Hockey Rambling

It’s time to kick off Bubble Keeper Week! In case you’re not familiar with Bubble Keeper Week, we pick a usually dead week during the summer and discuss our players from our keeper league team(s) that are on the bubble. We can’t keep everyone and we certainly don’t want to keep everyone, but could we [...]

Vince Dunn was able to turn a contract year into a major payday. The Kraken have signed Dunn to a four-year extension worth $7.35 million, avoiding arbitration. Although the term isn’t as lengthy as it could be and even suggests bridge deal, Dunn now has a longer contract term than any other Seattle defenseman, along [...]

Single-season fantasy drafts won’t start for about another two months (or more), but in the dog days of summer you might already find yourself preparing. It’s never too early, I suppose. For example, in my last Top 100 Roto Rankings, I had Linus Ullmark listed as my top goalie. A reader commented that he was [...]

The march toward arbitration continues and there are players that may end up there, though most of these cases are often resolved beforehand. One interesting case is that of Toronto goalie lya Samsonov. Even with Jake Muzzin on LTIR, the team is in excess of $3M over the cap without Samsonov signed. Each dollar matters, [...]

Hey, everyone. Alex is off for today and I have his Ramblings covered. He'll be back before long but readers have to deal with me again today. * My Ramblings yesterday discussed power-play production in the NHL and how that’s impacted fantasy scoring. Defencemen were reviewed at length, focusing on how there are more high-end [...]

Not that it was in doubt, but Connor Bedard signed his entry-level deal with the Blackhawks, ensuring he’ll be in the lineup on opening night. The future has arrived for Chicago. When he was drafted, I looked at how recent super-elite draft picks have fared in their rookie seasons. There is upside to be had, [...]

The 18th annual Fantasy Guide will be released on Friday, July 28. That’s right – less than two weeks. I’ve already analyzed, written and projected five teams. * I rant a lot, as regular readers of me here (and on Twitter) can attest. I found myself ranting to a buddy a couple of nights ago, [...]

First off, Bubble Keeper Week will be starting one week from now, on July 23. If you’re not familiar with Bubble Keeper Week, articles that week will focus on players who are “on the bubble” in terms of being kept on a keeper or dynasty team. Bubble Keeper Week is a perfect opportunity to discover [...]

The Flyers have placed Tony DeAngelo on waivers for the purposes of a buyout. According to CapFriendly, DeAngelo is the first-ever player to ever be bought out more than once dating all the way back to 2006. (If you see any other players listed more than once, it is because the player’s buyout was split [...]

The Nashville Predators signed Denis Gurianov a couple days ago to a one-year deal with an $850K AAV. He was acquired by Montreal last season but the team let him walk this summer. He had 7 goals and 10 assists in 66 games last year. Even as an ardent Gurianov proponent, I will admit it's [...]