With the all-star break come and gone, we are less than a month from the trade deadline, which is February 25th. Everyone is looking for something a little different come deadline day, so we’re going to cover three forwards who could provide significant value **** Rickard Rakell - Anaheim Ducks Cap Hit: $3,789,444 [...]
Big news for the Penguins and their fans as Justin Schultz appeared and skated at the team’s gameday skate on Wednesday. He did so in a non-contact jersey but considering he’s returning from a broken ankle suffered three and a half months ago, it’s a very good sign. He’ll need a lot of time [...]
Injury updates are harder to come by this week as many teams are staying off the ice as part of their bye week. While I did my best to compile the most recent news for fantasy-relevant players that are currently injured, teams will be releasing more updates in the coming days as they return [...]
Welcome to this season’s second installment of “Goldipucks and the Three Skaters.” For first time readers, or those needing a refresher, it’s a play on the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story, except instead of three bowls of porridge I’m covering three skaters and declaring one too hot (i.e., doing unsustainably better than he [...]
The Jets and Bruins matched up in a marquee battle on Tuesday evening. It did not disappoint. In a game that featured back and forth action and no team ever leading by more than a goal, it was Kyle Connor who played the hero. The 21-year-old tallied two third-period goals – his 20th [...]
In this week’s instalment, I’ll be sharing thoughts about a few lines listed in the table below. Using Dobber’s Line Production Tool, I compared even-strength point production around the league over the past three games. I compiled a list of the highest scoring line for each team at even strength. Here’s the list… # [...]
Welcome back to the Eastern Edge column – week 17 of the season. The midseason guide is available here, thanks to the All-Star break it has not lost any relevance. This week I’m going to use some stats to guess where I think the player will end up at the end of the season. [...]
Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice told reporters on Sunday that Dustin Byfuglien hasn’t resumed skating so to not expect him back this week. The Jets play their final road game of their broken-up trip on Tuesday night before returning home for three contests. We’ll know more this weekend. * Taylor Hall was not skating in [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired defenseman Jake Muzzin from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2019 first-round draft pick, prospect forward Carl Grundstrom and prospect defenseman Sean Durzi. The Maple Leafs get: A No.3 defenseman with size, strength, playoff experience and some puck-moving skills. Muzzin has reached the 40-point mark in [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded defenseman Jamie Oleksiak to the Dallas Stars for Minnesota's fourth-round pick in 2019. Thirteen months ago the Pens acquired Oleksiak from... the Stars for, uh, Minnesota's fourth-round pick in 2019. So basically they just borrowed the guy. The Stars get: a towering (6-7), bottom-pairing defenseman who [...]
