Capped: Musings from around the league
Sometimes in the middle of the NHL season, when there have been no signings recently, and the big things I want to cover early-on have been covered, I will find myself without a great idea for an article – like this week. As a result, we’re going to jump around to a lot of [...]
Ramblings: Pair of Bruins signings; Sobotka surgery; Top line Thomas; Vrana’s season – November 28
The Buffalo Sabres announced that Vladimir Sobotka will undergo knee surgery. Fantasy owners will remember the low-bridge hit from Nikita Kucherov in their Sweden series that knocked Sobotka out of action. It looks like his absence will be even longer than originally thought. This has to put pressure on Buffalo management. They’re rostering guys [...]
Injury Ward: Dahlin Concussed, Load Management, Backstrom, Stamkos, Fleury & Strome
Lawson Crouse – Hasn’t been practicing and remains day-to-day with soreness. Fortunately, he didn’t suffer any significant head injury after crashing into the end boards head-first during Saturday’s game against the Kings. {youtube}nReD_9nxqWA{/youtube} Patrice Bergeron – Won’t be in the lineup on Wednesday against the Senators, meaning he will have missed four [...]
Fantasy Mailbag: Volume Shooters, Wheeler’s Struggles & Rebuilding on the Fly
It’s that time of the month again – to open the virtual mailbag and answer your all-important fantasy hockey questions while at the same time dispensing advice that’s useful to all. Want your question answered here? Check out the end of the column, where I explain the ways to get it to me. The [...]
Ramblings: Pastrnak is a Bad Man, Klingberg is Back, Hintz, Dach & Hughes (Nov. 27)
I'll take just a moment to discuss what is happening right now in the hockey world. It is unheard of. It began with Don Cherry and his xenophobic and divisive remarks. It bled into Mike Babcock and the abuse of power and the dynamics that come from toxic coach-player relationships. It's now focused squarely [...]
Eastern Edge: Major story lines from across the Conference
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we take a look at one big storyline from each team in the Eastern Conference. We’ll be going in alphabetical order, which means you’ll get the teams from Boston to New Jersey this week, and New York to Washington next week. Boston Bruins Pasta’s Knack for Scoring [...]
Lining Up: Hot lines and key injuries from around the league
Good day to all in fantasy hockey land. This week I will be looking at the top lines over the last three games. I have compiled a list of the top 10 lines at even strength using Dobber's line production tool. I will also look at line replacements for a couple of key injuries [...]