Now that our annual fantasy hockey seasons have come to a collective end, I thought this week would be a great time for some reflection. Every year is guaranteed to have its fair share of both breakthrough stars and underachievers alike. A lot of times a player’s performance is heavily influenced by their team environment [...]
The Stanley Cup Playoffs kicked off on Saturday with Game 1 of the East Division series between the Bruins and Capitals. It ended with Nic Dowd tipping a T.J. Oshie shot in overtime to give the Capitals a 3-2 win and a 1-0 series lead. https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1393755998666493953 Those who participated in the Bucci Overtime Challenge on [...]
Welcome back to The Journey. To kick things off, I would like to thank Colton Pankiw for taking over during my absence. He provided some great content for all of you prospect enthusiasts and in case you missed any of his work, make sure to check out his columns: Calder Trophy Top 5 Top Rising [...]
At the time these rankings are posted, a few North Division teams will not have completed their season yet. However, the playoffs will be about to start for other teams. So consider these adjusted rankings for the end of the 2020-21 season. These rankings will be updated further throughout the summer as free agent signings [...]
The Leafs and Jets finished off their regular seasons on Friday, with the Jets coming out on top 4-2. Kyle Connor led the Jets offensively, scoring twice. Connor now has goals in three consecutive games, with four goals, six points, and 11 shots over that span. He’s found his form just in time for the [...]
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are about to begin on what has been a unique season. As is the case before the first round every season, the panel is weighing in with predictions for each of the eight playoff series, the Stanley Cup finalists and winner, and Conn Smythe Trophy winner. * * * Pick up [...]
Back when I wrote the Wild West column, I started a series based on Rick Roos and his research on unlikely playoff heroes. He looked at players who were performing better in the playoffs than in their previous regular season. He then attempted to figure out if it was predictive of future performance. I went [...]
Here are the Top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - May edition! As always, players ranked within +/- 5.0 ratings of each other should be considered equal value and at that point become a matter of team needs (wait time or upside more important?) and personal bias. Playoff Pool Time! [...]
The NHL released the full playoff schedule, though some times need to be filled in. Many of the American series are starting this weekend but Canada won’t start until next week, as will Carolina and St. Louis. The full schedule can be viewed here. It will be interesting to see how they navigate the start [...]
In part II of our team-by-team unrestricted free agent (UFA) review. In reverse alphabetical order, we’ll look who I think is the most intriguing UFA for St. Louis, San Jose, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Ottawa, and the New York Rangers. There are a couple teams in this group that are lacking anything of real UFA fantasy value. [...]
