Whether we pause to realize it or not, the fact is there are dozens of skaters who will never again equal (let alone surpass) their point total from 2018-19. The trick, of course, is being able to know which players have already peaked, and thus whose production has nowhere to go but down. [...]
From all over North America, General Managers, scouting staffs, and shot-callers have begun to descend on Vancouver. The host city of the 2019 Entry Draft offers spectacular west coast imagery, friendly people, legalized ganja, and no ride-sharing options (it can’t all be good). It’s also appeared to have lubricated some of the trade wheels. [...]
In this week’s installment of Eastern Edge, we finish our review of goalie performance from the Atlantic division during the 2018-2019 season. In case you’ve forgotten, here are a couple of stat definitions to keep in mind as we go: Goals Saved Above Average (GSAA) from Hockey Reference: the goals a goalie prevented [...]
With the monster Erik Karlsson extension still fresh, it was obvious the Sharks would have to make moves to fit both Timo Meier and Kevin Labanc under the cap, along with some smaller signings, while still losing the likes of Joe Pavelski, Joonas Donskoi, and Gustav Nyquist to free agency. My hope was that [...]
There have been rumours swirling around Jacob Trouba being traded for years but Monday night, the Winnipeg cap crunch reared its head as Trouba was shipped to the New York Rangers in exchange for defenceman Neal Pionk and Winnipeg’s original first round pick that was sent in the Kevin Hayes trade. (Whether it was [...]
Aside from the Raptors championship parade in Canada, there was pretty big news on the sports front as Erik Karlsson was reported by Pierre LeBrun to have signed an eight-year deal with the San Jose, carrying an average annual value of $11.5-million. As of today, that would be the third-highest cap hit in the [...]
Welcome to week three of our summer series. Like last season, this series is intended to take a look at the teams in the Western Conference one by one. We will do a short recap of what took place, but the deep dive here will be into the players that helped make it so, for [...]
Fantasy Impact: Per several sources, including TSN's Bob McKenzie, the San Jose Sharks have signed superstar defenseman Erik Karlsson to an eight-year contract extension worth something int he neighborhood of $92 million or $11.5 million AAV. The Sharks get: Their man. Last season was an anomoly in that Karlsson's numbers were merely mortal [...]
For many hockey fantasy general managers, the next two weeks are like Christmas. To start, there’s the NHL draft this weekend (for great coverage, visit Dobber Prospects and don’t forget to pick up a copy of Dobber’s 2019 Fantasy Prospects Report as well). Then there’s free agency in two weeks. Both of these events tend [...]
Ramblings: Thoughts on some of the latest moves around the NHL (June 17) *** There have been lots of moves over the past few days worthy of discussion. Let’s get to it. Carl Hagelin re-signed with the Caps for four years at $2.75 million AAV. Kudos to his agent. I think this was a [...]
