Blues trade Zach Bolduc to Canadiens for defenseman Logan Mailloux
Mailloux, 22, the No. 31 pick in 2021, has played in just eight NHL games and has two goals and five points. Bolduc, also 22, was the No. 17 pick in 2021. He has 24 goals and 45 points in 97 games and had a breakout season in 2024-25 with 19 goals and 36 points.
In 63 games with the AHL's Laval Rocket, Mailloux had 12 goals and 33 points. He's 6-foot-3, 213 pounds and is a right shot.
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Biggest fantasy football ADP risers/fallers after the first week of NFL preseason
It's Week 2 of our series covering the biggest Risers and Fallers in Yahoo ADP, and we've got some big names on the move heading into mid-August and the heart of fantasy football draft season. For the full context, you can check out the first piece here. Let's get right into it! [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] 5 Biggest ADP Risers Honorable Mentions Jakobi Meyers jumped more than a round in ADP and needs to be acknowledged as a quietly underrated WR3 or better. He saw 129 targets and finished as the WR23 last year, and theoretically got a QB upgrade and little relevant competition for volume this offseason. ... While Patriots QB Drake Maye didn't do much as a passer on his single preseason drive, he did run the ball twice for 16 yards and a touchdown, an excellent reminder of the rushing upside that makes him a QB1 consideration. ... With Chris Godwin's injury-spurred fall continuing to shift the Bucs' passing-game projections, rookie Emeka Egbuka is gaining quite a bit of steam. He's extremely talented and could have a WR2 ceiling if he sees enough volume in Year 1. ... Lastly, take a long look at Tank Bigsby in the 10th round. All signs out of camp suggest he will be the primary ball-carrier for a potential breakout offense, but even after a solid climb, he's being drafted as the RB33. 5. Rhamondre Stevenson, New England Patriots, RB (ADP -14.56) Speaking of backs in line to be the primary ball-carrier in an ascending offense, even despite an explosive rookie behind him, Stevenson was one of the more surprising risers this week. While TreVeyon Henderson drew all the eyes with his 100-yard return touchdown on the opening kickoff of the preseason game against Washington, Stevenson put together seven carries for 36 yards (5.1 per carry). There's no doubt that Henderson is the more versatile and explosive player, but distracted drafters may have been ignoring Stevenson's expected workload as a result. After climbing more than a round in ADP, he's now the RB34 at the back of the single-digit rounds. I believe Henderson will see significant volume and honestly prefer him at his rising RB26 price over Stevenson at RB34 ... but we shouldn't ignore the veteran and his potential for 200+ carries and several touchdowns in the middle rounds. 4. J.K. Dobbins, Los Angeles Chargers, RB (ADP -14.79) Apparently, this was the week that the aged RBs languishing behind exciting rookies made their comeback in fantasy drafts. Much like Stevenson, Dobbins sits outside of RB3 range in Yahoo ADP, but is legitimately competing for starter touches with a rookie addition — in this case, second-round pick, RJ Harvey. There are some notable differences here: Dobbins was not signed until after Harvey was drafted, and the Denver offense is arguably a step ahead of New England's (with a far superior offensive line). Meanwhile, even after a mostly healthy season in Los Angeles last year, Dobbins has not played 14+ games since 2020 and has never shouldered 200 carries in a season. Like Stevenson, he'll likely be relegated to RB2 in terms of volume, an RB3 or RB4 in fantasy ... unless something happens to Harvey. As such, Dobbins is arguably 2025's best example of an insurance back with some standalone value who could become a fantasy RB1 if the opportunity arose. 3. Jake Ferguson, Dallas Cowboys, TE (ADP -15.70) Whether or not Ferguson's rise is due to my inclusion of the Dallas tight end on this year's All-Renaissance Team, I'm happy to see him climbing after months of sleeper status. Ferguson was extremely productive with Dak Prescott last season, posting elite TE1 numbers in every category except touchdowns ... where he scored zero. Now, with Prescott back and positive regression squarely on Ferguson's side, I expect him to comfortably crack TE1 range and challenge guys like Mark Andrews and Travis Kelce for the best of "The Rest" tier (i.e. the mess of solid TE1s behind Bowers, McBride and Kittle). This Cowboys offense might lead the league in passing (see below), and while Ferguson is clearly behind CeeDee Lamb in the pecking order, he could easily be the "2B" to George Pickens' "2A," and come away with triple-digit targets in 2025. 2. