The Tampa Bay Lightning have finally lost two playoff games in a row, the first time that has happened for them since being swept by the Blue Jackets in 2019. That’s 18 times since then that the Bolts have lost a playoff game, only to win the following game. The underdog Rangers, though, are staying [...]
Last week we rounded out our skaters by looking at the most valuable defensemen, and this week caps the endeavor by reviewing goalies. Starting next week, we will be diving into the playoff matchups to see if there are any nuggets worth carrying over into next season. As with our previous articles we will be [...]
If there were any doubts about Darcy Kuemper not being available for Game 2, Pavel Francouz erased them with a 24-save shutout to give the Avalanche a 2-0 series lead. Francouz was playing in his fourth game of the playoffs but making just his second start. He probably didn’t face the Oilers at their best, [...]
In a surprise move, one that I don’t recall DraftKings doing in previous years, DraftKings has actually been able to continue offering two game slates with the classic format. To pull this off they use for example the Colorado vs Edmonton game on Thursday as the first game on the slate, and then the Tampa [...]
The Montreal Canadiens made it official on Wednesday by signing interim head coach Martin St. Louis to a three-year contract. He took over in February from Dominique Ducharme and seemed to revitalize the team offensively. The Canadiens released a statement in the morning to that effect: https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status/1531968868272553988 I saw a good break down from Jack [...]
Here are the top 100 goalies to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - May edition! Click any name to be taken to his fantasy hockey profile. ** Coming June 14! Pre-order Dobber's 16th annual Fantasy Prospects Report here! ** Goalies within the same tier are generally considered equal value, with varying degrees of reliability, [...]
Welcome back to another edition of the Roos Lets Loose monthly mailbag, where I answer your fantasy hockey questions by giving advice that should be useful to all poolies even if they don’t own the specific players being discussed. As a reminder, if you want your fantasy hockey question(s) answered in the next mailbag, check [...]
My playoff picks took a big hit in the last round, going 0-4, which lumps me in with the Florida Panthers’ playoff power play, and the Leafs in closing games of a playoff series. Good thing for me, is there is a quicker path to redemption here as I get another shot with the third [...]
