Goaltenders. Likely the hottest topic and hardest position to manage in the fantasy hockey game. Handling goalie rosters with precision, and getting lucky with injuries, likely leads to a team finishing near the top of the table each season - regardless of the format or how many GMs are in the league. Netminders have been [...]
It’s been a couple weeks since our last Eastern Edge entry but considering how busy the NHL has been since then, there is no shortage of fantasy hockey fallout to assess. With such a vast array of potential angles to cover, we’re serving up four Eastern Conference teams that warrant fantasy attention - the first [...]
First and foremost, apologies for the lack of a top-10 entry last week, we slid into a little Canada Day hiatus but fear not, fantasy fanatics, we’re here all summer long to make sure GMs of all skill and experience levels have the tools needed to assemble a winning squad come the fall. With that [...]
For a moment, cast away team allegiances, previous franchise bias, or any preconceived hate toward teams that made into the Stanley Cup Playoffs over others: the past two weeks of NHL action have been nothing short of captivating. Hats off to the best team in the NHL at both ends of the ice this year [...]
When it comes to the array of impressive numbers from the masterpiece of a season by Edmonton Oilers talisman Connor McDavid, the only one that matters right now is whether the zero in his Cup column updates to one following Game 7. However, even if it doesn’t, this campaign of hockey majesty is worth discussing [...]
Much like last week’s Eastern Edge power ranking of the Metro Division, the team at the top of the table is a no-brainer: The Florida Panthers are the best team in the East and are one win away from cementing themselves as the best in either conference. However, heading into next season the rest of [...]
Sometimes, all you need in life is a fresh start. Turning the page. Searching for a different approach. Beginning anew. All worthy mantras to adhere to that also hold true in the NHL and fantasy hockey world. For varying reasons, players fall out of favour, lose opportunity, and end up not fitting in with their [...]
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 [...]
Today’s NHL is a young man’s league. Each passing year sees more teenagers and twenty-somethings making an impact on hockey’s biggest stage - but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still room for the OGs. As a shoutout and ode to the current masterclass being put on by 35-year-old veteran Florida Panthers netminder Sergei Bobrovsky, we [...]
At this time of year, who doesn’t love an X-factor?Aside from it being up there in the realm of elite postseason-related jargon along with stranglehold, barnburner, and on-the-brink, it’s a term that regularly gets circulated during playoff competition due to the tendency of unsung heroes to make their mark when the lights are brightest. Players [...]