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys, QB (ADP -17.40) Prescott has been my favorite QB target in fantasy drafts this offseason (by a lot), so seeing his ADP jump this much is both vindicating and disastrous (now I can't get him quite as freely in every single draft). Not unlike Christian McCaffrey, Prescott has been a two-faced coin in fantasy: if he's healthy, he's a guaranteed QB1 with elite upside (QB2 overall in 2019, QB3 overall in 2023). But just about every other year, he's not healthy. Still, as I've often said, I'm not "betting on injury," and Prescott might be in the best situation of his career entering 2025. With Lamb, Pickens, Ferguson (see above), no reliable running game and a suspect defense, Dallas is likely to be one of the most pass-heavy offenses in football and Prescott has always been extremely efficient. In fact, his 17-game seasonal pace over the last six years, on an average of 617 pass attempts, would be 4,724 passing yards and 34 passing touchdowns. As long as he's on the football field, Prescott is among the most productive passers in the sport. He's still priced as the QB10 — his absolute floor if healthy — and I'd be willing to take him as high as QB6. If you don't take one of the elite five this year, take Prescott in the seventh or eighth round. 1. Jaylen Waddle, Miami Dolphins, WR (ADP -18.73) Not to toot my own horn, but Waddle is the second player from my All-Renaissance Team to make this week's top ADP risers, and his rise has been meteoric. A week ago, he was going near the back of the seventh round, well outside WR2 range. Now he's nearing the 5-6 turn and threatening to crack the top 24 at the position on Yahoo. I laid out the full case for Waddle last week, but here's the TL;DR: He's an extremely talented player who had a wildly unproductive 2024 amid a QB carousel and a dysfunctional offense, but still flashed WR2 upside when the offense was functional. He recognized his own underperformance last year and is working to correct his failures, while building extra chemistry with Tua Tagovailoa amid Tyreek Hill's intermittent camp absence (oblique). Waddle is, admittedly, a volatile pick with plenty of red(dish) flags. But the best-case scenario could have him as a legitimate fantasy WR1, and even the median case would be a return on value at his current draft price. Considering you can get Waddle as your WR3 in the sixth round, the potential rewards heavily outweigh the considerable risk. 5 Biggest ADP Fallers Honorable Mentions Outside of the expected fallers like Joe Mixon and Chris Godwin (injuries), the most notable names who didn't crack the top five this week are DK Metcalf and Garrett Wilson. While they haven't dropped a ton (roughly 1.5 spots each in Yahoo ADP), growing concerns over their quarterbacks are likely at fault for the recent slides. And I could not feel more differently about the two. Metcalf made my All-Renaissance Team, is basically guaranteed to see 140+ targets and dominate the red-zone work for Pittsburgh and may crack the top 15 in my WR rankings before the start of the season. Wilson, on the other hand, is perhaps the most overrated player of the 2025 offseason, is facing career-low volume with Justin Fields and ought to fall a couple more rounds in ADP over the coming weeks. I'd happily take Metcalf at the back of the fourth round ... over Wilson, who's still going two rounds earlier. 5. Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions, WR (ADP +1.77) In last week's column, both Jared Goff and Jameson Williams made the "Top Fallers" list, and now St. Brown has joined them in the descent. That tells me one thing with confidence: The fantasy community is coming around to the painful reality of the post-Ben Johnson era in Detroit. I painted the picture in full last week, but to summarize, Goff and the Lions offense were much less effective before Johnson ascended as OC. In three years under the play-calling wiz-kid, they led the entire NFL with 59 offensive touchdowns per season. That number will likely plummet in 2025, which is particularly bad news for St. Brown, who scored six, then 10, then 12 touchdowns in each of those three seasons. The offseason hype has also frequently pointed to a breakout season from Williams, which could hurt St. Brown's typically enormous target share. Even if he still finishes as a WR1, a drop in volume and a drop in touchdowns will make it very hard for ARSB to match or surpass his WR5 ADP. In my opinion, it should continue to drop until he falls closer to the Puka Nacua-Brian Thomas Jr.-Drake London range than the Nico Collins-Malik Nabers range. 4. DJ Moore, Chicago Bears, WR (ADP +2.85) Speaking of Ben Johnson receivers ... his new WR1 has also slid a bit in ADP this week. Despite finishing as the WR16 in a terrible Chicago offense last year, Moore is now going at the very bottom of WR2 range in Yahoo ADP. The only rational explanation? Target competition. While the Bears moved on from Keenan Allen, who saw 121 targets last year, they did add Luther Burden III and Colston Loveland in the first two rounds of April's draft, and undoubtedly expect a step forward from 2024 first-rounder Rome Odunze. (Incidentally, Odunze was just outside the top-10 ADP risers this week.) After seeing 136 targets in 2023 and 140 in 2024, fears that Moore's opportunity will diminish in this crowded receiving corps are valid ... but overblown, in my opinion. Any step back in target share should be offset by the overall improvement of the offense. Remember how the Lions led the league in touchdowns under Johnson? Moore has never played in an offense anywhere close to that good — this could