The Journey

Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. Although we are in the midst of playoff action—and wow, do I ever miss this time of year!—fantasy managers have already begun performing retrospectives on their rosters, assessing strengths and deficiencies [...]

Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. I had envisioned this article being a general survey of rookie performances in 2022-23—who surprised, who disappointed—but one name in particular just kept popping up for me: Wyatt Johnston (DAL). The [...]

Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. One of my favorite strategies in leagues with farm systems is tacking on several enticing prospects to a pro-level deal to get it done, then signing a bunch of replacements for [...]

Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. There are five 24-year-old goalies in the top 15 league-wide right now for Goals Saved Above Expected (GSAx), a metric that calculates how far a goalie has exceeded or fallen short [...]

Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. With three weeks left in the regular season, most head-to-head leagues are in the midst of critical playoff matchups. At this point in the year, most players are known commodities—we know [...]

Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. Marco Rossi (MIN) With non-playoff teams only ten or so points back of Minnesota with 12-14 games left in the campaign, and the team now missing Kirill Kaprizov for 3-4 weeks [...]

Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. This week, we will strive to answer a question on the tips of an increasing number of people’s tongues: Who is Rafael Harvey-Pinard? https://twitter.com/ARHockeyStats/status/1633527509240143873?s=20 Over 21 NHL games since donning a [...]

Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. Ty Smith (PIT) While the red flags surrounding Smith, 22, are piling up, he remains an intriguing, high-upside fantasy option moving forward. The main question is whether or not he can [...]

Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. Dillon Dube, 24, is on a 67-point pace over his last 38 games. I would love to say that this is his new normal but his outlook is clouded by lack [...]

Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. Only five defensemen finished above 70 points last year: Roman Josi (NAS, 96 points), Cale Makar (COL, 86), Victor Hedman (TBL, 85), Adam Fox (NYR, 74), John Carlson (WAS, 71). Three [...]