Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** I’ll be taking over this column from Ben Gehrels who has left me with very big shoes to fill! Follow him on X at @beegare for a steady stream of high-level prospect analysis and [...]
Some changes have been made for the June Roto Rankings, particularly in the later rankings and on defense. The stat categories for the Roto Rankings are as follows: Goals, Assists, Special Teams Points, Shots on Goal, Penalty Minutes, Hits, and Blocked Shots. These rankings are different from keeper rankings in that they don’t extend beyond [...]
In case you missed it, the Rangers have signed Kaapo Kakko to a “prove it” one-year, $2.4 million contract. Kakko will still be an RFA (with arbitration rights) after this contract. The former second overall pick (2019) was held to just 19 points – 13 of which were goals – in 61 games in 2023-24. [...]
Here are the top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - June edition! Due to my recent hospital stint, I was unable to post these lists in March, April nor May. So after a long absence, there are many prospects who graduated. Also impacting the adjustments - work on the Fantasy [...]
We are back this week to finish our MVP series. We have completed reviews for centers, right and left wingers, and defensemen. Today we will be moving on to goalies. The process will be much the same as with skater articles, though using different categories and scoring metrics. ‘Most Valuable’ is a tricky term that [...]
I have spent the offseason reviewing the fantasy seasons of non-playoff teams. This covered the San Jose Sharks, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Anaheim Ducks, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Montreal Canadiens, the Arizona Coyotes (now in Utah), the Ottawa Senators, the Seattle Kraken, the Calgary Flames, the New Jersey Devils, the Buffalo Sabres, the Philadelphia [...]
The San Jose Sharks fired head coach David Quinn a week after their regular season finished. What they expected from him given the roster they have is unclear, but it is clear they wanted to go in a different direction with their bench boss and they have made their choice in former Charlotte Checkers (AHL) [...]
Hello to all my Cap-Friendlies out there! If you’ve been following along with Capped, you’ll recognize that opening sentence, as that is how I liked to welcome all of my readers back. Now, I guess I have to come up with a new intro? Last weekend I got a text from a good buddy, “So [...]
I have spent the offseason reviewing the fantasy seasons of non-playoff teams. This covered the San Jose Sharks, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Anaheim Ducks, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Montreal Canadiens, the Arizona Coyotes (now in Utah), the Ottawa Senators, the Seattle Kraken, the Calgary Flames, the New Jersey Devils, the Buffalo Sabres, the Philadelphia [...]
In the latest iteration of Eastern Edge, we’re taking a close look at the Metropolitan Division and how it stacks up for next season. As much as the Cup is still yet to be lifted, teams across the league are already laying the groundwork for next season’s run at Lord Stanley's Prize. With free agency [...]