easily be his most efficient NFL season to date. We've even seen him score goal-line touchdowns out of the backfield in camp. I'm happily buying the dip on DJM, and you should too. 3. Breece Hall, New York Jets, RB (ADP +3.08) Hall's drop in ADP is the most easily explained in the whole column this week. Two words: Braelon Allen. The 6-foot-1, 235-pound specimen has gained a whole lot of traction in recent days as fantasy analysts contemplate a committee backfield in New York ... alongside yet-unsubstantiated rumblings of a Hall trade. And the community is pretty split on the situation. On the one hand, Hall has proven to be an elite talent — even in terrible offenses — with some of the best pass-catching upside at the entire position. On the other hand, Allen does look the part of a short-yardage and goal-line menace, and NFL teams are tilting towards committees more and more frequently these days. I, for one, am squarely in the former camp and have Hall as my RB10 overall. Allen saw fewer than 100 carries in 17 games and averaged 3.6 yards per attempt last year. Yes, he looks the part, and yes, he'll vulture a touchdown or two, but I'm convinced Hall will remain the clear lead back, close in on 300+ touches (again) and return major value in fantasy. 2. Bo Nix, Denver Broncos, QB (ADP +7.09) After a few fallers that made sense — or at least had an easily identifiable explanation — the drop for Nix is a little odd. Denver's offense is one of the more exciting of the young season, boasts an exceptional O-line and added some intriguing pass-catchers in TE Evan Engram and rookie WR Pat Bryant ... all after Nix was the QB7 as a rookie last year. Now, he's sitting behind Patrick Mahomes, Brock Purdy and Baker Mayfield, and could be at risk of sliding below Justin Fields at this rate. Nix spent several days training with Payton's former QB and frequent Nix comp, Drew Brees, this offseason, and seems likely to improve as an NFL quarterback in Year 2. Just about every arrow is pointing up for Nix heading into 2025 ... except his ADP. Translation: Value. I was in on Nix at cost already, and will be targeting him even more aggressively the further he falls in drafts. 1. Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, QB (ADP +8.40) Still holding one spot above Nix — but experiencing this week's biggest ADP fall — is Mayfield. After a breakout 2024 campaign under OC Liam Coen, which resulted in a QB4 finish in fantasy, the expectations on Mayfield were heavily inflated heading into 2025. Now, it seems, some course correction is coming into play. Mayfield posted a 71% completion rate and a 7.2% touchdown rate last year, numbers that were wildly out of character for him and historic for any quarterback in the league's history. Even if Coen didn't depart for Duuuuval, those numbers would be bound for regression this year ... and losing the creative play-caller is very unlikely to help. While I like Mayfield as a player and even as a franchise quarterback, this slide in ADP is not (yet) enough to entice me to draft him. If he continues to fall into or below the Bo Nix-Justin Fields-Dak Prescott-Kyler Murray range, I'd give it some consideration, but for now, I'd let the course continue to correct.
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2025 Fantasy Football Running Back Preview: This isn't the season to be a Hero
Running back isn't just the most important position in fantasy — it's the most fun. Who doesn't love unearthing that late-round gem that turns into a meaningful fantasy starter during the season? Or digging through the waiver wire to stash a runner who'll become a week-winner in the fantasy playoffs. We've also come a long way from the days when bell-cow backs dominated the fantasy landscape. True workhorse runners have become rare as teams try to share the workload across multiple ball carriers to keep them all healthy throughout a 17-game season. That's spread fantasy production over more running backs and put increased importance on securing at least one of the high-end producers at the position. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] In recent years, I've preferred that style of Hero-RB approach in fantasy drafts. Lock down your star RB1 and then fill out the rest of your lineup before addressing your second running back spot with as many late-round upside swings as you can roster. However, this season, the sharp drop-off once you reach the low-end RB2 range has caused me to rethink that plan. After participating in many drafts and mocks, it's evident that my favorite teams have been the ones where I select two running backs in the first four or five rounds — guaranteeing a certain level of talent and volume. There are other factors contributing to this decision, like the surplus of quality fantasy receivers available from Round 5 to Round 8. Since you should be targeting WRs in that area of drafts, it allows you to think about running back earlier, knowing you can fill out your receiving corps in the middle rounds. Regardless of how your draft unfolds, you should still load up your bench with the usual one-injury-away RB stashes. While the rising number of committee backfields might be responsible for the remarkable