The impact of Chara's return, the quirks of the Leafs' upcoming schedule and more... * Zdeno Chara could return tonight. Yeah buddy! I opened with this story because it is important to make it clear that Chara’s return WILL NOT hurt Dougie Hamilton. There are two reasons for this. 1. Hamilton [...]
Buy low on Staal, Brodeur wins another, get on Bjugstad and Ekblad right meow and more... * Those of you who scooped up Steve Downie, after Patric Hornqvist went down, were finally rewarded with a couple of points, including the goal that sent the game to overtime. Downie stands to be useful asset [...]
Taking a look at some of the hot topics in the analytics community.
Perry and Eller hurt, Little with a hat-trick, buying low on Varlamov and more... * Update: The Ducks retracted their tweet regarding Perry's injury not being considered to be serious. I think we'll have to wait for an MRI here. That gets me back to my three week minimum guess, which was based [...]
The top plays for Daily Fantasy Hockey this Saturday.
Looking ahead at the best schedules in the NHL for Week 10.
Brodeur stumbles, Hornqvist injured, Byfuglien back on D and more... * It just keeps piling up for the Penguins. Patric Hornqvist was drilled by Ryan Stanton (I won’t talk about if it was clean or not, you can be your own judge. Hornqvist left the game and did not return. It sure looks [...]
Why Versteeg is legit, Byfuglien heating up, Brodeur to debut tonight and more... * Exciting opening and ending in Minnesota between the Wild and Canadiens but what a horribly dull game otherwise. The Wild controlled much of the match outshooting Montreal 35-19. That’s not particularly surprising given the statistical trends of these [...]
