Ramblings: Beaulieu, Matthews, Kucherov, Orlov and more *** Well, Columbus won again. Sorry, but I’m going to keep leading with this story and pumping their tires for as long as they keep winning. Because it’s just so unbelievable. Cam Atkinson scored again. He now has 34 points in his last 30 games and is plus-11 [...]
McDavid and Crosby continue to pull away from the pack, Kucherov creeping upward, Malkin returns to the Top 10... These rankings are for points-only keeper leagues that don't count positions. If your league is different you can still use this list, but simply take that into consideration. It gives you an idea of their [...]
Ramblings: Jake Guentzel, Anthony DeAngelo, Derek Ryan, Gustav Nyquist and more *** Happy New Year everyone! I hope you enjoyed the holidays. I know I did, even though it was pretty busy – the usual Christmas stuff, plus we had a surprise birthday party midweek for my daughter (who was born on Christmas Day in [...]
With no games going on and hockey sites generally dead zones at this time of year, why not take a moment to reflect on the year that was? Both long- and short-term events and items were considered. Also under consideration was not just the actual impact, but the expected impact. Perhaps something happened that [...]
Ramblings: I now have Cam Atkinson on every team *** Food for thought: 2016-17 One year after posting a 0.65 points-per-game average, a 27-year-old winger who stands at 5-8 is having a breakout season under John Tortorella. 2002-03 One year after posting a 0.66 points-per-game average, a 27-year-old winger who stands at 5-8 is having [...]
With no games going on and hockey sites generally dead zones at this time of year, why not take a moment to reflect on the year that was? Both long- and short-term events and items were considered. Also under consideration was not just the actual impact, but the expected impact. Perhaps something happened that [...]
Ramblings: Christmas edition. Don’t wait on trading for a goalie *** 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the slate No NHL games were played, no performances we could rate; The fantasy teams were set by the owners with care, In hopes that a championship soon would be there; * The above little ditty [...]
Ramblings: Goalie injuries, Petry and Lee are hot/Marchand not – and more *** First, in the spirit of the season, here is some great news. Craig Cunningham will soon be released from hospital and has recovered from what, by the sounds of things, was pretty certain death. Here is a really great story on Cunningham [...]
The Top 100 goalies to own in a fantasy hockey keeper league... This month I posted the Top 50 here, and you can find the rest over at GoaliePost.com. Factoring in the depth chart, security as a starter, track record, injury history as well as current- and next year's outlook for putting up [...]
Ramblings: Clock ticking on Capuano, a multi-cat sleeper and more *** Jack Capuano. (insert booing here) Last week I mused that he could possibly be gone if the Isles lose their next two games. I also thought that a loss was likely because they played Chicago and then they followed up against the hot [...]
