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Last week we covered the candidates for the Selke Trophy along with some names that needed their piece. In the same fashion this week we are taking a look at the named candidates for the Hart Trophy, awarded to the player who is most valuable to their squad’s success, along with a couple names that [...]

There are lots of familiar names in this year’s Selke Trophy candidate pool and no surprises, honestly. Nominations for this trophy have always seemingly played favorites, alas the contenders are all too worthy of consideration. Let’s take a look at the names on the ballot for best defensive scoring forward across the league along with [...]

Lately I have been revisiting players covered over the summer of 2017 one by one and that can easily get redundant, so let’s group some of the remainders together in this article. For the most part each and every player I featured went on to do what was predicted and produce status quo or career [...]

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 [...]