Expansion Draft: Western Conference Teams
Breaking down team by team how the expansion draft affects the Western Conference team by team […]
Capped: Analyzing the Vegas Golden Knights
The Vegas team selection was very entertaining, however the excitement was actually spread out over the course of the afternoon (if you were paying attention). The NHL really has to figure out how to deal with making events like this an actual reveal, and not having half of the Vegas team leak out through Twitter [...]
Ramblings: Expansion Draft; Marian Hossa’s Future; NHL Awards – June 22
Late Tuesday night (or early Wednesday morning), some rumours started swirling around social media that Marian Hossa would be out for the 2017-18 season, and possibly had played his final NHL game. The genesis here was Elliotte Friedman’s ’30 Thoughts’ post. This was confirmed on Wednesday, as a statement released by the team and doctors [...]
Age and Fantasy Success Part 1: Defensemen
At what age does a defenseman's production typically peak? […]
Ramblings: Let’s Go To Vegas, Hossa, Doan (June 21)
Let's Go To Vegas, Hossa, Doan, plus more… […]
Keeping Karlsson – No. 148 – How You Drouin?
Welcome to another summer series episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast! […]
Eastern Edge – Something’s Bruin
Heading into last season, the Boston Bruins were looking like a team in transition. The shelves appeared relatively barren of prospects with only a dented can of SpaghettiOs sitting at the very back of the pantry. Many would not have been surprised if the Bruins had missed the playoffs, but the team battled its [...]
Ramblings: Looking at UFAs and Being George McPhee (June 20)
Here is a quick run through four upcoming unrestricted free agents. […]
Top 10 Trade Candidates with Fantasy Implications
Many fantasy general managers were disappointed with the lack of NHL trades this past weekend. Not only were we expecting plenty of movement, but a player’s value spikes tremendously immediately after a deal. Now that the expansion lists are in, you might think the likelihood of trades not involving Vegas would diminish. Look at Dion [...]
2017 Offseason Outlook: Nashville and Chicago
Leading up to the NHL Entry Draft we’ve been examining each Western Conference squad’s offseason priorities, emphasizing points-only pool production with some peripheral considerations, and highlighting potential breakout candidates. We started in the cellar points-wise and are moving up as we go. We’ll tackle Vegas shortly after the expansion and entry drafts. Last week was [...]