What a day of NHL games we have in store for us on Saturday with a whopping 15 games on the schedule! Every team is in action except for the Canucks and the Coyotes. Some highlights on the day, with matchups between two teams that are top 10 in points at the moment, include Kings [...]
The NHL schedule makers don’t care that you might have had no one to roster on Friday, but on Saturday you’ll have a surplus of players that you’ll need to make start/sit decisions on. If you were looking to get your hockey fix on Friday, only one game was on the schedule, and it was [...]
Ah, Friday is here and it’s time to watch some hockey. Let’s gather everyone around the TV for…yep, one game. NHL scheduling. Buddy. Pal We’re right in the thick of a stretch of lopsided slates, but let’s see if we can’t help swing a matchup or two. Let’s dive in!The Immediate Fix (Grab this guy [...]
Thus far in the early going we have tackled surprises, changes in ice time, and cold streaks. In each of these cases we are looking at league wide reports and filtering down to find the notable items to bring to the column. Through the process of filtering though, we have focused mostly on forwards and [...]
It was a bad night for the two starting goalies in the Dallas/Florida game. Scott Wedgewood was stretchered off the ice during the second period, although the injury simply turned out to be a massive back spasm. It’s good that the injury is not as serious as it first appeared, but I’m not sure what [...]
On Tuesday, I discussed a team that’s underperforming badly (Vancouver), and yes they came to play for their coach, taking away a 5-4 win. Today I’ll cover the opposite end, and discuss the New Jersey Devils. First stat - they’ve won their last 10 games and sit atop the Metropolitan Division. But why? The goaltending [...]
Here are the top prospect defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - November edition! As always, players ranked between +/-5.0 ratings of each other should be considered equal value. Click any player name to be taken to his fantasy prospect profile page for our insights and observations. NovProspectTeamShootsProspect RatingOctSep1Calen AddisonMINRD72.0152Owen PowerBUFLD67.2233Nils LundkvistDALRD65.13114Jake SandersonOTTLD64.4425Simon [...]
Heading into Wednesday night’s game against Buffalo, Ottawa had been on a 1-6-1 skid, allowing 35 goals in those eight games. Something had to give with the lineup and the first solution seems to be Drake Batherson being dropped to the third line: https://twitter.com/TSN1200/status/1592903674132471809 We should note that in this downturn, no regular Ottawa forward [...]
Here’s the latest injury news from across the NHL! If you’re looking for information about a specific player and don’t see their name in this article, there probably haven’t been any significant updates about their progress since our last article. If you ever need injury updates for a specific player, shoot me a message on [...]
Welcome back to Goldipucks and the Three Skaters, a play on words of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. Instead of there being three bowls of porridge though, I cover three skaters and declare one too hot (i.e., doing unsustainably better than he should), another too cold (i.e., doing unsustainably worse), and a third [...]
