Hockey Rambling

Hey there, it’s Ian. I’m filling in for Cliffy today, who is receiving some much-needed vacation time. Shayne Gostisbehere is expected to be out for a while and not just day-to-day, according to coach Rod Brind’Amour. Gostisbehere missed Saturday’s showdown with New Jersey with an upper-body injury. He is a significant loss to the Canes [...]

I hope everyone had a healthy and enjoyable Christmas. I’m back for my third Ramblings since coming out of the hospital in May. Recovery has been positive, but very slow. Thank goodness for fantasy hockey. My dynasty teams are struggling, but it’s been fun trying stay competitive while retooling. I might even still win one, [...]

Alex Ovechkin demonstrated amazing healing power by returning to the Capitals’ lineup just 40 days after breaking his leg. Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal while taking three shots and three hits in the Caps’ 5-2 win over Toronto. He only needs 26 more goals to pass Wayne Gretzky, which seems inevitable at this point. Ovie [...]

If you were like me, you might have paid closer attention to Canada’s stunning shootout nailbiter with Latvia at the World Juniors than to any of Friday’s NHL games. Even as a Canadian, I think it’s positive for international tournaments when the smaller hockey nations have their moments. Props to Latvia for a hard-fought win, [...]

My last two Ramblings included a Christmas wish list as well as peering down the road for fantasy schedules we should keep an eye on. Those are two forward-looking articles, so let’s keep that theme going, and take a spin around the league for players to keep an eye on for fantasy purposes. These are [...]

Christmas is now in the rearview mirror, but we do have Boxing Day on tap today. In the spirit of the season, let’s go over some players or teams that might be discounted from a lot of fantasy owners, but have good schedules over the second half that require our attention. We will also look [...]

Merry Christmas everyone! Enjoy your time with your family, and for today – try to limit checking over your fantasy squads to no more than 15 times if possible. * I’m just happy to be around for another Christmas. I always think about that. Daily, I think about it. Take it from me – savor [...]

Merry Christmas Eve, everyone! Regardless of which, if any, holiday is celebrated, I hope everyone can find some downtime to relax with family and friends. The NHL is on its holiday break, so I thought I would take today to do something a little more fun. Let’s go around the league and do a Christmas [...]

I am pinch-hitting in the Ramblings today for Brennan DeSouza who is on a well-deserved holiday break. It is a busy time of year, but the NHL will be taking a break with no games from December 24th through December 26th. Sunday Review Clayton Keller led all skaters on Sunday with four points in Utah’s [...]

Auston Matthews missed Saturday’s game after being reinjured during Friday’s game. According to Craig Berube, Matthews took a cross-check late in the third period on the power play and re-aggravated the upper-body injury that forced him to miss time earlier this season. Matthews should be considered very questionable for Monday’s game against Winnipeg, but it [...]