Eastern Edge

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 [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at players who are trending up and players who are trending down. We’ll start with a few players who have bounced back from slow starts and move on to others that have failed to maintain their strong starts.  Trending Up Rasmus Dahlin – The 21-year-old defenseman has thrived [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at how skaters and goaltenders have performed against particular teams in 2021. This season presents a unique dynamic as teams have to face the same opponents more frequently than they have in years past. So, while a small sample size may have prevented this data from being relevant [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll take a look at noteworthy trends across the Eastern Conference during the month of March. Our discussion will include coverage of the red-hot Rangers, faltering Flyers and pristine Penguins, as well as a few quick stats from other teams! Red-Hot Rangers The Rangers boast the best offense in the [...]