For the first time in five months, I’m on Ramblings’ duty and there is ACTUAL HOCKEY PLAYING. I think I may cry. Normally, our trio of Editors and Dobber manage the offseason writing pretty well. We mix in some Bubble Week stuff, look at the kids, try to project, predict, and dive into our bag [...]
Today, I’ll keep to my niche and focus on a few youngsters for those in the keeper/dynasty setup. This week lets talk blueliners. First up, Jamie Drysdale. In recent weeks and months, the notion that Drysdale was far and away the top defender in a lite defenseman crop has slowly dissipated. USNTDP standout, Jake Sanderson [...]
After a five-week summer vacation, I’m back in the Ramblings saddle and ready to gear up for some fantasy hockey talk. The timing couldn’t be better either. With training camps firing up this week, the storylines are once again plentiful. Let’s dive in. ** A couple of signings happened on Tuesday. The first was [...]
Before we get going, I'll just take a moment to discuss what's happening in the United States. The protests happening throughout that country and the similar showings of support in other places around the globe are a long time in the making. I am a privileged, white male who has never known such fear or [...]
The big news in the world of hockey is the Return to Play directives have been decided. And along with them, the draft lottery and time of the draft. Hallelujah! The league officially welcomed in the 24-team ‘post-season’ plan which will feature 16 squads battling it out in a best-of-five series to earn the right [...]
Regular update that gives absolutely no indication of when the draft will occur or what the NHL playoffs may look like this summer: NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says he's hopeful today's Canada-U.S. border announcement "will not materially affect the resumption of play timelines we are currently contemplating." — Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 19, 2020 I'm [...]
Pardon the brevity of this Ramble. The internet has been down for most of the day so I’ve been linking LTE off of my phone (likely at the cost of my children’s university savings). However, even though we continue in the holding pattern of no real hockey news, it doesn’t mean we can’t get into [...]
Since these are defined as Ramblings, allow me to ramble on for a bit. I’m constantly on the lookout for players who are in a position to see their ice time elevated and consequently their production. Often these come in the form of young players finding their groove in year three or four. But we [...]
There’s been a lot of talk around when, where and how the NHL will conduct their entry draft. Normally, we’d have already had the lottery draw occur and know exactly who is selecting where (amongst the top 20 or so teams anyway). Of course, with the games on hold versus being cancelled, we cannot accurately [...]
Some unsurprising news out of the WHL on Tuesday saw presumptive first-overall pick, and the first-ever Western League exceptional status player, Connor Bedard signed with the Regina Pats. The WHL Draft officially kicks off on Wednesday, but the Pats aren't wasting any time locking up the future superstar. I've spoken about Bedard in a previous [...]
