Well, what can you say about Jack Hughes. With the news that he will miss eight weeks following finger surgery, you can dock at least 20 games again from him for the third consecutive season. The fact that this was not even an injury from a game or even practice this time around (a team [...]
With one month of the season now in the books, many players have moved either up or down from their preseason rank. On top of that, injuries and other absences longer than a week have pulled more players out of the top 100. All of this is to say that the deck has been reshuffled [...]
Let’s start with some injury news, since we can’t get enough of it with this season’s condensed schedule. Filed under the weird and bizarre category, Jack Hughes reportedly suffered a cut to his hand at a team dinner and is expected to miss Saturday’s game against Washington as a result. The exact injury and timeline [...]
Cole Caufield scored two goals in the Canadiens’ 6-2 win over Utah. The goals vaulted Caufield to the league lead in that category with 12 (until Nathan MacKinnon tied him later in the evening). Surprisingly, Caufield could be shooting the puck more, as he has averaged only 2.6 shots per game – over a shot [...]
Thank you to Dobber for filling in while I took a short out-of-town trip last weekend. It is nice to have him back in the fold contributing to the Ramblings again. Big congratulations as well are in order for 20 years of DobberHockey.com. - Rasmus Dahlin is taking a leave of absence from the Sabres [...]
While you might have been watching the World Series (which is now a series), there were also 13 games on the NHL schedule. Lots and lots to talk about, so let’s jump right in. In the Flyers’ 4-3 shootout win over the Islanders, Trevor Zegras led the way with two goals, an assist, and a [...]
On Friday, the Canucks acquired forward Lukas Reichel from the Blackhawks for a 2027 fourth-round pick. The 23-year-old Reichel’s career has stalled at the NHL level since being selected as a first-round pick in 2020, with his career high being 22 points in 70 games last season. Expect Reichel to receive some reps at center, [...]
After losing their first three games of the season, the Buffalo Sabres have strung together two wins in a row. Alex Lyon made 32 saves in earning a 3-0 win over the two-time Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. Lyon has started all five games for the Sabres this season, earning quality starts in four of [...]
In the Capitals’ 5-1 win over Minnesota, Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season, which is the 898th of his storied career. Ovechkin also added an assist with a plus-3 and three shots. Now 40 years old, the Great 8 is on track to become the first player in NHL history to score [...]
After some major adjustments to the September version thanks to Bangers Fantasy Hockey, we are only making minor tweaks to the rankings for October. More significant changes should appear in November once a larger sample of games has been played. The stat categories for the Roto Rankings as of September are as follows: Goals, Assists, [...]
