Patrik Laine scored his first hat trick in 23 months against the Sabres last night as part of a six-goal onslaught but the Habs. That ups him to six goals in seven games. He won't keep that pace up as his shooting percentage normalizes, but the assists will click up a bit too to balance. [...]
Thatcher Demko made his long-awaited return from his "unique" lower body injury. It's great to see him back and I hope he has a long career moving forward, but I don't think that injury is something I am going to take my chances with, so I doubt he ends up on any of my fantasy [...]
The Flames and Blue Jackets warmed up all wearing Johnny Gaudreau #13 jerseys. It was an excellent send off gesture between his two former teams. https://twitter.com/NHLFlames/status/1864131579414561215?t=18Mf3fnMJI_4-zx0th9fPA&s=19 * Patrik Laine made his long awaited Habs debut last night, skating on the second line and lining up with the top power play unit. He played alongside Kirby [...]
The Capitals announced yesterday that Alex Ovechkin is out week-to-week, and we have a new Injury Ward writer to cover the big news. We're bringing in Logan Clarkson from GoaliePost over to take over the column from Blake Creamer. All the best to Blake, and keep your eyes peeled for Logan's debut this afternoon. Back [...]
Starting with the battle of Ontario, because everyone knows that's the centre of the hockey universe. The Sens actually looked like the Cup contenders in this one while the Leafs (sans Auston Matthews) looked like the playoff bubble team. Michael Amadio scored against his former team (the Leafs) and now has goals in back to [...]
I’m back after a brief hiatus as I’m trying to manage a full house. Thanks to Ian and Brennan for filling in for me. I don’t know about you but I’m also really ready to be done with election coverage. Let’s get back to hockey. * Artturi Lehkonen returned to action for the Avalanche last [...]
As Columbus played their first home game of the season, everyone's heart was focused not on the game, but on a player that meant so much more - Johnny Gaudreau. The Blue Jackets honoured him with both teams wearing Gaudreau jerseys for warmups, and then saving him a spot at the opening faceoff. https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/1846321096959693004?t=dWDJ1l3M4S6w_M-i5KvP7A&s=19 https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/1846333825497911497?t=wfigUpaHF65zp7PkH8zgNw&s=19 [...]
I had a little too much time to look at the BUF/NJ games. I made an effort not to get caught up in small sample sizes, but it's inevitable to some degree at this point in the season. Regardless, there are a few points that I thought were with making. Dylan Cozens had eight shots [...]
Two more days until real games. We're almost there! Continuing from last week, I have some training camp notes on players that have caught my eye. As a Predators fan, I was really hoping to see a new second line of Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault, and Tommy Novak. That line has been together quite a [...]
Not too many updates this month as we await the big contract from Jeremy Swayman that may reset the goaltending market. Thatcher Demko drops down the rankings with news of his injury affecting his projected numbers for the year. Some smaller adjustments made to others as well, but the consistency on the list should hopefully [...]
