Happy Thursday everyone, and I hope you’re enjoying the summer. In the dog days between free-agent frenzy and Bubble Keeper Week, we find ourselves without much exciting to talk about, so let’s fill the space with a theoretical discussion. I have gotten the green light from the big man himself, Darryl, to put up [...]
After the madness dies down from the first few days of July, there are bargains remaining to be found in the free-agent pile. Last year we saw names such as Patrick Maroon, Tyler Ennis, and Anthony Duclair, among others, signed after the big wave, providing some very valuable production versus their cap hit. This [...]
July 1st should need no introduction. It is Canadian celebrations in full force, as well as NHL GMs tossing as much money as they can at mostly mediocre players. Looking back at previous years, we all know there are some good, but mostly bad deals signed in the first week of July. Let’s sort [...]
There weren’t any “hockey trades” during this year’s NHL draft weekend. Every trade was either focused around pure draft pick swaps, or salary cap dumps. The draft pick swaps happen every year, but the cap dumps were much bigger and bolder than we have seen in years past. There were three main deals that [...]
With the Stanley Cup and all the other hardware awarded, we’re now getting into the fun part of the offseason where teams’ plans are starting to take shape, and we’re seeing some questionable decisions already. Let’s dive into some of the moves, sort the good from the bad, and see what impact this may [...]
St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong has been in his role with the team since 2010, and has had his fair share of goalie controversies in that time. He managed Jake Allen’s contract situation very well, and that should give Blues fans confidence when looking towards the inevitable re-signing of Jordan Binnington this summer. [...]
It’s Thursday again, and that means another Capped article. This week should be a fun one, as I am finally putting out in public some of the results from my efforts to predict NHL free agent contracts. For those of you that are unaware, I have been working on this project off and on [...]
Welcome aboard for another Thursday Capped article. We’re two games into the Final now, and before we get any closer to only one team standing, I wanted to take a look into what we can learn from this year’s finalists. There are some similarities and differences between them, but both found ways to win [...]
Every year there are players that bounce back after an injury-plagued season, and they can be saviours to your fantasy season with high value, and a low upfront cost in the offseason (be it through trade or draft capital). We’re going to go through a few players who played half of the season or fewer, [...]
A little over a year ago I put together some contract predictions for the bigger names up for new contracts. Here we are going to look at a similar set. It appears that there are six main goalies heading for new contracts this summer, and by my count, six spots in which they would [...]
