Hockey Rambling

Mason Marchment was missing from Florida’s morning skate on Wednesday and missed the game last night. Maxim Mamin took his place in the lineup, skating on the third line with Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell. Marchment had a great season for the Panthers, but this team should be deep enough to overcome this one injury. [...]

The very big, and very surprising, news that came down Monday morning was that the New York Islanders had fired coach Barry Trotz. The team missed the playoffs this year, but had made the postseason three years running, and had won at least a round in all three seasons. That was the first time the [...]

It wasn’t a great year for me for fantasy hockey, as I didn’t win either of my dynasty leagues, nor my keeper league (keep 12). But the keeper league was the real disappointment because I was in the top three midseason and it was pretty much me another guy chasing first place who had a [...]

If Saturday’s results are any indication, we might be looking at one or more first-round upsets. Lower-seeded Washington, Pittsburgh, and Dallas all took 2-1 series leads with wins on Saturday.   Capitals 6, Panthers 1 (Capitals lead series 2-1) Is Washington going to be the team that busts a ton of playoff brackets? I had [...]

After three games, no team is up 3-0 in a series. Should we be surprised given the way that teams are evenly matched nowadays? That being said, there were some lopsided scores, particularly in the later games. Bruins 4, Hurricanes 2 (Hurricanes lead series 2-1) Replacing the struggling Linus Ullmark in net for Game 3, [...]

As the Stanley Cup playoffs continue, look for our DFS articles to appear on select days of the week. If you play DFS or like to bet on games, keep our new DFS home page bookmarked for the latest articles. We're currently rolling DFS articles on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, while game picks articles will [...]

The big news from Pittsburgh's dramatic overtime win from Game 1 against New York was the health of goalie Casey DeSmith. He left during the overtime, turning the net over to Louis Domingue, as DeSmith appeared to be injured. We got a little clarity - for what that's worth in the playoffs - on both [...]

We have postseason hockey, and oh is it glorious! Goals galore, heavy hits, everything on the line, and a couple of suspension worthy plays mixed in for good measure. What we’re not used to seeing though is all of the penalties called. We’re seeing a big uptick from the number of calls in the regular [...]

One bit of NHL news that came out Monday was that the Winnipeg Jets would not be bringing back the interim coaching staff that took over for Paul Maurice. At least, they weren’t extended immediately. Dave Lowry will be part of the coaching search, but my guess is if they wanted him to be the [...]