Hello again and happy Saturday. I’d like to start this week’s installment by welcoming all Seattle Kraken fans and offer my congratulations to the city and the organization. While they kept us on our toes for far too long, it was well worth the wait. What a buzz it created in the hockey world, and [...]
I shared a few thoughts (and even some lame jokes) regarding the Seattle team name on my Twitter account. Complete thoughts don’t always appear on Twitter, so I’ll expand on what I think. I’ll admit that I thought the Kraken name was a gimmicky joke at first. All I knew about kraken was from the [...]
The new NHL playoff format is right around the corner. A few weeks ago we took a look at our high profile playoff performers, and revitalized a column that went through potential ‘unlikely’ playoff heroes. For the sake of your playoff prep go take a quick look at some of the players mentioned there. This [...]
The big news on Thursday was the announcement of the Seattle franchise’s new name and logo. There had been hope they’d be released earlier, but, you know, *gestures broadly*. Anyway, that announcement came and the team has settled on the Seattle Kraken. It was a name that got a lot of traction on social media, [...]
In the last few weeks I have put out some big topic articles that I’m going to link to again in case you missed them. First there was some deep dive research into salaries and rankings based on historical data relative to draft position – here. Then we shifted gears and went through some implications [...]
In what is very good news for Penguins fans and very bad news for Habs fans, Sidney Crosby returned to practice on Wednesday. He had missed the last few practices with an unknown injury, but it appears it wasn’t severe at all. A welcome sight, for some. * Something I missed and noticed yesterday: Ross [...]
The 2019-20 NHL season was one like no other, in the end barely half of all teams playing 70+ games. Even still, I felt it was appropriate to do my annual exercise of checks and balances in the form of reviewing my 15 Fearless Forecasts for 2019-20 to see how my predictions fared. You can [...]
Today, I’ll keep to my niche and focus on a few youngsters for those in the keeper/dynasty setup. This week lets talk blueliners. First up, Jamie Drysdale. In recent weeks and months, the notion that Drysdale was far and away the top defender in a lite defenseman crop has slowly dissipated. USNTDP standout, Jake Sanderson [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll break down a couple of the Eastern Conference playoff matchups and discuss their fantasy hockey implications. Obviously, no one knows what’s going to happen in the playoffs, but hopefully these thoughts can give you some perspective as you prepare for your playoff pool. From my experience, most playoff pools [...]
The NHL announced the finalists for the Norris Trophy (top defenceman) and Selke Trophy (best defensive forward). The Norris finalists are John Carlson, Victor Hedman, and Roman Josi. My personal ballot was Carlson, Josi, and Alex Pietrangelo. I have no problem with Hedman; Pietrangelo will probably finish in the top-5. When writing about this a [...]
