Over my last few Ramblings, I have been taking the time to talk about some to-date season stats, focusing on both forwards and defencemen. While most of my analysis for fantasy hockey is via public data sites like ours at Frozen Tools, Natural Stat Trick, or elsewhere, there are other non-public resources that can be [...]
There just isn’t a lot going on in the NHL these days. Well, there’s a lot going on but there’s not much on the ice and that’s all that really matters for our purposes. Given there are just 11 games in four days leading up to the Christmas break – pending more cancellations – it [...]
Well, the COVID issues in the NHL just keep ramping up. There have already been a plethora of issues this year, between shutdowns in Ottawa and New York, and last reports were approaching 20% of the league in protocols this year. Just being a sports writer over the last two years, it’s an eerie vibe [...]
The only NHL game was postponed due to COVID issues, so there is a lot of time for updates, news bits, and some research. We have all three in today’s Ramblings. First, Calgary does have a COVID outbreak on the team. There are numerous players in protocols, as well as coaches, so the league has [...]
It is funny how hockey can work sometimes. It is my belief that the right player slotted into the right spot can really change a team’s fortunes. The reason being is one injury can put one guy in a position he shouldn’t, and then the next guy in a position he shouldn’t, and so on [...]
Talking about defencemen is probably my favourite thing to do because the position has evolved so much over the last 20 years that it always feels like we’re on a new frontier. Regardless, there are a pair of defencemen I want to talk about today, and both were high draft picks this past fantasy season. [...]
The big news out of the NHL on Sunday night was the cleaning house in Vancouver. It is pretty funny that a GM that has been there for over seven years and a coach for over four got fired in the middle of the night on a Sunday, but the NHL has always been great [...]
There was a very good article on the site yesterday from Eastern Edge writer Brennan Des looked at Tage Thompson and some New Jersey hot starts. What caught my eye in that article was Brennan looking at the fantasy playoff schedule. We are a quarter of the way into the season and leagues with fantasy [...]
We are sitting at the three-quarter pole of the NHL season, with most teams having played somewhere in the vicinity of 20 games. At this point, we have lots of data to work with. Personally, I incorporate seasonal data after a couple weeks, but generally speaking, once we get to 20 games, teams and players [...]
There were no games with American Thanksgiving yesterday. That gives me time to talk about some things I haven’t had the time for, so let’s start with Arthur Kaliyev. This is a guy with an interesting prospect history, a unique set of skills – shouts to Liam Neeson – and obvious offensive upside. There is [...]
