Hockey Rambling

  Here's a quick read on Jack Eichel discussing his underrated status among the league's new crop of young superstars. To pluck one note from the article, Eichel went on 26-game binder with 11 goals and 34 points late in the season, which should probably be considering his ceiling. […]

One thing that is prudent when your work and thoughts in fantasy sports are distributed through social media is to take rumours with a large grain of salt. Most never come to fruition, some do but are an altered version of themselves, and some are just outright silly. When it comes to the Boston Bruins [...]

Centers That Are Not Really Centers, Vrbata in Florida, plus more… […]

  Here's a quick quote about Dylan Strome's training camp from new head coach Rick Tocchet, […]

A couple of Ramblings ago, I discussed a few players that were busts in the fantasy game last year, why they were busts, and the lessons that can be learned from those players. As always, it is important to understand what happened in the past to avoid making similar mistakes in the future. Understanding that [...]

Mock Entry Draft, Explaining Connor Hellebuyck, plus more… […]

Looking back to the expansion draft, one of the more discussed situations was what would happen with the Washington Capitals. I think most people expected one of Philipp Grubauer or Nate Schmidt to be on their way to Las Vegas for the 2017-18 season, and it ended up being the defenceman. He was signed a [...]

  After being called out for propping up the Cats in Tuesday's Ramblings, it was fitting that Florida was included in Sean McIndoe's list of five teams that could be this year's Avalanche. His assessment of the Panthers was similar to mine, and I won't be wishy-washy about Jaromir Jagr, Florida is better off without [...]

At the risk of sounding like a freshman humanities student that just finished their first philosophy course, much of life is about continuing education and learning from mistakes. It is simplistic, and oft-repeated, but nonetheless true. This holds water for fantasy sports, and in our case, fantasy hockey. Maybe your first three picks for 2016-17 [...]

Throughout the summer, I’m going team by team and reviewing the relevant fantasy performances from the 2016-17 season. Next in line is the Vancouver Canucks. It was obviously a tough campaign for Vancouver and their fans. They finished the season with the second-lowest point total, tied for the third-worst goal differential, and the second-fewest total [...]