Hockey Rambling

It seems every year, there is always a rookie that surprises at training camp and manages to make his team’s roster. Last year, it was Buffalo’s Zach Benson, and this year it’s Philadelphia’s Jett Luchanko as it was announced he made the Philadelphia Flyers roster. Whether he lasts the season or is sent down after [...]

With the 2024-25 campaign set to kick off in North America tomorrow, I thought we’d start today’s Ramblings with a fantasy question facing each team this season. Let’s get into it! Anaheim Ducks What will Anaheim’s power play look like? The Ducks split time evenly between two units last year, but that could change this [...]

Hopefully you were able to watch hockey while eating your breakfast or brunch on Saturday. If so, you would have seen the Devils complete the sweep of the Sabres in the two-game Global Series in Prague to start the regular season. In New Jersey’s 3-1 win, Seamus Casey scored his first NHL goal and was [...]

The puck officially dropped on the NHL regular season on Friday with New Jersey defeating Buffalo by a score of 4-1 in Prague. A number of brand-new Devils made a great first impression with their new team in this game, so that’s who I’ll focus on here. Playing in his first game with the Devils, [...]

The majority of players who come to camp on a professional tryout (PTO) won’t be successful on their tryout attempt, but attending Flames’ camp was worth Tyson Barrie’s time. Barrie has landed a one-year contract with the Flames for $1.25 million. The upside for Barrie is that he is able to secure time on the [...]

It has been a brutal preseason for goalies as Vancouver’s Thatcher Demko’s injury status is uncertain, Boston’s Jeremy Swayman still hasn’t signed a contract, and it was revealed Ilya Sorokin suffered an offseason back injury that require surgery. It isn’t outlandish to think that if all three were healthy/signed and in the lineup for Game [...]

Two more days until real games. We're almost there! Continuing from last week, I have some training camp notes on players that have caught my eye. As a Predators fan, I was really hoping to see a new second line of Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault, and Tommy Novak. That line has been together quite a [...]

Kaiden Guhle was back at practice for Montreal on Monday. He was in a non-contact jersey but has over a week to get up to speed so it seems he may be ready for the start of the regular season. Guhle had 22 points, 56 PIMs, and 294 hits+blocks in 70 games last season, so [...]

https://twitter.com/SinBinVegas/status/1839741207939035536 It looks like Noah Hanifin has the luxury of starting on Vegas’ top power play, but Shea Theodore will be champing at the bit if he falters. The sample is small but after Hanifin was promoted to the top unit on April 2nd, he racked up eight power-play points in 14 games over the [...]

Patrik Laine’s fresh start with the Canadiens might have to be put on hold for a while. Laine was forced to leave Saturday’s preseason game against Toronto after taking a knee-on-knee hit from Cedric Pare. Following the game, Laine was seen on crutches with a brace on his left knee. Once he is evaluated further, [...]