Cuts from skates are just a part of playing hockey and in the NHL. We have seen some absolutely gruesome injuries in this manner over the years, with Evander Kane being an example from this season alone. Something similar happened to Ryan Johansen a few nights ago and that was why he left the game [...]
It was almost a shock at how fast things moved. As of Thursday afternoon, the Washington Capitals were on a slide with two wins in their previous seven games, but Alex Ovechkin was returning and they were just two points out of a playoff position. Then just after 5 PM ET, Pierre LeBrun tweeted that [...]
It is Thursday once again, so let’s find some winning NHL props. There are 10 games on tap in the NHL tonight, which means we have a ton of options available to find some winning props. I’ve taken my time to carefully look over every matchup tonight, and I think I’ve found a few props [...]
With the trade deadline in your leagues around the corner, now is the time where you will begin to understand if your goal is to make the playoffs or to fold the hand that you’ve been dealt and accept a higher draft pick. Buyers and sellers should be known this time of the year. When [...]
Ryan Johansen was not on the ice for Nashville’s third period at home against Vancouver on Tuesday night. He left the game with an injury late in the second period, needing help from his teammates, and did not return. We got word from Elliotte Friedman on Wednesday that Johansen was having surgery: https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1628412514387083266 No immediate [...]
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. A few teams haven’t been on the ice since the All-Star break began, so we’ll [...]
Welcome back to another edition of Lining Up. This week we will examine how some of the recent big trades have impacted the line deployment of respective teams as well as how each new acquisition is faring in their new roles. We will also touch on a few quick hits who are seeing favourable line [...]
Anyone who plays a second in even a single NHL game has done something only a tiny fraction of those who’ve laced up a pair of skates ever will. And players can have far greater value in “real” hockey than in fantasy. These things having been said, the reality is there are players in today’s [...]
I put out my initial list of the 2023 free agency salary projections late last week, and while I publish it with a small ramble to lead into it, I wanted to talk about a few more players here. If you need any details on what I do or how the numbers come to be, [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss a few players that may be moved before the NHL’s trade deadline on March 3rd. Tyler Bertuzzi With his contract expiring and his team falling out of the playoff race, Bertuzzi found himself in plenty of trade rumours heading into the All-Star break. Fast forward to the present, [...]
