Eastern Edge

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at players that struggled to adjust to new surroundings in 2021. This includes players that joined new teams ahead of the regular season, as well as those that were traded during the year. You’ve probably heard it again and again, but the 2021 campaign really was a year [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at the most disappointing player from each team in 2021. This is part two, where we’ll cover the final eight Eastern Conference teams in alphabetical order (i.e. New York to Washington). Be sure to check out part one (Boston to New Jersey), as well as and Grant Campbell’s [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll contrast player production between the regular season and playoffs. In particular, we’ll focus on three players that are still battling it out in the 2021 postseason: Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Mathew Barzal and Alex Killorn. Jean-Gabriel Pageau During the regular season, Jean-Gabriel Pageau posted 28 points in 54 games, or 0.52 [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss playoff power plays and their influence on fantasy value. In particular, we’ll focus on David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy in Boston, as well as Cole Caufield and Erik Gustafsson in Montreal. I apologize for the Habs-centered discussion in recent weeks. Next week I promise to give Carolina, Tampa [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss Montreal’s first-round victory over Toronto, paying particular attention to Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, Phillip Danault and Erik Gustafsson. As you’ve probably seen by now, the Montreal Canadiens stormed back from a 3-1 series deficit to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games. A major headline from this [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at some of the storylines developing early in the 2021 playoffs. In particular, we’ll focus on the Islanders’ goaltending situation, another solid showing from Tuukka Rask, and a lack of scoring in Montreal. New York’s Netminders Ilya Sorokin has won all three of his starts in the playoffs, [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss players whose future fantasy value could be influenced by this year’s playoff performance. For the most part, we’ll talk about players who underperformed during the regular season that could change public perceptions with a strong showing in the postseason. These are players to keep in an eye on [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at each team’s fantasy MVP for the second half of the season. When I think about value in fantasy hockey, I think about players who have outperformed expectations. So, this isn’t just a list of each team’s best player or leading scorer, but rather it’s a list of [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll review some of the most disappointing performances across the conference this year. We’ll also discuss what to make of these struggles as we look ahead to playoff pools and future fantasy seasons.  Carter Hart – The Flyers netminder put together a solid performance during his sophomore year back in [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at waiver-wire options that could help you secure your fantasy matchup this week. In particular, we’ll focus on how the Montreal Canadiens can provide some underrated value to your fantasy lineup. To get a better view of this week’s schedule, I used the Schedule Planner in Dobber’s Frozen [...]