Eastern Edge

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss waiver wire options from the Islanders and Senators – two teams with lots of games left on their schedules. New York Islanders The Islanders have played just 39 games to date, leaving them with a league-leading 43 games left to play. They’ll be much busier than others in [...]

In this week's Eastern Edge, we'll look at each team’s most disappointing fantasy player at the halfway mark. Not all teams have a clear-cut candidate for this list, so hopefully you’ll forgive me for grasping at straws in certain cases. Some teams also have more than one, so we had to cut down in other [...]

In this week's Eastern Edge, we'll look at the midseason fantasy MVP from each team in the Eastern Conference. When I think about value in fantasy hockey, I think about players who have outperformed expectations. So, this article isn't necessarily a list of each team's best player or leading scorer. Instead, I tried to consider [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at players who have quietly had strong starts to 2022. Jeff Skinner Skinner has five goals and one assist through six appearances in 2022. During this stretch, he’s spent most of his minutes beside Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch, who each have four points through four games in [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss power-play situations for the Leafs and Hurricanes. These are two of the top teams not only in the East, but the entire league, and their man advantage is a reason why. This piece will talk about the top producers from each team, some guys that are struggling, and [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss power-play situations for the Islanders, Capitals and Canadiens. This will be the first of two articles about power plays in the East and we’ll cover a few more teams next week. Anyone looking for some power-play data can head over to Frozen Tools. There are combinations, shots, percentages, [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss players who had strong showings in 2021. We’ll be looking at regular season stats from this past calendar year (i.e. January 1st, 2021 to December 27th, 2021). As such, it’s worth highlighting that this year-long sample includes games from both last season – where we only saw divisional [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss Ondrej Kase and Oliver Wahlstrom, two players riding hot streaks, who also happen to be available in most fantasy leagues. Check out Dobber’s Frozen Tools for a league-wide look at who’s hot and who’s not! Ondrej Kase The 26-year-old winger has 11 points in his last 13 outings, [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss goaltending situations in Columbus, Detroit and Florida. Anyone wanting to go back for previous editions of Eastern Edge, just click here. We have discussed Tage Thompson, Dawson Mercer, Thomas Chabot, Chris Kreider, and a whole lot more in recent weeks. Be sure to check back each morning for [...]

The theme for this week’s Eastern Edge is low-profile players who have been playing well recently. The main focus will be Tage Thompson, but I’ll also touch upon New Jersey’s second line. Tage Thompson The 6-foot-7 center has been on a tear in the month of November, posting eight goals and four assists through 14 [...]