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 [...]
The stage is set and the stars are all in place - no, unfortunately for Dallas fans not those ones. All bad jokes aside, the better team is moving on to the Stanley Cup Final as the Edmonton Oilers took care of business on Sunday night while punching their ticket to the big dance for [...]
Springtime hockey tends to reveal a number of similar characteristics when it comes to how teams get it done in April, May, and June: winning on the road, elite special teams play, good goaltending, and of course, the ability to roll four lines. Depth is a word you hear a lot at this time of [...]
After closely monitoring the eastern fantasy hockey newsreel all season long we’ve arrived at the conference final with clearly the two best teams out east. The Florida Panthers and New York Rangers deserve to be here and should be looked at as the class of the conference - for a number of reasons. Elite coaching, [...]
The Stanley Cup is only a couple of weeks away from being hoisted for the 108th time in NHL history. As much as most of the hockey world is focused on who will be doing it, some attention is beginning to shift to the offseason and free agency - especially in the fantasy hockey realm [...]
Last week’s iteration of Eastern Edge featured a retrospective into some of the best under-the-radar fantasy hockey performances of the previous regular season from players on non-playoff teams. As mentioned, sometimes in the fantasy game you have to look back to get ahead. Conversely, it’s never too early to dig into some research and have [...]
Regardless of what series you’re talking about, all teams remaining in the playoffs clearly have talented rosters with fantasy-relevant pieces up-and-down their lineups. However, just like with any team sport and a prolonged postseason push, not every player pulls their weight and poor playoff performances can have a direct impact on fantasy value heading into [...]
