Rumblings had been there for days (weeks?) that Tampa Bay’s Jonathan Drouin would be traded to Montreal, with the likely return including Alex Galchenyuk. Those wouldn’t be the only pieces of the deal, but they would be the focal points. Thursday afternoon, Drouin was indeed traded to the Habs, only it wasn’t for Galchenyuk, it [...]
Just over a month after the hiring of Jason Botterill to be Buffalo’s General Manager, former NHL defenceman Phil Housley was hired to be the Sabres’ next coach. He will replace Dan Bylsma, who was fired alongside former GM Tim Murray following the end of the season back in April. Housley was a first round [...]
**** Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Penguins on their Stanley Cup victory, and on cementing themselves as a cap-era dynasty team. Maybe this also cements Malkin as the 101st best player of all time… but I digress. That was certainly a very entertaining final, and we never knew exactly who was going to show up, or [...]
The Top 50 prospect defensemen to own in fantasy hockey - June edition. Also see the Top 200 prospect forwards for fantasy hockey, posted here yesterday. As noted in yesterday's list, the players are rated based on upside, certainty and wait time. See yesterday's post at the bottom for a list of this month's [...]
The New Jersey Devils are a team most fantasy poolies avoid and for good reason. At the height of their goodness, they were the poster child for boring, low-scoring hockey while playing the trap to perfection. Before trading for Taylor Hall, they were devoid of high-end talent and relied on a strong defensive structure [...]
The Top 200 prospect forwards to own in fantasy hockey - June edition Fully audited, based on thorough research for this year's Fantasy Prospects Report. Ratings are based on upside, NHL certainty and wait time. Type: o, p, t, os are offensive forward, power forward, two-way, and offensive/small. As always, players within +/- 5.0 rating [...]
Many fantasy general managers are gearing up for next season now that the playoffs are officially over and the NHL will have its draft, expansion draft, and free agency within the next few weeks. Many fantasy leagues stop trading during the playoffs and others will soon start their own draft. Even as we look to [...]
After days (weeks?) of speculation, the official announcement was made Monday morning that the Florida Panthers had hired former NHLer Bob Boughner as their next head coach. This comes following a season where they had some turmoil both behind the bench in Florida and curbside in Carolina. Simply pegging The Boogieman as a former NHLer [...]
Following the draft lottery, we’ve been examining each Western Conference squad’s offseason priorities, emphasizing points-only pool production with some peripheral considerations and highlighting potential breakout candidates. We started in the cellar points-wise and are moving up as we go. We’ll tackle Vegas shortly after the June expansion draft. Last week was St. Louis and Edmonton. [...]
