Hockey Rambling

There were some notes from Columbus that fantasy owners may want to keep an eye on. First, Jack Roslovic worked his way to the top line with Adam Fantilli and Johnny Gaudreau at practice on Wednesday. With the injuries up front, Roslovic has a chance to gain some fantasy value if he can stick there, [...]

Now that we’re past the Christmas break, the schedule doesn’t have too many quirks until we arrive at the All-Star break and the “bye weeks” that no one mentions anymore which are really just a few extra days on one end of the All-Star break for each team. It’s not worth looking into those yet [...]

The Professional Women’s Hockey League launched their inaugural season yesterday. Through all the ups and downs of the professional women’s hockey leagues over the last five-ish years, all the top players now have one league to play in. I will not profess to know the details of the behind-the-scenes machinations to get this done, so [...]

In both life and fantasy hockey, perspectives shape information. The way you look at something influences what you take away from it, and how you feel about it. Usually, when we analyze a player’s production, we look at performance in a season – from October to April. However, shifting our lens gives us new perspective [...]

Saturday’s loss to the Jets was a costly one for the Wild, as both Kirill Kaprizov and Filip Gustavsson left the game with injuries. Kaprizov was cross-checked to the back twice, while Gustavsson left with a lower-body injury. After a poor start, Gustavsson was finding his game under new coach John Hynes with an 8-2 [...]

Nico Daws’ first game since the 2021-22 season was a success. Daws made 25 saves in the Devils’ 6-2 win over Ottawa. Daws was recalled earlier this week when Akira Schmid was sent to the AHL. Although Vitek Vanecek has played a little better recently, Daws could easily push him for starts in Jersey with [...]

The 2024 Midseason Guide will be available in two weeks, on January 12, 2024. Look for second-half projections, sleepers, advanced stats, historical trends and prospects you need to know. For more information and to make your purchase, click here. Due to Dobber’s health situation, I have been taking on added responsibility with the midseason guide [...]

The injuries for the Columbus Blue Jackets have been piling up for the second year in a row, so anytime they can get some good injury news, it’s a breath of fresh air. They got exactly that on Wednesday as forward Jack Roslovic was back skating after fracturing his ankle six weeks ago: https://twitter.com/JacketsInsider/status/1740016766917673038 The [...]

With no NHL games, we’re going to run through some World Juniors thoughts and then jump to a couple of reader questions. In the early game yesterday, Slovakia showed that they need to be taken seriously this year, with a convincing 6-2 win over the Czechs. Servac Petrovsky (MIN), Filip Mesar (MTL), and Maxim Strbak [...]

Merry Boxing Day, everyone! I hope all our readers get that snowblower (or lawnmower) that they’ve had their eye on for a few months. It is truly that magical time of year where deep discounts on consumer products help bring together everyone across all demographics. With the NHL still on their break, and the World [...]