Eastern Edge

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at a few players off to disappointing starts and discuss their potential to bounce back. Thomas Chabot The 24-year-old defenseman is off to a slow start this year with just six assists through 16 appearances. The lack of production isn’t due to a lack of opportunity as Chabot [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss players who have surprised us with their goal-scoring ability this season. Chris Kreider Across the league, Leon Draisaitl and Alex Ovechkin are currently the only players with more goals than Chris Kreider. The Rangers winger is off to a red-hot start this year with 11 goals in his [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge: Duclair’s hot; Petry’s not. Fortunes can change quickly in the NHL and one player on this list started on the fourth line for his team in the season opener. The other player is the cornerstone of his team’s blue line, has four straight 40-point seasons, but is on pace for [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss early answers to some questions we had during the offseason. Is there fantasy value in Toronto’s supporting cast? The Leafs dished out numerous low-cost contracts during the offseason to round out their roster. Michael Bunting, Ondrej Kase and Nick Ritchie were among these signings and became intriguing fantasy [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss players who are seeing more opportunity than they were last year, as well as players seeing less opportunity than last year. It’s still early in the season, so we can’t put too much stock into ice time averages because the sample size is so small. However, some of [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, I’ll share an early thought for each team in the Eastern Conference. Boston Bruins – I’m Easily Swayed, Man I know it’s only been one game, but I’m already convinced that Jeremy Swayman will end up being Boston’s most valuable fantasy netminder when the season is over. He looked excellent [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at early storylines to follow for teams in the Eastern Conference. Boston Bruins – Hall on PP1    While the goalie battle between Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark will be important to follow, it’ll take some time before we can properly evaluate that situation. Instead, I think we [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll predict each team’s fantasy MVP for the 2021-2022 campaign. When I think about value in fantasy hockey, I think about players who outperform expectations. As a result, this isn’t a list of each team’s best or most productive player. Rather, it’s a list of players whose contributions should significantly [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss players that are currently being drafted later than they should be in fantasy leagues. Add these names to your watch list if you’re looking for steals in the late rounds. For these, we are using ADP data from Yahoo. Just beware that the later the drafts go, the [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss Ty Smith and Mackenzie Weegar – defensemen that may be slightly overvalued in this year’s fantasy drafts.  Ty Smith The 21-year-old defenseman finished his rookie campaign with solid numbers, posting 23 points in 48 appearances. His output was bolstered by a hot start that saw him register eight [...]