The Wild West

This week, I thought it might be interesting to look back at an article I wrote in the pre-season, previewing each team in the Western Conference and what the goalie situation might be for each of those teams. Anaheim Ducks Preview: I had Lukas Dostal playing 60-70% of the games (50-60) and perhaps posting 25-30 [...]

As fantasy leagues move deeper into January, roles begin to stabilize and short-term trends start to separate noise from sustainable value. This edition of Wild West highlights Western Conference players whose recent usage and deployment changes point toward meaningful fantasy relevance in the weeks ahead. Rostered percentages reflect a general range across major fantasy platforms [...]

With Stuart Skinner finally traded to Pittsburgh after what seemed like weeks or months of speculation, I decided to check in with the Western Teams and see how their goalies were doing. We all should know that it’s not just a reflection on goaltending, but on team defense as well, so I’ve broken out defender [...]

This week, we will examine potential 2026 Olympians from Western Teams. Some of these players are long listed, but others are locks. This will be the first time that the NHL has players at the Olympics since 2014. Russia is not in the Olympics. Here are the 12 countries that will be there: Finland Slovakia [...]

The question we are examining this week is whether NHL experience matters to team success in the regular season. Below, we have broken down each team in the Western Conference from the most experienced rosters to the least. I’ve made note of the goalie's experience, but it is not included in the team averages. We [...]