Hockey Rambling

Interesting quotes from Colorado general manager Joe Sakic about their blue line. He really made it seems like Conor Timmins will be in the lineup next year, which makes sense when looking at their depth. He can come slot on the third pair with a solid veteran like Ian Cole and get his feet wet [...]

The Fantasy Prospects Report was re-released 10 days ago. Updates, new profiles, the Mock Draft – and then on the weekend I updated all the draftees and denoted their draft team and position, as well as linked them back and forth to their team. It makes for great and easy navigation, you’ll love the new [...]

Need a place to follow all of our fantasy takes from a crazy Day 1 of free agency? Check out our Free Agency Tracker page. Day 2 wasn’t quite as busy, but we also provided several Fantasy Takes on Saturday as well. Here’s the list: Fantasy Take: Greiss To Detroit Ice, Baby Fantasy Take: Smith [...]

The first day of Free Agent Frenzy Day didn’t disappoint, if you enjoy the volume of signings that happen all at once. You’ll see the breakdowns of all the major signings (and a few of the minor ones) in our Fantasy Take articles, so I won’t rehash them all here. Instead, I’ll use the Ramblings [...]

Well, we’ve arrived. Happy Thanksgiving weekend everyone! Also, it’s Free Agent Frenzy Day, I guess. Dobber and myself will be around all day to post articles on the impact of major signings. These take some time to whip up, so we’ll need more than four minutes after a signing is announced, but rest assured, we’ll [...]

The Oilers signed forward Jesse Puljujarvi to a two-year deal worth $1.175M per season. The 22-year old forward played in Europe last year after playing parts of three seasons with Edmonton. It seemed the bridge was burned but with a new regime in charge, Pulju returns. I have illustrated it before, but now that he’s [...]

It finally arrived. We always knew it would, at some point, but for the 31 prospects selected on Tuesday night, it was a long journey than any before them. The first round of the NHL Entry Draft wrapped up with many a storyline. Let’s dive in. Warning, there will be clips.    ** Before the [...]

Jack Johnson was bought out by the Penguins. It’s notable because there’s a logjam on the left side of the Penguins blue line and that was before acquiring Mike Matheson. They could line up Dumoulin-Matheson-Pettersson and that leaves Riikola and Pierre-Olivier Joseph on the outside looking in. For those looking at P-O Joseph to get [...]

I am just stepping in Dobber’s usual spot this week as he had to cover for me last week. He’ll be back in this usual slot for his next Ramblings. * Olli Maatta was traded from Chicago to Los Angeles for prospect Brad Morrison. Morrison is 23 years old and spent last year in the [...]

In yesterday’s Ramblings, I wrote about goalies and their current valuations. Today I’m going to write about… … goalies again! The anticipated goaltending musical chairs began on Saturday morning, with several signings to break down. Robin Lehner, 5 years, $25 million, Vegas This turned out to be the worst-kept secret of the playoffs. Originally reported [...]