The Journey looks ahead to the 2017 NHL Draft to see which top prospects are the best fit for lottery teams. **** Philadelphia Flyers – 2nd Overall Pick – Nico Hischier – Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) Despite having the third-worst odds among lottery teams, Philadelphia jumped up to the second overall pick in this year’s draft in a stroke of [...]
Recapping Friday's games, Shipachyov in Vegas, Darling signs, Monahan's production, and more. **** Nashville-St. Louis St. Louis lives to fight another day, as they won Game 5 by a 2-1 score over Nashville. It was a game that the Blues controlled pretty much from start to finish, with the lone Predators goal coming with a [...]
As we close the door on another terrific season of hockey and the finalists for all the major awards are slowly being released, Frozen Pool Forensics will dig into some of the contenders and give our take on who deserves to win each award from a fantasy perspective. […]
Breaking down the fantasy impact of Vadim Shipachyov signing with Las Vegas. […]
The Senators are done. […]
Capped delves into some injuries from this past season in the Eastern conference, and potential buy windows. **** Even the most well-structured and talented teams can have a season derailed by an untimely injury (or seven). It’s the same in fantasy hockey. Injuries are a part of the game, and the most savvy GMs [...]
The Top 100 defensemen to own in your points-only keeper league. These were simply curated from the full Top 300 player list (found here) that was posted yesterday. Factored in are upside, three-year likelihood, proneness to injury, depth chart. Click on a player name to be taken to his profile for recommendations and game logs [...]
Recapping playoff action, Jason Zucker's injury, Boone Jenner's production, Brett Ritchie's upside. **** Washington-Pittsburgh The Penguins hung on for a 3-2 win on Wednesday night, extending their series lead to 3-1. Game Five is Saturday back in Washington. Let us be clear here: Fleury won this game for the Pens. Washington largely outplayed Pittsburgh, particularly [...]
The Top 300 skaters to own in a points-only fantasy hockey league, May edition Positions are irrelevant, strictly points. Factored in are upside, three-year likelihood, proneness to injury, depth chart. Click on a player name to be taken to his profile for recommendations and game logs (and more). Check back tomorrow for the Top 100 [...]
Sometimes best laid fantasy plans don’t pan out. Take the Maple Leafs and Rangers defensemen -- this season, poolies grabbed Ryan McDonagh and Morgan Rielly, figuring they’d be in line for career best numbers. Not only did both fall short of lofty expectations, but fantasy attention shifted to Brady Skjei and Jake Gardiner, our Cage [...]
