Ramblings: Heavy Lifting for Hughes, Pionk, Parayko, Walker, and Others – June 18
Last week, San Jose filled their vacant head coaching spot by hiring Ryan Warsofsky. My breakdown of the hiring can be read here. With Will Smith, Macklin Celebrini, William Eklund, Henry Thrun, and a few [...]
The Wild West – Unrestricted Free Agent Defenders – Salary Valuation
Last week, we looked at the impending UFA forwards and their possible valuations and this week we will look at the most intriguing defensemen. Here is the full list of 2023-2024 Defense valuations. Remember that [...]
Searching For A Fresh Start: Top-10 Players Needing A Change In Scenery
Sometimes, all you need in life is a fresh start. Turning the page. Searching for a different approach. Beginning anew. All worthy mantras to adhere to that also hold true in the NHL and fantasy [...]
Ramblings: Who Played Worse This Year Because of An Injury? (June 17)
Fantasy hockey championships are won by maximizing value - acquiring a player when their stock is low and reaping rewards once fortunes change. The hard part is identifying such targets, because for every player who [...]
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Ramblings: Panthers Take Game Four; Memorial Cup Notes & Other Prospect Thoughts (May 29)
The Florida Panthers took game four after scoring a power play goal just a minute into overtime. Sam Reinhart scored 27 of them in the regular season, so it should be no surprise that he [...]
Fantasy Take: Seattle Names Bylsma Head Coach
Former Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres head coach, and current Coachella Valley Firebirds head coach, Dan Bylsma was named the new bench boss for the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday. The AHL affiliate Firebirds are still [...]
Ramblings: Reviewing Detroit’s Fantasy Performances, Including Larkin, Raymond, Perron, Seider, and More – May 28
San Jose Sharks reported Sheng Peng indicates that prospect Will Smith may sign with the Sharks this summer. Smith was taken fourth overall in the 2023 Draft and would pair very nicely with the incoming [...]
Best of the Bottom – The Top-10 Bottom-Six Fantasy Forwards
Springtime hockey tends to reveal a number of similar characteristics when it comes to how teams get it done in April, May, and June: winning on the road, elite special teams play, good goaltending, and [...]
The Wild West – Draft History of Trading First and Second Round Picks: Part Three
This week, we will continue looking at significant first and second round draft picks that were traded and see how the return worked out for each team from the West. It was somewhat easier to [...]
Ramblings: Rangers Win Game 3 In Overtime; Evaluating Pittsburgh’s Fantasy Peformances, Including Crosby, Malkin, Smith, Karlsson, Jarry, and More – May 27
It was a very wild back and forth Game 3 between New York and Florida that needed some overtime to decide it. The Panthers got out an early lead thanks to a Sam Reinhart power [...]