Hockey Rambling

It sucks to say, given that we should be enjoying some stellar second-round playoff hockey right now, but we need to start looking to the future. We need to start preparing for the 2020-21 season given the uncertainty with this year right now. Whether the 2019-20 season finishes, whether we have playoffs, and whether 2020-21 [...]

The NHL is seriously considering holding the draft in June, which would significantly alter my plans for the release of the Fantasy Prospects Report. I have said on several occasions that this would go out some time in the first half of July and that I would nail down an exact date in early May. [...]

The NHL could potentially lose a semi-trailer of cash from television and sponsorships by not finishing the season. It will already lose a lot of money by playing in empty arenas, should that plan go ahead. To stop the financial bleeding, it seems more and more like the NHL is going to try that plan, [...]

While the NHL has been paused, the Columbus Blue Jackets have been taking care of business with their netminders. By signing Elvis Merzlikins, both of their goalies are now signed for next season. In case you missed it, Elvis receives $4 million per season compared to $2.8 million per season for Joonas Korpisalo. That might [...]

The NFL draft was last night and it was certainly a lot different than any pro sports draft that I can remember, for obvious reasons. That got me thinking about what the NHL is going to do with their draft coming up. It’s not quite the same situation for the NFL as it is for [...]

I know people are starting to get antsy about the return of the NHL, other sports, and really just some semblance of normalcy, but it’s something that I just can’t get excited about. There seems to be some sort of plan floated by the media every other day – play in one of the Dakotas, [...]

Some unsurprising news out of the WHL on Tuesday saw presumptive first-overall pick, and the first-ever Western League exceptional status player, Connor Bedard signed with the Regina Pats. The WHL Draft officially kicks off on Wednesday, but the Pats aren't wasting any time locking up the future superstar. I've spoken about Bedard in a previous [...]

Last week, defenceman Dustin Byfuglien and the Winnipeg Jets came to an agreement to terminate his contract. That means he’s free to sign wherever he wants for the 2020-21 season. Whether he wants to play or not is still up in the air, but at the least, his time as a Thrasher/Jet has come to [...]

Last week I gave my prediction of how things will go for the NHL. You can find that here. * Also last week I listed my Top 10 signings of drafted prospects of the highest fantasy interest. This week, I will look at the undrafted prospects who were signed and are of interest in fantasy [...]

Yesterday we covered more players to target if your league counts penalty minutes. For today, let’s head in the opposite direction, which is players who do not accrue high penalty minute totals and thus might be worth moving down the rankings slightly in bangers leagues. Lowest penalty minute per point totals, 2019-20 season: Name GP [...]