Hockey Rambling

It is just a fact of the NHL in 2021, 2022, and probably beyond that COVID will keep playing a part in the league. We have already seen the Ottawa Senators get shutdown this year, with the San Jose Sharks, New York Islanders, and others endure significant breakouts. Even with vaccinations, constant close contact will [...]

The Devils have been alternating winning streaks and losing streaks of late. After barely playing Alexander Holtz in their win against Tampa Bay on the 20th, he was sent down to the Utica Comets of the AHL. With him being at six games on the season thus far, it seems unlikely that we see much [...]

American Thanksgiving is coming up in just a couple days and the day before Thanksgiving is absolutely loaded with games. That means I probably won’t have much to talk about for Thursday’s Ramblings, as I will be busy relaying the info from the games. To that end, I want to take today and talk about [...]

Ryan Hartman, he of a 31-point career high, is off to a fantastic start with nine goals and a 59-point full-season pace. On Sunday he was moved to center a line with Mats Zuccarello and Kevin Fiala (and at times Kirill Kaprizov). That’s a pretty sweet reward for his productive start. He even saw PP [...]

Seth Jarvis has been a popular Frozen Tools search this week because he now has goals in three consecutive games and 12 shots over that span. Jarvis was originally credited with a second goal in this game, but that goal was later credited to Sebastian Aho. The 2020 first-round pick has been playing on Hurricanes’ [...]

Roto league stud Darnell Nurse has been placed on IR, as he is expected to miss the next 2-3 weeks with a broken finger. Nurse’s 26:05 TOI is the fifth-highest total in the league, and his 53 SOG is the second-highest total among defensemen. He also has the second-highest hits total among blueliners (66 Hits), [...]

Cole Caufield will get another chance to make a run at the Calder Trophy, as was recalled from the AHL on Thursday. Caufield made the most of his time there, scoring two goals and adding three assists in six AHL games. If he was dropped in your single-season league, he is definitely worth a speculative [...]

The New York Islanders have been a fascinating team to start the season. They came into the campaign as Cup contenders, but are 5-6-2 following their monster road trip to begin the season. Remember that this team still has not played a game at home yet, with their first coming Saturday against Calgary. They only [...]

Ottawa and New Jersey were supposed to be playing tonight. Take a look on the waiver wire and see if any mid-tier players from either team were dropped as a result of the lighter week (and keep an eye out for Predators or Rangers players for the same reason). If you’re able to hold on [...]

We had the Hall of Fame inductions on Monday night, which means a light NHL slate. With congratulations to all the other inductees, it’s Jarome Iginla whom I want to talk about. It does suck to see him retire without a Stanley Cup, but I often wonder about his impact on hockey in general. I [...]