russia named Voynov to its final roster back in May, but the move was swiftly rejected by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. Following Bettman's ruling, Russia planned to negotiate his inclusion, which has since also been rejected.

The former Los Angeles Kings defenseman left for Russia after U.S. Immigration stated it was looking to deport him this past September, following his three-month jail sentence for a domestic violence charge.

The 26-year-old signed a three-year contract with the KHL's SKA St. Petersburg this past October where he put up just seven assists in 23 games.

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After his least productive season since his rookie campaign, Ryan Johansen is hopeful that dedication to conditioning will help him rebound in a contract year.

The Nashville Predators forward is entering the final year of a three-year, $12-million deal. After scoring 12 fewer goals and 11 fewer points than he did one season earlier, he has his sights set on bouncing back in his first full campaign with the Predators.

"For me, the approach is, we're going to get (a contract) done if I do my thing," Johansen said, according to Adam Vingan of The Tennessean. "My whole thing is having a great summer of training, being in the best shape I can be in and just doing my thing on the ice. I've never doubted myself playing hockey and I never will. I always come to the rink with a smile on and have fun.

"If I put myself in a situation to have success where my body's in the shape I want it to be in and I gain that confidence over the summer with all of the work I've put in, I feel like the sky's the limit for me and I can do some great things."

Johansen has gone so far as to have Predators strength and conditioning coach David Good come to his home in Vancouver to help with his training.

"I'm not taking anything away from my previous trainers; I really think he can take my game to the next level," Johansen said. "It was great to learn a few more things and the program that he wants us to follow. I've been feeling great. I feel like I'm already in great shape."

Johansen is just one year removed from setting a career high with 71 points, and two seasons away from his first and only 30-goal season.

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Despite heading toward his potential second arbitration hearing in two years, Mike Hoffman's desire to be an Ottawa Senator has not been swayed.

The 26-year-old - who elected for arbitration - has no hard feelings toward the club that signed him to three consecutive one-year deals, even after leading the team in goals the past two seasons.

"That's obviously my No. 1 goal. I love Ottawa, I love the fans there," Hoffman said, according to the Ottawa Citizen. "We're a great team, great guys, so that's obviously my first priority, to try to get something done with them."

Heading into next season, Hoffman has a little extra motivation as the team's new bench boss, Guy Boucher, is a man he knows all too well from his days with the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the QMJHL.

"Very good relationship with him. So definitely looking forward to working with him again," Hoffman said.

Hoffman's arbitration date is set for Aug. 4 where he will argue 56 goals and 107 points over the last two seasons warrant more than a one-year contract.

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