The Sharks have placed Evander Kane on unconditional waivers to terminate his deal, although Kane is expected to file a grievance through the NHLPA. The last straw for Kane is reportedly for violating the AHL’s COVID protocols, when Kane travelled to Vancouver while he was COVID positive. If his contract is terminated, Kane will lose [...]
Another day, another two postponements. This time it’s the Canucks and Senators tonight (Saturday). Both teams will now be without any games this week. Next Saturday’s Senators/Jets game in Winnipeg has also been postponed. Up until Monday’s still-scheduled game in Edmonton, the Senators will have played once in 23 days. That’s not easy if you [...]
The Midseason Guide will be available on January 14, which is about a week away. If you’ve already purchased an Ultimate Fantasy Pack or a Gold/Platinum subscription, you will be able to download it then. If you purchased a Keeper League Fantasy Pack or a Silver subscription, you will need to purchase it separately. Pre-order [...]
With the exception of the irregular schedule of last season, January 1 on the NHL calendar means Winter Classic. This year’s battle was in frozen Minnesota, where the temperature was about minus-22 Celsius (minus-8 Fahrenheit). In front of the Minnesota faithful, Jordan Kyrou stole the show. The Blues forward scored two goals and two assists [...]
Happy New Year, and all the best to you in the coming year! By the time you read this, it will already be 2022 somewhere - maybe even where you live. I know we were hoping that 2021 would turn out better than 2020, and it looked like it would for a while. We can [...]
After a week off, let’s see if I remember how to do this. Setting a fantasy lineup in these times of the omicron variant has been more about finding players that fit the following criteria: 1) Their team is playing today, and 2) The player is not injured or on COVID protocol. There. That’s it. [...]
Merry Christmas! I know this hasn’t been the most ideal holiday season, but hopefully you were able to enjoy something this year. Even without NHL action for at least another couple days, at least we can dive into the World Juniors today. Here are today’s games that you can watch or at least follow. Finland [...]
Postponements due to COVID meant that a normally busy Saturday of 10 games was whittled down to just five games. The highly anticipated Canucks/Leafs game was officially postponed, as both teams had additional players enter COVID protocol on Saturday: Jack Campbell, TJ Brodie, and Travis Dermott for the Leafs; Tyler Myers for the Canucks. Sunday [...]
COVID continues to rear its ugly head over both sports and the world in general. The NHL announced that games involving the Flames, Panthers, and Avalanche have all been postponed until after Christmas, while Saturday’s Bruins/Canadiens tilt has also been postponed. Here’s a list of the games being affected (not including Boston/Montreal). https://twitter.com/HockeyDaily365/status/1471921579508576265 Postponing games [...]
Paul Maurice has announced his resignation as the head coach of the Winnipeg Jets. Current assistant coach Dave Lowry will take over as head coach for the rest of the season. Assuming that Maurice resigned on his own terms and was not pressured by management, credit to him for recognizing that he thought that the [...]
