Eastern Edge

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 [...]

With the start of the 2017-18 season just over a week away, I wanted to see if I could rustle up any training camp gems from the Eastern Conference that might have a chance to make their respective squads. Failing that, I hope to pass on some interesting tidbits of information that you might be [...]

Fantasy Draft Breakdown […]

  We’ve all heard of the sophomore slump, but is it really a thing? I always believed that it is all up to the individual player. If he starts believing all the hype and gets away from doing something different than what got him to the NHL, then he may struggle in his second year. [...]

  Sometimes players get off to bad starts. It can happen to even the best players. What I’d like to focus on this week are the players that finished 2016-17 strong. I’ve looked at two periods of time that overlap, one from March 1st until the end of the regular season, and the other is [...]

  This week, I conclude with the second part of players that find themselves in interesting situations heading into their respective training camps. It could be that spiffy new hotshot rookies, first-round pick or a new player coming to the team via off-season trade or free agency. It could even be that player coming off [...]

  There are always players with interesting questions heading into their respective training camps. It could be that spiffy new hotshot rookie/first round pick or a new player coming to the team via an offseason trade. Maybe it's a big free-agent signing. It could even be that player coming off of an unusually good or [...]