Hockey Rambling

Ville Husso deserved a better fate on Saturday. The Blues goalie faced 51 shots through regulation and overtime before losing 4-3 in a matinee shootout in Florida. This is a situation where three goals allowed can still result in a quality start. Jordan Binnington has been in COVID protocol, and the Blues play four home [...]

Igor Shesterkin had to leave Friday’s game with a possible leg injury. The star goalie was helped off the ice after he appeared to stretch for a puck. After the game, Gerard Gallant said that the injury wasn’t as bad as it looked, which sounds like positive news. Shesterkin was playing an outstanding game that [...]

The Sabres-Panthers game ended with the outcome that you likely expected. It just took an unlikely turn at the beginning. Buffalo scored three first-period goals, two of which were from Vinnie Hinostroza. One of Dobber’s personal favorites, Hinostroza entered the game with just one point in his last five games. After the Sabres made it [...]

There was a very good article on the site yesterday from Eastern Edge writer Brennan Des looked at Tage Thompson and some New Jersey hot starts. What caught my eye in that article was Brennan looking at the fantasy playoff schedule. We are a quarter of the way into the season and leagues with fantasy [...]

The New Jersey Devils extended their franchise cornerstone Jack Hughes to an eight-year deal that sees him earning $8 million per season through the 2028-29 season. My contract projections had him in the $5-6 million AAV ballpark, which would have made some sense on a short-term bridge deal. The Devils sure didn’t want to bet [...]

We are sitting at the three-quarter pole of the NHL season, with most teams having played somewhere in the vicinity of 20 games. At this point, we have lots of data to work with. Personally, I incorporate seasonal data after a couple weeks, but generally speaking, once we get to 20 games, teams and players [...]

The date of the Midseason Guide is now set – and it will be January 15. This Guide comes with your Ultimate Fantasy Pack or Gold/Platinum subscriptions. It does not come with the Keeper League Fantasy Pack nor the Silver subs. You can pre-order it here. * Aliaksei Protas (or Alexei Protas) is making a [...]

Ilya Sorokin aside, the Islanders have been a huge disappointment both in the standings and fantasy-wise. If you’re looking for an immediate turnaround, you’ll have to wait a little longer, as they’ve been placed on hold for at least the next two games due to COVID. The pause includes Sunday’s game against the Rangers and [...]

Happy belated Thanksgiving to all our American friends! Since Friday was Black Friday, we were treated to some daytime hockey, which is unusual for a weekday. Ryan Strome has extended his point streak to seven games with his goal and assist in Friday’s matinee. That gives him 12 points over his last 11 games as [...]

There were no games with American Thanksgiving yesterday. That gives me time to talk about some things I haven’t had the time for, so let’s start with Arthur Kaliyev. This is a guy with an interesting prospect history, a unique set of skills – shouts to Liam Neeson – and obvious offensive upside. There is [...]