The Midseason Guide is now available for download! You’ll find the usual team-by-team breakdowns and projections, which now also include a spreadsheet for easy comparisons and calculations for your adds, drops, and trades. You’ll also find a scheduling breakdown for the stretch run, as well as prospect information if you’re planning for next season. If [...]
Late Saturday, the league announced that Tom Wilson has been suspended for seven games for his hit on Brandon Carlo on Friday. A suspension of at least five games seemed possible after Wilson was offered an in-person hearing. With the suspension starting today (Sunday), Wilson will be able to return on Saturday March 20. Fantasy [...]
It shouldn’t be much of a surprise given his current injury situation, but Brent Seabrook has announced his retirement. Seabrook will be remembered as a top-pairing blueliner on what might have been the most successful team of the past decade. His career ends with a long list of accomplishments, including three Stanley Cups, World Junior [...]
Following Calgary’s 7-3 win over Ottawa on Thursday, the Flames announced that they have fired Geoff Ward as their head coach and replaced him with Darryl Sutter. According to Pierre LeBrun, Sutter has also agreed to a three-year contract that includes the rest of this season plus the next two seasons. The fact that Sutter [...]
Sidney Crosby’s stay on COVID protocol lasted just one game, as he was back in action for the Penguins on Thursday. Unfortunately, Joel Farabee was placed onto the COVID protocol list. He has been hot recently with 14 points in his last 10 games, as well as a point-per-game pace (19 points in 19 games). [...]
No Jack Eichel meant no goals for the Sabres, and a shutout for Brian Elliott. The veteran Flyers goalie stopped all 23 shots he faced to earn his second shutout of the season. The 35-year-old Elliott might not be viewed as a must-own fantasy asset, but he has posted quality numbers (5-1-0, 2.03 GAA, .931 [...]
If you targeted Rangers this week because of their Wednesday/Friday/Sunday off days, you may have been rewarded. Ryan Strome scored a goal and added two assists with a plus-2 and five shots to power the Rangers to a 6-2 win over the Bruins. Strome is now riding a four-game point streak in which he has [...]
Ramblings: The Beautiful Outdoor Near-Failure, Crosby 1000, McDavid Blows Out Flames (Feb 21) Sooner or later, the ice conditions in one of the NHL’s outdoor games was going to make a game unplayable. This one happened to be over what was naturally the most beautiful backdrop ever used for an outdoor game. That’s why I [...]
The Florida Panthers appeared to be in a prime spot to cash in on Friday against Detroit. They didn’t disappoint, scoring a converted touchdown against the Red Wings. This may not be the season to own multiple players from the same team. The two COVID stoppages from the Stars and Hurricanes that forced delays to [...]
On Thursday morning, Alain Vigneault announced that no one on the Flyers COVID list would be going to Lake Tahoe. Those players are Claude Giroux, Travis Konecny, Jakub Voracek, Oskar Lindblom, Scott Laughton, Justin Braun, and Morgan Frost. That’s a big chunk of their team, especially when it comes to scoring. I’m not sure at [...]
