Eastern Edge

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at heroes and zeroes from each team in round one. Special thanks to Ryan Brudner (@fantasycheddar) who did an amazing job with the column while I was away last month! Boston Bruins Heroes: Tyler Bertuzzi & Dmitry Orlov Boston’s trade deadline acquisitions were incredibly productive during the postseason. [...]

Eastern Edge: Analyzing Surprise Performances in the East, Outlooks for Next Season including Auston Matthews, Tage Thompson, and more. I’m going to take a look at some of the biggest surprise fantasy performances from this season and provide some outlook on what to expect next year. This will include positive and negative surprises. I’ll refrain [...]

It’s award season! Well, it’s actually playoff hockey season which started out with a bang last night. It’s not a bad time to look back at the fantasy hockey season that was and give out some awards though. I’ll also toss in some outlook for next season as well. Hope you enjoy! Fantasy MVP Centre [...]

Maximizing your games played I will always be an advocate for being able to maximize games played in fantasy hockey. Quantity is better than quality when it comes to streamer-level skaters. I probably don’t need to convince many of you of this, but let’s take a look at an example: Here are Player A’s average [...]

To those regular readers that may not be familiar with my work, I’m a contributor over at GoaliePost.com and will be filling in for Brennan’s ‘Eastern Edge’ for this month. As some of our fantasy hockey playoffs reached their end this past Sunday, many are still yet to be decided, with final matchups happening this [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss a few storylines that developed during the madness of March. No Saves for the Sabres The Buffalo Sabres have struggled to keep the puck out of their net this month, surrendering 58 goals over 14 games (4.36 goals against per game). All three of their goaltenders have seen [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss waiver wire additions for your fantasy playoff matchup this week. Offense Pavel Zacha Over the past two months, Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand and Pavel Zacha have all been equally productive, with each player posting 18 points in 24 games. Although you won’t be able to pick up Bergeron [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss a few players to target over these next weeks of fantasy playoff action. If you’re looking for teams with schedules that work best for your specific roster, I highly recommend Dobber’s Schedule Planner! This Week (Tuesday March 14th – Sunday March 19th) Washington might have the best schedule [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss early thoughts on a few players that were recently traded. Tyler Bertuzzi The 28-year-old forward found the scoresheet in his first game with the Bruins, tallying one assist through 16 and a half minutes of action. Despite his strong debut, I still think the move from Detroit to [...]

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss a few under-the-radar players that have been performing well recently. Dawson Mercer The 21-year-old sophomore has been streaky this season, alternating between point droughts and point streaks. He’s currently in a period of prosperity, racking up 10 points in his last six outings. It appears Mercer’s current hot [...]