Thoughts on Simon Despres, Finnish star Joonas Donskoi, the Worlds and more ... *** In Canada, we love our Saturday hockey. Sunday night hockey? Bonus. Afternoon hockey? Pfffft. The dinosaurs at NBC are swinging too big a stick. Sportsnet is paying the NHL $433.3 million for rights. NBC is paying the NHL $200 million per season. [...]
Rangers draw first blood, Canada/Russia meet in final, and more… * The Conference Finals kicked off on Saturday with Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final between the Rangers and the Lightning. I kind of wished this was a Hockey Night in Canada game instead of a Hockey Day in Canada game, or for me [...]
Is there anything to the "contract year" phenomenon?
Ducks-Hawks, Paul Stastny and more playoff performances of note. *** After looking at the Rangers-Lightning series in yesterday's ramblings, a peek at the Western Conference Final is on tap today. There will be offense, as Anaheim and Chicago have averaged 3.89 goals and 3.2 goals per game, respectively. [...]
The panel gives their picks for the third round.
Is Vladimir Tarasenko worth a top-10 pick next fall?
Looking at the Caps and Habs, Lightning-Rangers series and playoff risers and fallers. Over my next two ramblings, there won't be any playoff action. So, I'll preview a series each day with a look at the most significant news and recap a number of playoff performances worth noting. In my last [...]
Michael Stone and Zach Redmond are among the cheap-salaried defensemen to look for going into next season.
Rangers move on to Eastern Conference Final, Henrik Lundqvist shines, Anaheim-Chicago starts Sunday, and more. **** As I do every Thursday, I’ll have an open forum thread for readers to post any fantasy hockey questions they might have (click here). Anything from keeper decisions, outlooks, either/or, and anything else that comes to mind, just look [...]
Who would you rather own in fantasy hockey - Nail Yakupov or Jakob Silfverberg? Analysis here!
