Hockey Rambling

OUT NOW! The last update for the Fantasy Guide was Saturday. But this “slow period” is about to end! With camps opening this week, you can expect update frequency to ramp up to multiple times PER DAY. So don’t ask when was the last update, because the answer will always be “a few hours ago”. [...]

To follow up on my recent analysis of ADPs, a Twitter follower messaged me about Mark Scheifele’s ADP being as low as it is because of his decreased value in multicategory leagues relative to points-only leagues. True, Scheifele is more valuable in points leagues. In fact, Dobber has him projected to be a top-25 scorer. [...]

Whether it is the first step in major player personnel changes or simply pressing the reset button, the Winnipeg Jets have decided not to have a team captain in 2022-23, removing the captaincy from Blake Wheeler. The 36-year-old Wheeler has two seasons left on a contract that pays just over $8 million per season, so [...]

In case you missed it, I made my first-ever appearance on the Keeping Karlsson podcast on Sunday. Elan wanted to discuss the Fantasy Guide and a few particular projections, and I was more than happy to oblige. You can listen to an audio-only version of the podcast here, or you can watch it on video [...]

My Ramblings on Tuesday discussed four player that had breakout seasons in 2021-22 and whether the breakout was a one-off, is repeatable, or if there is decline in the offing. This is the last week before training camps start so let’s do one last Ramblings covering exclusively offseason stuff. Today, we’ll look at players that [...]

In the last bit of the NHL offseason before we start to get real news, real lines, and actual games I figured I would do a preliminary run-through of all of the top-100 players of so, and how I’m feeling about drafting them to begin sorting out my rankings for the year. I’m going to [...]

This is the last week before training camps start, though there are rookie camps that will be happening all week long across the league. For anyone that even pays cursory attention to social media for hockey clips and information, it is probably worth taking a bit of time about what we should look for in [...]

OUT NOW! I released the Fantasy Guide on August 4, and the last update is September 11 with the latest player tryouts as well as my Calder Trophy rankings (expect these up later today, September 12, as I put the finishing touches in). Pick up the Fantasy Guide here and immediately download both the PDF [...]

The Kings took care of some business on Saturday, signing Mikey Anderson to a one-year contract worth $1 million. Anderson recorded eight points in 57 games for Los Angeles last season. That means eight RFAs that played games last season remain unsigned, according to Chris Johnston. According to Cap Friendly, those RFAs include the following [...]

The salary cap has put the squeeze on teams trying to add supporting players, so we are starting to see more players being added on a professional tryout basis. Three veteran NHLers were able to land PTOs on Friday: Zach Aston-Reese – Toronto Calvin de Haan – Carolina Danny DeKeyser – Vancouver These three players [...]