Hockey Rambling

I wanted to run through the NHL and list off some of the biggest surprises for me thus far in the fantasy realm. Teams in order of NHL standings as of Nov 4: Boston Bruins: Believe it or not, but I’m not too surprised that they have been able to manage to survive the lack [...]

Happy weekend! I’m covering for Ian Saturday and Sunday, so you get an extra dose of Alex this week. * The Avalanche and Blue Jackets kicked off their weekend double header yesterday, with both games being hosted in Finland. We’ve seen a few of these overseas games in the middle of the season before, and [...]

Cam Talbot made his season and Senators debut on Thursday, although it wasn’t planned that way. Anton Forsberg was given the hook after allowing five goals on 19 shots. Forsberg has allowed at least four goals in each of his last three games, so should we call him Foursberg? Kidding aside, Forsberg has hit a [...]

Toronto’s blue line has struggled at times this year. Justin Holl’s on-ice expected goals against rate at 5-on-5, for example, is bordering near 3.0 per 60 minutes. His pairing with Rasmus Sandin did not go well, and neither did the pairing with the now-injured Jake Muzzin. There is some help coming, though: https://twitter.com/koshtorontosun/status/1587826945546387457 It was [...]

Hey, it’s Ian on what isn’t my usual day. I’m filling in for Alex as he will do the same for me this weekend.   I don’t know about you, but injuries are making their way through the defense corps of my various rosters. Charlie McAvoy, Victor Hedman, John Carlson, and Kris Letang are all [...]

November is here and the NHL season is now settling into its rhythm. Teams are getting to the point where they need to make decisions on rookies, burning the first year of their entry-level contract. Wyatt Johnston in Dallas is sticking around, we found out recently, but there are decisions for guys like Juraj Slafkovsky [...]

Check out the new Goalie Post if you haven't already. Set up email update notifications now (you’ll have to do it again, with the new platform). Login using only an email address and one-time passcode (that’s it!). Go to your settings, and check off the boxes of teams you want emailed updates on for starting [...]

Jake Oettinger has had a fantastic start, so it would be a shame if he were to miss time due to injury. Oettinger left Saturday’s matinee match with the Rangers in the second period with a lower-body injury. According to Mike Heika of the team’s website, Oettinger is expected to “see doctors and we’ll know [...]

Yesterday I listed the names of some slumping Ducks, courtesy of the Frozen Tools Cold Players list. Well, you can add one more game for these players’ slumps, with the Ducks getting shut out by Vegas. The name that seems to be of the most interest is John Klingberg, who is now without a point [...]

Earlier than originally projected (but maybe not because he’s a fast healer), Brad Marchand made his season debut on Thursday. He didn’t disappoint, scoring two goals and adding an assist with four shots in a 5-1 win over Detroit. Marchand’s ADP on Yahoo was 117, so the early return means that he could provide some [...]