Hockey Rambling

If this is a fantasy playoff week for you, Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov are doing everything possible to help you (or your opponent) win, even though the Lightning are playing only two games this week. Point was involved in all six of the Lightning’s goals on Thursday, scoring three of them and assisting on [...]

There was a lot of good injury news from Wednesday so let’s start with Calgary Flames forward Connor Zary. He was on the ice for an optional practice on Wednesday and given the team’s changes/injuries elsewhere, they need him. It still doesn’t mean an imminent return, but certainly trending in the right direction. * It [...]

With the trade deadline in the rearview mirror, there are a lot of thoughts here covering players in new situations, be it new teams, or with new roles as a result of recent additions/subtractions. Let’s start with the big fish. Jake Guentzel played his first game with the Hurricanes, lining up alongside Evgeny Kuznetsov, and [...]

With Jack Roslovic traded to New York before the deadline, there was an open spot on Columbus’s top line next to Boone Jenner and Johnny Gaudreau. There were a number of candidates to take the role but Yegor Chinakhov ended up on that line. Part of that may be the injury suffered by Justin Danforth, [...]

Hey, it’s Ian again today, filling in for Brennan. Now that the Penguins’ playoff odds are in the single digits as per MoneyPuck, the rest of the season is starting to feel like a death march for Sidney Crosby and friends. The Pens just finished the three-games-in-four-days schedule that is beneficial for fantasy teams, but [...]

Evgeny Kuznetsov made his Hurricanes debut on Saturday, playing on an even-strength line with Jesper Fast and Jesperi Kotkaniemi while receiving first-unit power-play minutes. He was held without a point in 13 minutes, but he took two shots. Even though it looks like he might have to start in the bottom 6 for the Hurricanes, [...]

As underwhelming as recent trade deadlines have been, it seemed like this year’s version had a bit more action, with many playoff-bound teams loading up. For a recap of all the trades, as well as links to the fantasy takes on the more impactful trades, go to our Trade Deadline Tracker. Mike Clifford and Alex [...]

In Vladimir Tarasenko’s debut with Florida, he started on the top line with Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart, skating on the left side. That moved Carter Verhaeghe down to the second line and Nick Cousins to the fourth. We will see how long this lasts but it’s a very good position to be to start [...]

The season of “trade related” healthy-scratches in upon us. https://twitter.com/AlisonL/status/1764736522597916851 If you have any players that are close to the rumour mill, be ready for them to sit out the next day or two, at least until the Friday deadline is passed. If you’re looking ahead to goalie starts, don’t expect any of Jacob Markstrom, [...]

The NHL Trade Deadline is at the end of the week and for any new readers over the last 12 months, we will have trade breakdowns all day long on Friday, March 8th. For the instant fantasy analysis and impact needed when these trades do happen, be sure to check back here because those articles [...]