Hockey Rambling

It’s the end of the week – I think – so let’s have a little bit more fun with posts. For those who missed, I wrote yesterday about what a 2020 Team North America would look like. I had a bit of positive feedback on it, so let’s continue in that similar vein. Instead of [...]

Four years ago, we were treated to the World Cup of Hockey. It was effectively a substitute for the Olympics as a best-on-best tournament, seeing as the NHL’s Board of Governors are way too greedy to ever allow the fans to be happy. It likely exceeded expectations, in large part due to the u-23 team. [...]

Since these are defined as Ramblings, allow me to ramble on for a bit. I’m constantly on the lookout for players who are in a position to see their ice time elevated and consequently their production. Often these come in the form of young players finding their groove in year three or four. But we [...]

The Leafs signed defenceman Mikko Lehtonen to a one-year contract beginning in the 2020-21 season. The 26-year old left-shot blue liner led Jokerit in scoring in the KHL, no small feat from the back end. He is expected to battle for a spot on the third pair whenever the next season begins. Readers can view [...]

I will have an announcement officially announcing a release date for the 13th annual Fantasy Prospects Report next Monday in the Ramblings, on Twitter and on Facebook. I am awaiting the NHL’s decision about when their draft will take place, and I believe that decision is forthcoming this week. My guess is that there will [...]

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out the latest The Journey by Dave Hall. This week, he takes a break from specific top prospects and discusses the pros and cons of several popular rumored ideas for the 2020 NHL draft. You should check out his column each week anyway for both draft-ready and [...]

If the NHL decides to jump straight to the playoffs without any more regular season, the Boston Bruins would be the league’s top seed. But if we’ve seen the last of the 2019-20 season, the Bruins have at least solidified their goaltending situation for next season, signing Jaroslav Halak to a one-year, $2.25 million extension. [...]

Welcome to May, a month in which we are usually well into the Stanley Cup playoffs. Yet here we are. I know, I shouldn’t remind you. Former NHLer Georges Laraque announced on Twitter that he has been diagnosed with COVID-19. All the best to the former Oilers and Canadiens enforcer. https://twitter.com/GeorgesLaraque/status/1255980562952617984 On a lighter note… [...]

Sometimes, all it takes is for a player to get into the right situation. All it takes is the right line mates to bring a player from being somewhat obscure to being one of the most valuable players in all of fantasy. There’s one guy who fit that bill last year and we’re going to [...]

There’s been a lot of talk around when, where and how the NHL will conduct their entry draft. Normally, we’d have already had the lottery draw occur and know exactly who is selecting where (amongst the top 20 or so teams anyway). Of course, with the games on hold versus being cancelled, we cannot accurately [...]