Some very good news for Chicago Blackhawks fans and fantasy managers alike as Connor Bedard was skating on the top line and top power-play unit for Chicago’s practice on Monday, per Charlie Roumeliotis. His top line included Roman Kantserov and Patrick Kane, both of whom were on the top PP unit as well. Anton Frondell [...]
Hey everyone. This is normally Ian’s day for Ramblings, but he has a family trip for Thanksgiving so I’m filling in for this Saturday. * The Winnipeg Jets provided an update on defenceman Josh Morrissey, and Mitchell Clinton reported that he is currently day-to-day. He did not play on Friday night, but it seems they’ve [...]
There was some very good news for Carolina Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis as he was able to shed his non-contact jersey and participate in a normal morning skate for the first time this season. Jarvis is still making his way back from offseason shoulder surgery so his return isn’t exactly imminent, but this is a [...]
An interesting note from Tampa Bay’s practice on Wednesday as reported by Diandra Loux. Defenceman Charles-Edouard D’Astous was slotted on the top PP unit alongside John Carlson with Brandon Hagel being sent to the second unit. We are just a few games into the season so this is likely to change several more times, but [...]
It was mentioned in yesterday’s Ramblings that Dallas Stars forward Matt Duchene had suffered a lower-body injury during training camp and it was exacerbated later in camp. With that in mind, we got news that he was put on long-term injured reserve on Thursday with a back date to Tuesday. That means the earliest he [...]
The fun thing about fantasy hockey, or any fantasy sport, is that it can humble you very quickly. Case in point: last week, I had a Ramblings where I discussed defencemen and goalies I had yet to draft and probably wouldn’t draft before the season started. One of them was Edmonton Oilers blue liner Evan [...]
The New York Islanders gave Mathew Barzal an ‘injured non-roster’ designation on Monday, per Andrew Gross. He currently has a knee injury and remember that he had knee surgery in February of 2025. His designation means he did not pass his physical at training camp, so this is clearly a lingering knee issue, which is [...]
The Columbus Blue Jackets finally signed forward Adam Fantilli, extending him for six years with an average annual value of $13.75-million. The contract runs through the end of his age-27 season, and now he’s got a few days to get up to speed before the regular season starts. * Missing a day for rest in [...]
Dylan Larkin was at practice for the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, per Helene St. James. It is Larkin’s first practice of training camp, which is notable considering his pending trade request. At the least, it appears he may be in the lineup for the regular season, though we need to wait for official confirmation [...]
There was one very interesting news tidbit on Monday as far as lineups are concerned, and that was the Nashville Predators having Matthew Wood on the top power-play unit, per Max Herz. It wasn’t Jonathan Marchessault, or the newly-acquired Mavrik Bourque, but Wood who was the fourth forward after Steven Stamkos, Filip Forsberg, and Ryan [...]
