That’s it folks - the playoffs are wrapped. Congrats to the Golden Knights. We have a couple of playoff themed wrap-ups here before we completely close out the season, and this week we are going to return to our review of player deployment. In our previous articles we analyzed team deployment in the lead up [...]
The NHL Draft is less than a week away and free agency starts a few days after that. Before we get too far ahead, I want to talk about the Draft. As I often say, and repeat at this time of year, I am not a scout. I don’t evaluate prospects in any official capacity, [...]
The Montreal Canadiens re-signed forward Sean Monahan to a one-year deal a couple days ago. Though he played just 25 games with the Habs, he actually managed a four-year high in points per minute aat 5-on-5. He had also been earning some top PP time, so maybe there’s fantasy value to be had as a [...]
Upon reading the title, if you felt that is was a familiar topic for me, well you’re spot on. In fact, I ran the same poll nearly a year ago to this day, and I’m planning for it to be an annual offseason piece. Although it’s common for players to improve over time, it’s rarer [...]
Not fantasy related, but the Hockey Hall of Fame inductees for the year will be released today. As long as Alexander Mogilny and Caroline Ouellette, make it in, then I’m happy. * Before we get to the fun part of the article, I just wanted to go over some Bruins goalies. They signed their number-three [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll finish discussing how certain players fared in their first season with a new team. This is the third of three parts. If there’s a big name you don’t see here, we may have covered them in part one or two. Matthew Tkachuk Calgary had one of the league’s top [...]
The Prospects Report was released June 1. Updated Friday with the 17th annual Mock Draft. You can order all of the 2023-24 fantasy products in the shop here (or subscribe!). * A short while ago I gave you some other options in the likely situation that you are unable to secure Connor Bedard in your [...]
With 2022-2023 behind us, we are going to take a look at any players in the West who stood out in the playoffs and could elevate their game going forward. We all should realise that playoff success doesn’t always translate to regular season success, as there are players who just elevate their game come playoff [...]
Unlike past years, this year's crop of unrestricted free agents doesn't have the star power as it normally does. A year ago, we were speculating about potential big-money deals for the likes of Nazem Kadri, John Klingberg, Darcy Kuemper, Jack Campbell, Johnny Gaudreau, Evander Kane and Filip Forsberg. Most of them signed big-money deals and [...]
Hey, everyone. Today is normally Dobber's day for Ramblings but he spent some much-deserved time on Father's Day with his family and I said I would step in for the day. He'll be back in these pages tomorrow but you're stuck with me for today. * Vegas's Stanley Cup parade was on Saturday night, and [...]
