Hockey Rambling

On the heels of Carolina having a game cancelled against Nashville, the Hurricanes have also had two more upcoming games this week cancelled against Florida due to COVID concerns. There have been multiple positive cases in Carolina, meaning they won’t be hitting the ice until incubation has passed and enough players test negative. At the [...]

BREAKING: Jack Hughes is in fact good and not bad because as an 18-year-old he didn’t live up to ridiculous expectations Okay, I’ll tone it down a bit as we move through these Ramblings. But seriously, the 2019 first-overall pick looks like a completely different player as a sophomore. He grabbed two goals and an [...]

With Tage Thompson moved to the third line, Dylan Cozens was moved up to Buffalo’s second line for last night’s game. The latter has a shot of sticking there, though I was impressed with Thompson in the first couple games. He just needs a bit more time to settle in, I think. * The Bruins [...]

My first Ramblings of the 2020-21 NHL campaign. Buckle up. * What I’ve found this year, as it is in the real hockey world, that the prospect pool for drafting was the best it has been in years. Generally I am happy with my ability to pick up players later in the draft. I find [...]

Another day, another COVID-related happening. This time, the Winnipeg Jets cancelled their Saturday practice due to an “abundance of caution.” Get used to hearing that term. We will have to wait and see what happens tomorrow. If the Jets play as normal next week, you’ll want to stack up on them in weekly formats, as [...]

On Friday, the NHL announced a list of rescheduled games. As the virus does its thing, expect more of these before the end of the season. https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1350193704687034372 The most significant announcement is that of the Dallas Stars season debut, which will finally be next Friday January 22. Dallas players that were dropped in your league [...]

Since Thursday was opening night for many teams, we got to see some new faces, familiar faces in new places, and players that might be new to the fantasy radar. Now that I have some real hockey games to write about, let’s run it down for you. Taylor Hall’s choice of Buffalo came as a [...]

At least for right now, both Dylan Cozens and Jack Quinn have made the Buffalo Sabres’ opening roster, and Cozens looks to slot on the third line. As mentioned repeatedly over the last month or so, situations like this are to be expected. Many prospects have nowhere to play with the CHL shut down (for [...]

The time has come, the time is now. NHL hockey it’s time to go pow! Okay, maybe I was never a poetry major but the sentiment remains. By the time you read this, we’ll be beginning a stretch of 116 straight days of NHL hockey. That’s right, January 13th to May 9th will provide us [...]

K’Andre Miller starting in the NHL is looking like a real possibility, and beyond that, on the top pair with Jacob Trouba. I have reservations about his readiness for this type of role but if the Rangers think he’s ready, we kind of just have to go with it. We are going to find out [...]