good health enjoyed at the position last year, it would be surprising if we don't get a few more injury-replacement fantasy starters pop up throughout the season. The 2025 Top-50 Fantasy RB Board Bijan Robinson Saquon Barkley Jahmyr Gibbs Christian McCaffrey Ashton Jeanty De'Von Achane Derrick Henry Chase Brown Bucky Irving Jonathan Taylor Josh Jacobs Kyren Williams Omarion Hampton Kenneth Walker III James Cook Breece Hall Alvin Kamara James Conner Chuba Hubbard TreVeyon Henderson RJ Harvey Tony Pollard Kaleb Johnson Isiah Pacheco David Montgomery Joe Mixon D'Andre Swift Aaron Jones Sr. Tyrone Tracy Jr. Brian Robinson Jr. Jordan Mason Jaylen Warren J.K. Dobbins Tank Bigsby Travis Etienne Jr. Zach Charbonnet Trey Benson Dylan Sampson Jaydon Blue Javonte Williams Rhamondre Stevenson Ray Davis Isaac Guerendo Braelon Allen Jerome Ford Bhayshul Tuten Cam Skattebo Rachaad White Will Shipley Tyjae Spears Some 2025 RB Targets Chase Brown, Bengals: It took a Zack Moss injury to unlock Brown's potential last year, but once that occurred, Brown emerged as the RB7 overall in fantasy points per game during the final 15 weeks. Since then, the offseason has been filled with positive quotes from people in and around the team, like offensive coordinator Dan Pitcher telling Yahoo Sports' Jori Epstein that, 'Brown is going to, by the end of the season, be a household name.' Getting Brown at the Round 2-3 turn is one of my favorite picks in this year's drafts. Omarion Hampton, Chargers: The Chargers' run game was strong at the start of last season and J.K. Dobbins was the RB14 in fppg before injuries derailed his campaign in Week 12. Recognizing they needed fresher legs at the position, the team drafted Hampton in the first round. The 22-year-old is coming off consecutive seasons with over 1,500 scrimmage yards and over 15 touchdowns at North Carolina. He offers a 94th percentile speed score and a 91st percentile burst score, which should help him create big plays in Greg Roman's scheme. The loss of right tackle Rashawn Slater is unfortunate, but Hampton should still be viewed as a top-15 fantasy option in Year 1. Tony Pollard, Titans: Tyjae Spears' suffering a high-ankle sprain in the preseason is an awful result for a talented young runner who hasn't been able to stay healthy since his rookie year. While he's working his way back from an injury that often limits the effectiveness of ball carriers, it's hard not to see a massive fantasy ceiling for Pollard. In his first season with the Titans, Pollard posted his third-straight campaign with at least 55 receptions and over 1,300 scrimmage yards. The only thing holding him back was a lack of touchdowns. However, Tennessee has found its franchise QB in Cam Ward and made significant investments on the offensive line in both draft and free agency. Pollard is available much later than the other two names in this section, but could make a push for low-end RB1 fantasy stats in 2025. Some 2025 RBs Fades David Montgomery, Lions: While Detroit's offense isn't going to completely fall off without former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, it's worth considering what even a minor drop in efficiency and production could mean for the fantasy outlooks of their non-superstar players. Montgomery saw a decline in carries last season, dropping almost 2.5 carries per game as Jahmyr Gibbs took over the backfield. The veteran made up for that with an uptick in receiving work and his usual touchdowns, but it's fair to question whether this team will be in scoring position as often moving forward. In addition to their playcaller leaving, the Lions also lost star center Frank Ragnow to retirement and veteran guard Kevin Zeilter to free agency. Their backs will also be faced with the most difficult schedule for fantasy RBs in 2025. With Gibbs clearly leading the way now, Montgomery is more of a risky TD-or-bust fantasy option. D'Andre Swift, Bears: Swift was a low-end RB2 in fppg during his first year in Chicago and once again enters the season as the Bears' starter. The 26-year-old should also benefit from the arrival of new head coach Ben Johnson and a completely rebuilt interior of the offensive line. However, he has a very difficult start to the season with divisional games versus the Vikings and Lions, who were bottom five in rushing yards and fantasy points allowed to running backs in 2024. In general, the Bears RBs have the ninth toughest fantasy schedule and we've already seen a Johnson offense move on from Swift before — when it happened in Detroit. Don't be shocked when rookie Kyle Monangai eats into Swift's volume and lowers his fantasy ceiling. Aaron Jones Sr., Vikings: Jones has been a strong fantasy asset for the last seven seasons and is coming off a top-20 fantasy campaign at his position. Unfortunately, the age cliff comes for everyone and Jones will turn 31 in December. While this is technically his ninth year in the league, his limited usage as a rookie makes it more like his eighth season — which is when running backs tend to see a major dip in production, according to Fantasy Points' Ryan Heath. Jones has also dealt with a ton of injuries over the last four years, including quad, ribs, hip, knee, thigh, hamstring