The first significant move new Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager John Chayka made was trading bruising defenceman Simon Benoit to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for young puck-moving blue liner Emil Andrae. That was a clear indicator of where Toronto's new management group thinks the team had to improve. It comes as little surprise that [...]
This week we are returning with part three of our playoff series review. In the last two articles we covered the teams that were eliminated in the first round. This week we are going to look at teams who were eliminated in the second round: the Minnesota Wild, Anaheim Ducks, Buffalo Sabres, and Philadelphia Flyers. [...]
Brogan Houston of the Deseret News is here to talk Utah Mammoth!
The Toronto Maple Leafs have tapped Jim Hiller as the successful candidate in their search for a new Head Coach. Hiller previously coached with the LA Kings as an assistant from July 2022 to February of 2024, when he was promoted to the interim head coach role. He was fired by the Kings in March [...]
Welcome fantasy managers to another edition of the Eastern Edge. This week we’ll take a closer look at the Carolina Hurricanes dominant Stanley Cup Final culminating with the team’s second Stanley Cup Championship in franchise history. Let’s get to it! The Carolina Hurricanes are your 2026 Stanley Cup champions, and they did so with a [...]
The first sizeable trade of the NHL’s offseason, and the first of the John Chayka era of the Toronto Maple Leafs, saw them move goaltender Joseph Woll and defenceman Simon Benoit to the Philadelphia Flyers for defenceman Emil Andrae, goaltender Samuel Ersson, and a 2026 third-round pick, according to the Flyers’ official Twitter account. This [...]
Happy Monday y’all! A big congratulations to the Carolina Hurricanes on capturing their second Stanley Cup in the last twenty years. What an incredible run this season was for the Canes. As for the Vegas Golden Knights, it is obviously tough to lose in the Finals, but they had a true roller coaster season. John [...]
*Note: Stats courtesy of ESPN Fantasy Hockey Although the Stanley Cup Playoffs are wrapping up, the NHL offseason has been in full swing for a few weeks. Dylan Larkin’s bombshell trade request kicked off the trade chatter and seems to be paving the way for other NHL players to do the same. Darnell Nurse and [...]
Elan and Brian review the tape from our pre-season efforts to see how we did and what we can learn, beginning with our C-only player tiers.
RJ Eskanos of Emerald City Hockey joins Jesse and Victor to talk Seattle Kraken. We talk pros Jared McCann, Jordan Eberle, Matty Beniers, Bobby McMann, Kaapo Kakko, Chandler Stephenson, Eeli Tolvanen, Jaden Schwartz, Shane Wright, Berkly Catton, Jacob Melanson, Vince Dunn, Brandon Montour, Ryker Evans, Joey Daccord, and Philipp Grubauer. In Cat's Instincts, Cat Silverman [...]
