Monthly Archives: October 2023

Ramblings: Rangers Dominate Sabres; Updates on Hall, Holmstrom, Werenski, Arvidsson, Hintz, and More – October 13

By |2023-10-13T08:49:03-04:00October 13th, 2023|Hockey Rambling|

Taylor Hall took a hard hit during Wednesday night’s game in Boston and missed a few shifts. He tried to gut it out on a power play but left the game midway through the second period and did not return. The team has said that he’s week-to-week, which is rarely good news. As incredible as [...]

Capped: The Implications of a Rising Cap

By |2023-10-12T06:24:37-04:00October 12th, 2023|Capped|

Welcome back my Salary Cap-friendlies and I’d like to just say…happy New Year’s! It didn’t really feel like hockey season but once that first game started, we were all the way back. I was talking with a friend yesterday and the offseason felt like it went by quickly but that week-and-some-change between draft night and [...]

Analytics Advantage: Navigating Complexities Early in the Fantasy Season

By |2023-10-12T06:19:30-04:00October 12th, 2023|Analytics Advantage|

Welcome to the Regular Season of the NHL! As the puck drops and teams hit the ice, fantasy hockey managers are equally busy setting their lineups, making trades, and scouring the waiver wire. The excitement is intense, and the early weeks of the season are a crucial period that can significantly influence your chances of [...]

Ramblings: Power Extended; Matthews Hat Trick; Thoughts on Bedard; Updates on Mikheyev, Hintz, Haula, Cotter, and More – October 12

By |2023-10-12T06:01:38-04:00October 12th, 2023|Hockey Rambling|

We now have two regular season games of Connor Bedard’s performance. Statistically, there isn’t much to discuss yet. He is taking a lot of shots, which is what was anticipated. More than that, though, is his ability to create basically every single shift. For 95% of the league, it is incredibly difficult to look dangerous [...]

Ramblings: Bedard’s Debut; Notes on Korchinski, Paul, Parssinen, and Other Opening-Day Tidbits (Oct 11)

By |2023-10-11T08:05:56-04:00October 11th, 2023|Hockey Rambling|

My favourite bit of news to kick off yesterday was the record that Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, and Evgeni Malkin were breaking: https://twitter.com/TaylorHaasePGH/status/1711604049848541426 Bryan Rust opened the scoring for the Penguins for the third season in a row, and looks primed for a bounce-back campaign after dipping to only a 47-point-pace last season. He was [...]

Lining Up: Important Lineup Notes for the First Week Including DeAngelo, Chabot, Howden, and Donato

By |2023-10-10T13:07:57-04:00October 10th, 2023|Lining Up|

Welcome back to another edition of Lining Up and Happy-Start-Of-Hockey Day! With the NHL kicking the season off tonight, today will focus on teams updating the notes from last two Lining Up articles for teams with good schedules this first week. There are eight teams in this shortened week who play three times between today [...]

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