and ankle issues. The Vikings made a point to trade for Jordan Mason and have talked him up as part of a 50-50 backfield tandem, who will likely be featured around the goal line. That suggests Jones may turn into more of a fantasy RB3 with occasional RB2 performances. Some 2025 RB Sleepers Jordan Mason, Vikings: If you didn't read the Aaron Jones' section above, you should. The veteran's age and injury history are a big reason why Mason is one of the most intriguing sleepers in 2025 fantasy drafts. As a member of the 49ers last year, Mason averaged 108 scrimmage yards per game through the first seven weeks while filling in for a banged-up Christian McCaffrey. Now, he finds himself sharing a backfield with another older runner with durability concerns. All signs point to Mason being an equal part of the Vikings' rushing attack, in a potent offense behind an improved line. Mason is poised to be a weekly RB3/flex option with a clear path to RB1 fantasy value if Jones misses any time. Bhayshul Tuten, Jaguars: Tuten is absolutely shot out of a cannon with the ball in his hands and that was on display during his preseason debut when he racked up 24 yards and a touchdown on six carries, while adding another 16 yards on two receptions. Jaguars general manager James Gladstone even admitted Tuten was part of his pitch when he interviewed to get the job. This is also a wide-open backfield with Tank Bigsby getting the bulk of the carries early in camp, before Travis Etienne Jr. saw the majority of the snaps with the first-team offense in the preseason opener. After offseason speculation that Etienne could be a trade candidate, it's possible the Jags were featuring him for that very reason. And when the team got back on the practice field this week, Tuten saw reps with the starters. That could be the beginning of the rookie's rise up the depth chart and, with his skill set, we could be talking about him as a fantasy star by season's end. Braelon Allen, Jets: Allen has been the talk of Jets' camp and carried that into the first preseason game where he rushed eight times for 33 yards and a score. New head coach Aaron Glenn has consistently brought up a committee approach in their backfield and offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand also comes from the Lions' organization where they had plenty of success using a two-back system. The Jets have a long way to go before their run game is spoken about in the same vein as Detroit's vaunted duo, but a scenario where Breece Hall is the Jahmyr Gibbs and Allen handles a David Montgomery-like role does make a lot of sense. As the bigger back, Allen could be in line for goal-line duties and would always be one Hall injury or trade away from being a fantasy league winner.
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Jason Kelce calls Travis Kelce most 'unique' tight end ever
Travis Kelce is a lot of things: a future Hall of Fame tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, a holder of 12 NFL records, a "New Neights" podcast co-host and, of course, Taylor Swift's boyfriend. In a recent GQ profile of Kelce, his brother, Jason Kelce, added one more identifier to the list. "There will be arguments about him versus Gronk, versus Tony Gonzalez, but I don't think anybody has ever been as unique of a player in that spot," Jason said. To Jason's point, Travis is truly 1-of-1 in several statistical categories. In the Chiefs' two most recent playoff runs, the tight end broke three of legendary wide receiver Jerry Rice's NFL postseason records. He now stands alone as the NFL record-holder for career postseason receptions (172), career postseason 100-yard games (9) and career Super Bowl receptions (35). TRAVIS KELCE: Chiefs TE gushes over Taylor Swift in GQ story: 'We're just two people that are in love' Jason and former Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith talked more about Travis' intelligence and uniqueness as a person and player throughout the article. The elder Kelce brother spoke about a "Travis Moment" from their childhood, when he put together a full Erector set without reading the instructions while Jason and their father, Ed, were still reading them. Smith brought up examples of Travis' ball knowledge from early in the tight end's career, mentioning how he would add his own improvisational tweaks to routes to get open. "Every single pass play, wherever I was going, whatever the concept intended for me to throw, whatever defensive look I was getting, it didn't matter: Travis was open," Smith told GQ. "He was supposed to turn out, but on this one he flipped in, and he was open. He always put his little twist on it, and it worked." Smith pointed to one specific example of Kelce changing a route from a fake shallow cross with a cut back to a real shallow cross with a hesitation step before carrying on when he saw his defender didn't buy the fake. "This is an NFL game!" Smith said. "We had never talked about this! This was not remotely a possibility for him when we installed this play! It turned into a 35-yard gain. This is the brilliance of Kelce." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jason Kelce uses an interesting word to describe brother Travis
