Geek of the Week

With Round 2 wrapping up earlier this week, only four teams remain in the hunt for the Stanley Cup. Surely after the dust had settled from this past round, many readers’ brackets had been busted. A Golden Knights/Canadiens semifinal probably isn’t what many people had in mind; I know that’s not what I had. Meanwhile [...]

With the NHL playoffs in full swing, and with all of the first round series having been determined with the exception of the Leafs/Habs series, I thought this would be as good a time as any to do a little recap of the first round and highlight some of the players who stood out over [...]

Now that our annual fantasy hockey seasons have come to a collective end, I thought this week would be a great time for some reflection. Every year is guaranteed to have its fair share of both breakthrough stars and underachievers alike. A lot of times a player’s performance is heavily influenced by their team environment [...]

So rather than the traditional format of focusing on a single player and their journey to becoming a fantasy-relevant hockey player, I thought most readers are now heading into playoff territory and would be more helpful to cover multiple players who might still be available in your fantasy leagues. Finding value can be tough at [...]

It’s crazy to think that American left winger James van Riemsdyk is already in his 12th year of service in the NHL. With nearly 800 regular season games played under his belt, he continues to find ways to be a useful offensive producer in the league. He has proven that when healthy, he is a [...]

Ever since being drafted 12th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Czech forward Martin Necas has had a decent amount of hype surrounding him. He was touted as a strong skating, high hockey-IQ player who could end up being a major part of the Carolina Hurricanes long-term plans within a few years. What he [...]

When discussing the Toronto Maple Leafs forward core, the usual names like Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews and John Tavares often come to mind first and foremost. While it’s true that all the aforementioned players are elite offensive talents, there’s one man who often flies under the radar of hockey pundits and fantasy hockey fans alike. [...]

Jean-Gabriel Pageau has always been a very steady and reliable hockey player. While never touted as an offensive dynamo, he plays hard and competes night in and night out. Pageau was a product of the QMJHL and spent three seasons between Gatineau and Chicoutimi before being drafted by his hometown Ottawa Senators in the fourth [...]

Danish-born winger Nikolaj Ehlers was primed to be a hockey player from a young age. He moved to Switzerland at a young age and began playing and fine-tuning his game under his father Heinz. During his time in Switzerland, his team played overseas in the Quebec International Pee-Wee tournament, which was surely a great chance [...]

Over the past decade or so, there’s been a plethora of elite American-born hockey players that have developed as top stars in the National Hockey League. Amongst those players, TJ Oshie has been one of the most consistent and exciting players to watch, and I would even go as far to say he could be [...]