We’re still a week away from the NHL returning, so to open up today let’s open up with some Olympics recaps of the Men’s Qualification Play-Off round from yesterday (which is a short way to say that the winners make the quarter finals against other group of teams that received a bye). In the early [...]
Happy Friday the 13th, it’s Alex MacLean here covering for Cliffy who has earned a well deserved weekend off. * Day two of the men’s Olympic Ice Hockey saw Canada and the United States make great impressions with five goals apiece in convincing wins over the Czechs and Latvia respectively. Switzerland and Germany also earned [...]
Right at the pre-Olympic deadline, the Rangers moved Artemi Panarin to the Los Angels Kings, in return for Liam Greentree and a third-round pick. Apparently Panarin only wanted to go to LA, which means a few hands were tied here. Panarin then signed a two-year extension with LA, worth $11M per season. The Rangers retained [...]
We’re approaching the Olympics, and while the Men’s Ice Hockey games don’t start there until February 11th, the final games we get before the break are on Thursday February 5th. That means there’s only today and tomorrow to get some games in before the break. After their games last night, Anaheim and Toronto are now [...]
Thatcher Demko is going to miss the rest of the 2025-26 season, which should come as a surprise to no one. First-off, his previous three seasons were all injury-plagued, and this season was no different, even up to the latest injury. On top of that, the Canucks are already last in the league, by a decent margin, so [...]
Some excellent performances thus far by Brandon Bussi and Karel Vejmelka (your league leader in Wins) along with injuries to Thatcher Demko, Anthony Stolarz, Pyotr Kochetkov, and more, has led to some big ranking swings at this point in the year. With goalies that’s what you can expect, both in-season, and across multiple years. Stick [...]
At the mid-way point of the season we don’t typically see too many large jumps or drops in the rankings, but there are two noteworthy names to mention. Macklin Celebrini has taken over the top spot in the rankings, thanks to his continued torrid scoring pace, and his tiny cap hit. As a bonus, he [...]
After Brandon Hagel started the season with one point in seven games, there were many poolies unwilling to wait on him, and those who dropped/traded him early are now kicking themselves. With two goals and an assist last night, he has 45 points in 36 games since October 25th, adding exactly three shots per game, [...]
Rick Bowness made his coaching debut with the Columbus Blue Jackets, and between the recent lineup changes and Bowness’ own tinkering, there are a few lineup notes worth fantasy attention. Up front, Charlie Coyle seems to be in line for a bigger role, as he is the main centre on the top power play unit, [...]
The Philadelphia and Anaheim matchup turned into a double revenge game, with former Duck Trevor Zegras outscoring former Flyer Cutter Gauthier 2-1, all in the first period. Gauthier has really slowed down of late, with only four points in the last 10 games, to bring him to 40 points on the season. Zegras meanwhile has [...]
