News:Stefan Legein signed a one-year extension with the L.A. Kings on Tuesday, the team's official site reports.
Analysis: In 63 games last year with the Manchester Monarchs, the Kings' AHL affiliate, Stefan Legein scored 14 goals and also recorded 11 assists. He provides the Kings with some depth.
News:Stefan Legein was traded to the Kings on Wednesday for future considerations, the Flyers' official Twitter feed reports.
Analysis: He'll be a depth guy for the Kings and is likely headed to Manchester (AHL).
News: The Flyers have traded D Michael Ratchuk to the Blue Jackets in exchange for RW Stefan Legein.
Analysis: Ratchuk was a second-round pick in 2006 who spent 2008-09, his first full pro season, in the AHL, managing 17 points and 44 PIM in 77 games. He has no Fantasy value at this time. Legein is a former prospect who quit hockey last year before changing his mind and scoring just one goal in 26 AHL game. Ignore him as well.
News: The Blue Jackets assigned defensemen Grant Clitsome, Nick Holden and David Liffiton and forwards Maksim Mayorov, Stefan Legein and Tommy Sestito to the Syracuse of the AHL on Monday. Forward Derek MacKenzie and defenseman Jonathan Sigalet were placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Syracuse.
Analysis: Mayorov, Legein and Sestito are all among the Blue Jackets top 20 prospects and could be up at some point in 2009-10. However, they are nothing more than long-term Fantasy keepers. The remaining players are pretty much organizational depth and can be ignored in Fantasy.
News:The Sports Xchange reports Blue Jackets RW Stefan Legein, who retired briefly early last season citing a lack of passion, appears to be in fine form only one year later. He had two goals and three assists in the NHL Prospects Tournament in Traverse City, Mich., and will likely start the season with Syracuse of the AHL.
Analysis: Legein, who was drafted 37th overall in 2007, has blazing speed and used that as a junior hockey player to be one of the top scorers in the OHL. If he can get back to that level, he could shoot up the prospect rankings again. Legein is nothing more than a long-term Fantasy keeper at this time.
News:The Sports Xchange reports Stefan Legein tells The Columbus Dispatch that he's raring to go for next season. Once one of the Blue Jackets' top prospects, Legein shocked the hockey world last summer by opting to step away from hockey, citing a lack of passion. He returned in January, but had a poor first pro season with Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Legein said he's working out "full tilt", will take part in the club's development camp beginning in late June, and will be ready to go for the start of training camp.
Analysis: Legein, who was drafted 37th overall in 2007, has blazing speed and used that as a junior hockey player to be one of the top scorers in the OHL. If he can get back to that level, he could shoot up the prospect rankings again. Legein is nothing more than a risky long-term Fantasy keeper at this time.
News: The Columbus Dispatch reports that Blue Jackets RW prospect Stefan Legein, who sat out the first half of the season after losing his desire to play hockey, suffered a broken finger Saturday in the AHL. He will miss four to six weeks.
Analysis: A former second-round pick, Legein showed last season in 30 OHL games that he can both score (37 points) and throw his weight around (80 PIM). He remains someone worth watching in keeper leagues, but nothing more at the moment.
News: The Columbus Dispatch reports that Blue Jackets RW Stefan Legein met with team officials on Monday and declared himself ready to return. "It wasn't that I didn't like hockey. I was just a little bit stressed, a little bit drained, and I didn't want to come in here any thing less than 100 percent," Legein said. "All I did was recharge my battery." He will play initially with Syracuse of the AHL.
Analysis: Legein was an outside shot to make the Jackets roster this season and isn't worth owning in any Fantasy leagues, but now he's on his way back you should keep an eye on the former second-round pick's progress in the AHL.
News: The Columbus Dispatch reports that Blue Jacket RW Stefan Legein, who briefly retired from hockey earlier this year citing a lack of passion, is expected to meet with Blue Jackets officials Monday. "Where he plays is going to be up to (general manager Scott Howson)," said Doug Woods, Legein's agent. "He may be going to Syracuse or staying in Columbus."
Analysis: Legein was an outside shot to make the Jackets roster this season and isn't worth owning in any Fantasy leagues, but now he's on his way back you should keep an eye on the former second-round pick's progress. He will likely play in the AHL to begin with.
News: The Columbus Dispatch reports that Blue Jackets RW prospect Stefan Legein, who decided to quit playing hockey this summer, intends to join the Jackets within the next few weeks. "I don't think anything has changed with Stefan other than he wants to play again," Legein's agent Woods said. "He misses the game."
Analysis: Legein was an outside shot to make the Jackets roster this season and isn't worth owning in any Fantasy leagues, but now he's back you should keep an eye on the former second-round pick's progress. He will likely play in the AHL to begin with.
News: The Columbus Dispatch reports that RW Stefan Legein, the second round pick of the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2007, has quit hockey. GM Scott Howson confirmed that Legein will not be at training camp next month.
Analysis: Legain apparently lost his passion to play hockey, but that's not to say he won't find it again some time down the road. He was an outside shot to make the Jackets roster this season and wasn't worth owning in any Fantasy leagues just yet, but you can now take him off your radar for the time being.
