In the weekly piece “Eastern Edge”, TJ Branson breaks down the latest fantasy information from the standpoint of the Eastern Conference – the streaks, the slumps, the line combinations and much more.
I’m back, fresh off a two-week vacation, where I was almost completely out of touch with the hockey world. It was a nice break from work, but unfortunately, I did miss all but a couple of games and had no hockey news during that period. I did manage to catch parts of three [...]
Now that the season has passed the first quarter mark, it’s time to look at those players who may have had a slow start to the year and see if there are any signs that they will return to their expected levels of production. Justin Schultz Last year, Schultz put up some very [...]
This week, we’ll take a look at the top scorers since the beginning of November and because this is the Eastern Edge, we’ll focus on players from the Eastern Conference. All statistics are prior to Monday’s scheduled games. Pos Name Team GP G A Pts Pts/G PPP Shots C Schenn, Brayden STL 8 [...]
A quick search of the top scorers in the Eastern Conference over the last two weeks yields a list of the usual suspects; Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov, along with quite a few of those that I have mentioned over the past few articles. This week, I’ll bring forward some names that you may not [...]
Each season, there are a number of players who have fantastic starts and then fade. Others get off to slow starts and then go on the offensive. Many of the players we’ll look at this week started slowly, but appear to be turning the tide. Lars Eller A model of underwhelming consistency, Eller [...]
Heading into last night’s slate of games, all but five of the top 17 scorers (those with 13 points and up) were from the Eastern Conference. In fact, only two of the top eight (15 points plus) point getters are from the Western Conference. This is great if your fantasy team’s forwards and defensemen are [...]
Buffalo is off to a poor start this season, sporting a 2-5-2 record in their first nine contests. Their minus-11 goal differential is second-worst in the East next to dumpster fire Montreal and their minus-20. Good thing most of us fantasy hockey people don’t care much about how successful most NHL teams actually are, well, [...]
In most of my fantasy leagues, I am known as a guy who places a premium on defensemen. This week, I’ll try to see if the pace of some of the defenders from the Eastern Conference can sustain their early season pace or are destined to take a step back. Kris Letang The Penguins’ [...]
Good times are here, now that the regular season has begun. This week, I’ll take a look at the early returns from some of the Eastern Conference squads that have caught my eye. Boston The Bruins won their opening game, but dropped their next one 4-0 against Colorado. One weird statistic from that game [...]
Exciting times are upon us, now that we’re on the eve of the 2017-18 campaign. Many of those training camp surprises have been sent down to the AHL or back to their junior squads. This week, I will focus on some of those young players still on their respective NHL rosters who have played well [...]
