It was a bad night for the two starting goalies in the Dallas/Florida game. Scott Wedgewood was stretchered off the ice during the second period, although the injury simply turned out to be a massive back spasm. It’s good that the injury is not as serious as it first appeared, but I’m not sure what [...]
On Tuesday, I discussed a team that’s underperforming badly (Vancouver), and yes they came to play for their coach, taking away a 5-4 win. Today I’ll cover the opposite end, and discuss the New Jersey Devils. First stat - they’ve won their last 10 games and sit atop the Metropolitan Division. But why? The goaltending [...]
Here are the top prospect defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - November edition! As always, players ranked between +/-5.0 ratings of each other should be considered equal value. Click any player name to be taken to his fantasy prospect profile page for our insights and observations. NovProspectTeamShootsProspect RatingOctSep1Calen AddisonMINRD72.0152Owen PowerBUFLD67.2233Nils LundkvistDALRD65.13114Jake SandersonOTTLD64.4425Simon [...]
Heading into Wednesday night’s game against Buffalo, Ottawa had been on a 1-6-1 skid, allowing 35 goals in those eight games. Something had to give with the lineup and the first solution seems to be Drake Batherson being dropped to the third line: https://twitter.com/TSN1200/status/1592903674132471809 We should note that in this downturn, no regular Ottawa forward [...]
Here’s the latest injury news from across the NHL! If you’re looking for information about a specific player and don’t see their name in this article, there probably haven’t been any significant updates about their progress since our last article. If you ever need injury updates for a specific player, shoot me a message on [...]
Welcome back to Goldipucks and the Three Skaters, a play on words of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. Instead of there being three bowls of porridge though, I cover three skaters and declare one too hot (i.e., doing unsustainably better than he should), another too cold (i.e., doing unsustainably worse), and a third [...]
Whether or not you like Craig Button, he had a big take yesterday about Bo Horvat, said Horvat was done in Vancouver. Now, a lot of people immediately took that a step too far, thinking he’s going to be traded tomorrow. While it’s not impossible, it’s as close as you can get. I think what [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss players who have recently entered more favourable situations, thereby increasing their fantasy value for the foreseeable future. Jake Bean The Blue Jackets’ blueline has taken a few significant hits recently. Zach Werenski is slated to miss the rest of the season, while Adam Boqvist and Nick Blankenburg are [...]
We are back with another Tuesday edition of Game Picks, where we give out a Gold, Silver, and Bronze selections every Tuesday during the NHL season. There are nine games on the NHL docket tonight, giving us plenty of opportunities to win some cash. I’ll begin my evening by focusing on two games, the Washington [...]
Welcome back to another edition of Lining Up. With injuries continuing to mount across the league and decimating particular teams, players who are widely available in most leagues now find themselves in prime positions to produce. Keep an eye on the line combinations here as they can change quickly from game to game. Let’s dive [...]
