Patrik Laine’s fresh start with the Canadiens might have to be put on hold for a while. Laine was forced to leave Saturday’s preseason game against Toronto after taking a knee-on-knee hit from Cedric Pare. Following the game, Laine was seen on crutches with a brace on his left knee. Once he is evaluated further, [...]
It’s only the preseason and all of Auston Matthews, William Nylander, and John Tavares are already dealing with injuries. All of the injuries have been described using the words “day-to-day”, “minor”, “dinged up”, and “precautionary,” so none of these players need to be pushed down draft rankings. Just don’t be surprised if one or more [...]
The Canucks were finally able to agree to terms with Kevin Lankinen on Saturday, signing him to a one-year contract worth $875,000. Lankinen played in 24 games with Nashville in 2023-24 as Juuse Saros’s backup, finishing with a solid 11-6-0 record with a 2.82 GAA and .908 SV%. The main takeaway from the Lankinen signing [...]
The Utah Hockey Club has secured a big part of their future, agreeing with Dylan Guenther on an eight-year contract with a cap hit of just over $7 million. This AAV and term serve as proof that Utah really believes in the 21-year-old over the long haul after just 78 NHL games. By also acquiring [...]
Thatcher Demko worked out on the ice on his own before the start of Canucks’ training camp on Thursday. However, he did not participate with his teammates afterward during main camp and would not offer a timetable for his return. The positive from all this is that Demko did not appear to look the part [...]
For the September edition of the Roto Rankings, we are pleased that Bangers Fantasy Hockey has returned with its pre-draft rankings for a second season! As a result, you will notice some major adjustments to our rankings from last month. Since Bangers Fantasy Hockey provides its rankings with or without penalty minutes, we have opted [...]
The September update for the Roto Rankings will appear later today. I’m happy to say that Bangers Fantasy Hockey will be back providing the preseason rankings again this season. In fact, if you would like to view the rankings before then, you can head over to the Bangers website and become a subscriber, then download [...]
Some news items to start. Ilya Sorokin is dealing with an upper-body injury from offseason training. GM Lou Lamoriello is unsure whether Sorokin will be ready for training camp but says he should be ready for the start of the season. This doesn’t sound like cause to drop Sorokin down your rankings (yet), but the [...]
Filling content during the offseason is difficult. Perhaps the easiest way for me to break the writer’s block is to participate in a mock draft. I decided to join a 14-team mock draft at Yahoo, since once of my leagues has 14 teams. Even if Anthony Stolarz’s rank is way too high, mock drafts are [...]
The Offseason Fantasy Grades articles have now been completed for all 32 teams. You can view them all at The Dobotomy page. Remember, these articles won’t predict where each team will finish in the standings, but instead they provide a quick rundown of each team’s offseason changes, prospects that might be ready for a full-time [...]
