It was an ugly scene last Monday with Jason Pominville being escorted off the ice on a stretcher after being hammered into the boards by Chicago's Niklas Hjalmarsson. With the NHL's discipline czar dishing out a two game suspension, all that's left to figure out is who might benefit from Pominville's absence?
It's too early to be making big decisions with your squad, but with the first handful of regular season games behind us, reality has already started chipping away at your draft night brilliance.
Perhaps you've been affected by an early-season injury, or that rookie didn't earn that crucial top-six spot like you hoped, or maybe you were just unfortunate enough to draft Sheldon Souray and your league doesn’t count AHL points. Whatever the reason, you might be considering tinkering with your squad - but if you do, make sure you maintain your subjectivity. That's right, I said your subjectivity.
Regarding the investigation into the Devils dressing 15 players, please understand - this is not the NHL. The NHL doesn't care. It's the union who needs to defend their players, and I think Zharkov, Tedenby and Josefson were ripped off one game of NHL salary. This is an NHLPA issue. Completely different from past [...]
The Sharks have placed Thomas Greiss on waivers. I can see Atlanta having interest, but otherwise I don't know of a team that would go after him. Which is a shame, because he is an underrated netminder. It's not official, but it sounds as though at the very least Pekka Rinne will be [...]
Happy Thanksgiving! Fire and Ice is reporting that Lou's solution to the Devil's cap/roster situation: go with NINE forwards and six defensemen. Nobody gets called up. Now that, my friends, is cap circumvention. I can't believe the PA would allow that to happen - if all teams cut rosters down to 17, that [...]
The Draft List (and Fantasy Guide) is available for immediate download and is updated through Friday. Adding to New Jersey's woes (noted below), Brian Rolston left last night's contest with a lower back injury, and Leblond (video below) will receive at least a one-game suspension. So the Devils barely hanging on with 20 [...]
Angus here. I'll have an early evening update in a few hours. Getting pumped for a busy Saturday in hockey, including the first Saturday night HNIC in CBC. My boy (can I call him that?) Jeff Skinner had an assist and scored the shootout winner for the 'Canes today. The Fantasy Guide [...]
Following the lead of my Western counterpart, I'll give you my perspective on 15 Eastern Conference players who could ultimately end up making or breaking your fantasy season.
Every year, there are always players that seemingly come from nowhere to post unexpectedly high numbers or record a significant jump in performance, pushing someone over the top to help them win their league. Players like Stamkos, Myers and Miller come readily to mind.
The Fantasy Guide and Draft List were both updated as of last night - including Grabner's impact in Long Island, Fedotenko's impact on Tim Kennedy, Shane O'Brien's improved PIM projection in Nashville, who the hell is Tim Brent, Mark Olver, Jonas Holos? - and so much more. Try and find me another fantasy guide [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Vancouver Canucks have traded defenseman Shane O'Brien and forward Dan Gendur to the Nashville Predators for winger Jonas Andersson and Ryan Parent.
