Earlier than originally projected (but maybe not because he’s a fast healer), Brad Marchand made his season debut on Thursday. He didn’t disappoint, scoring two goals and adding an assist with four shots in a 5-1 win over Detroit. Marchand’s ADP on Yahoo was 117, so the early return means that he could provide some [...]
After a sluggish first few games, Taylor Hall is showing that he still has something to offer. The former Hart Trophy winner scored the overtime winner and added two assists with five shots on Saturday. After recording just one point in his first four games, Hall has goals in back-to-back games. He’s also been on [...]
Eric Staal is officially back for one more season. Following a professional tryout, the Panthers have signed Staal to a one-year contract worth $750,000. He wasn’t in the lineup for Friday’s game against Tampa Bay, but he should make his season debut on Sunday. Staal last played in the NHL in 2020-21, when he split [...]
With fantasy drafts now in the books, it’s on to another season. Now we wait to find out which players burst out of the gate and which players hit the snooze button. As this happens, expect these rankings to change with more frequency throughout the season. Keep in mind that these are single-season rankings [...]
We’re barely (not even?) a week into the season, and some goaltending situations are shaping up. Apologies if you’re in one of those scoring-only pools, but the bulk of this version of the Ramblings will be focused on goalies. Of course, we’ll start with the news that shook Leafs Nation early Saturday. It’s Ilya Samsonov [...]
Although Friday featured just four games, it featured a few debuts and returns of note. Ville Husso’s first game as a Red Wing couldn’t have gone any better. Husso stopped all 29 shots he faced in the Wings’ 3-0 win over Montreal. Here’s one of those saves. https://twitter.com/BallySportsDET/status/1581094686407593984 The Wings play again today (Saturday), so [...]
Plenty of storylines are emerging very early in the season, including injuries, debuts with new teams, and even a signing. I’ll cover the ones that seem to stand out, at least from a fantasy perspective. One game was all that it took for Patrik Laine to hit injured reserve. The Blue Jackets winger is expected [...]
The Nashville Predators have taken both games from the San Jose Sharks in Prague, winning Saturday’s game by a score of 3-2. Both teams will fly back to North America, where they will resume their seasons later next week while readjusting to the time change. Your way-too-early goal scoring leader is Nino Niederreiter, who scored [...]
Amid all the playoff baseball and preseason NHL games still taking place, the NHL regular season officially started on Friday in Prague. The Predators, led by a goal and an assist from Kiefer Sherwood, skated to a 4-1 win over the Sharks. I had wondered why up-and-comer Philip Tomasino wasn’t in the lineup while fringe [...]
With the puck about to drop on the 2022-23 season, our writers weigh in on their predictions for both player and team awards and accomplishments. Brief observations: Some of the experts made some out-of-the-box picks for award winners, but the majority seemed to play it safe. As you might expect, Connor McDavid is projected for [...]
