In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at players that struggled to adjust to new surroundings in 2021. This includes players that joined new teams ahead of the regular season, as well as those that were traded during the year. You’ve probably heard it again and again, but the 2021 campaign really was a year [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at the most disappointing player from each team in 2021. This is part two, where we’ll cover the final eight Eastern Conference teams in alphabetical order (i.e. New York to Washington). Be sure to check out part one (Boston to New Jersey), as well as and Grant Campbell’s [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at the most disappointing player from each team in 2021. This will be the first of two parts, where we’ll cover the first eight teams of the conference in alphabetical order (i.e. Boston to New Jersey). Check out last week's edition as we discussed discrepancies between regular season [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll contrast player production between the regular season and playoffs. In particular, we’ll focus on three players that are still battling it out in the 2021 postseason: Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Mathew Barzal and Alex Killorn. Jean-Gabriel Pageau During the regular season, Jean-Gabriel Pageau posted 28 points in 54 games, or 0.52 [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss playoff power plays and their influence on fantasy value. In particular, we’ll focus on David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy in Boston, as well as Cole Caufield and Erik Gustafsson in Montreal. I apologize for the Habs-centered discussion in recent weeks. Next week I promise to give Carolina, Tampa [...]
Here’s the latest injury news from across the NHL! Detailed injury updates usually become scarce during the playoffs, presumably because teams don’t want the opposition to target their injured players. As a result, the Injury Ward article will probably be put on hold until the offseason, when we’ll review the injury landscape ahead of next year’s campaign. [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss Montreal’s first-round victory over Toronto, paying particular attention to Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, Phillip Danault and Erik Gustafsson. As you’ve probably seen by now, the Montreal Canadiens stormed back from a 3-1 series deficit to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games. A major headline from this [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at some of the storylines developing early in the 2021 playoffs. In particular, we’ll focus on the Islanders’ goaltending situation, another solid showing from Tuukka Rask, and a lack of scoring in Montreal. New York’s Netminders Ilya Sorokin has won all three of his starts in the playoffs, [...]
Here’s the latest injury news from across the NHL! If you’re looking for information about a specific player and don’t see their name in this article, there probably haven’t been any significant updates about their progress since last week’s article. If you ever need injury updates for a specific player, shoot me a message on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza. Kevin Shattenkirk [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss players whose future fantasy value could be influenced by this year’s playoff performance. For the most part, we’ll talk about players who underperformed during the regular season that could change public perceptions with a strong showing in the postseason. These are players to keep in an eye on [...]
