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Greatest trade in some time; That’s what I’ll have to say about my acquisition of Dustin Byfuglien in late January whilst his value was at its lowest. At the tail end of his buy low window, I shipped off Bo Horvat (it’s a face-off league) and Radko Gudas for the Manitoba policeman. Boy did it [...]

When one watches Ivan Provorov play, a word which is the full embodiment of his work would be cerebral. Always making those quiet savvy decisions on ice, the adroit and creative passer has morphed into a complete NHL defenseman in his second campaign at the tender age of 21. Forever in Shayne Gostisbehere’s shadow, Provorov [...]

Today we are looking at a piece I highlighted this past summer in the column as a potential breakout candidate in 2017-18. You can follow this link to see the original article.   Vincent Trocheck went above and beyond even my expectations for personal improvement and established himself as the most valuable multi-category piece across [...]

  Coming off an eight-game win streak, the San Jose Sharks are surging at the right time with the playoffs in view. The league’s northernmost California franchise, they sit second in the Pacific Division with a seven-point gap on third place Anaheim and five points behind division leading Las Vegas. Evander Kane has been a [...]

  By this point in time your fantasy playoffs are underway and that need for regularly rostered players to produce to net the hardware is vital. There are several household names that have failed us in one way or another earlier in the season, only to now be recuperating what they can of the campaign. [...]

  Don’t look now but the Arizona Coyotes have won 11 of their past 17 games and look to be righting the ship on another lost season to finish strong. Several of their go-to players have greatly improved their play in the past month, posting solid well rounded stat lines. Making for one of the [...]

  When one thinks of the more underappreciated franchises in the league today, almost all would tip their cap to the Panthers way down south in Sunrise. Catch one of their games on television and just seeing the routine emptiness of seats at a home game is enough to dishearten avid hockey fans. Boasting the [...]

  Greetings all. Now that the dust has settled after what was an insightful trade deadline, let’s take a look at some names in new places that could make waves for owners during fantasy playoffs. In what became a clear arms race amongst top teams to load up for a run, the chances some of [...]

  In continuation of last week’s writings, there are enough speculative names out there leading up to the deadline to warrant extended coverage of potential movers. These players are not so concrete in their basic guarantee to be moved a la Rick Nash, though each makes for a tantalizing addition to any contender. Those owning [...]

  With the trade deadline looming at month’s end, we’re close enough to look at some assets that could soon be on the move to Stanley Cup contenders. The following are players I’m assuming to have a strong chance at being in different area codes come the end of the month. Each of these players [...]