Hello everyone and welcome to this special 2025 Bubble Keeper Week (“BKW”) edition of Eastern Edge! I’m Eli Feldman. As many avid Dobber Hockey readers already know, today marks the second day of BKW. For those who aren’t aware, BKW is dedicated to profiling players who are “on the bubble” with respect to their status [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to the latest edition of Eastern Edge! I’m Eli Feldman. While “elite power-play producer” is a label often associated with forwards, the NHL’s Eastern Conference is loaded with dynamic defencemen who not only anchor their team at even strength but also serve as the primary engine with the man advantage. Power-play [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to the latest edition of Eastern Edge! I’m Eli Feldman. There is no dispute that stellar goaltending is necessary to win fantasy hockey championships. Given the importance of goaltending, it’s tempting to shore out the position in the early rounds of drafts by selecting a proven netminder (e.g., Connor Hellebuyck) with [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to the latest edition of Eastern Edge! I’m Eli Feldman. While there’s potential value to roster diversification in fantasy hockey (namely, maximizing games played), nothing hits quite like monopolizing a group of teammates, sitting back, and watching them tear it up together for the benefit of your beloved fantasy team. With [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to the latest edition of Eastern Edge! I’m Eli Feldman. A significant determination of a player’s fantasy value is their power play usage. While there are exceptions, an effective even-strength player who lacks meaningful power play minutes is typically less valuable in fantasy circles than an ineffective 5-on-5 player with ample [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to the latest offseason edition of Eastern Edge! I’m Eli Feldman. In the wake of the NHL’s annual Free Agent Frenzy, let’s revisit some of the most notable fantasy-relevant signings (and re-signings) across the Eastern Conference over the past week. Contract information is going to be from PuckPedia. Ryan McLeod Last [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to the latest edition of Eastern Edge! I’m Eli Feldman. In the wake of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft (and Grant Campbell’s fantastic article recapping recent first-round draft performances among Western Conference teams), a Matrix moment is in order – it’s time for the red pill. As Grant mentioned in his [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to the first official 2025 offseason edition of Eastern Edge! I’m Eli Feldman. Last Tuesday, the Florida Panthers triumphed over the Edmonton Oilers for a second consecutive season to capture the Stanley Cup. Facing a Cup-starved team led by two of the game’s brightest stars, the Cats sailed to victory on [...]
Hello hockey heads, and welcome to the final regular-season edition of Lining Up! I’m Eli Feldman. With only two more sleeps until the end of the 2024-2025 NHL regular season, it’s nearly time to bid adieu to the NHL’s 16 non-Playoff teams, along with your beloved fantasy hockey squad(s). However, whereas many of the non-Playoff [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to the penultimate 2024-2025 regular season edition of Lining Up! I’m Eli Feldman. With only a few games remaining per team in the 2024-2025 NHL regular season, we’ve officially entered the home stretch. The countless hours invested in checking (and double-checking) your lineup, talking trades, and monitoring the waiver wire have [...]
