The Los Angeles Kings hoisted the Stanley Cup on Friday, and are now back-to-back full season champions. Just as a fan of trash talk generally, I believe the Chicago Blackhawks should get more guff for their asterisk 2013 Stanley Cup. I mean, they would if Phil Jackson were a hockey coach... * By [...]
The Montreal Canadiens traded Louis Leblanc to the Anaheim Ducks for a conditional fifth-round pick. The former-first round selection just hasn't panned out and it's hard to imagine he'll have a better chance of cracking the Ducks lineup if he couldn't do it with the Habs. Leblanc played just eight NHL games over the last [...]
This week's Frozen Pool Forensics takes a close look at Marian Gaborik of the Los Angeles Kings
My eighth annual Prospects Report. My best one. Pick it up if you haven't already. An update will be released with 10 additional profiles (there's already over 400) and Brendan Ross's mock draft will give you all you need for the NHL Entry Draft. That update will be out within 48 hours after Cup is [...]
The implications of the Tyler Johnson/Ondrej Palat contracts on your salary cap fantasy league
There is one word in sports that’s so hallowed, so monumental and revered that you’re not allowed to speak it unless it’s absolutely obvious. The “D” word. It’s like when someone tweets “shutout” midway through the third period of a game and we all hunt him down on twitter with a collective “ShhHHHHhhhh [...]
Which stud defenseman would you rather own in fantasy hockey - Ryan Suter or Niklas Kronwall?
I released the Fantasy Prospects Report last week, but there will be a big update for it 48 hours after the Cup is won…which could be, uh, Friday. This is my eighth annual Prospects Report. My best one. * Kings in four? Quite the discussion as to who should win the Conn Smythe Trophy here. [...]
A Closer Look at the Kings and "That 70s Line"
The real fantasy lowdown on goalie nemesis Chris Kreider, plus Lars Eller
