Ramblings: Isles and Bolts Stave, Sergachev Surprise Return, Leafs in Trouble, Johnston OT Hero (Apr 28)
Playoff pucks again… Saturday featured four more games as the first round continues. Islanders 3, Hurricanes 2, 2 OT (Hurricanes lead series 3-1) The Islanders staved off elimination on Saturday, avoiding a sweep with a [...]
The Journey: Early Playoff Impacts From the 2020 Draft Class
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** Zooming in on players aged 25 and younger, here is [...]
Ramblings: DeSmith Steps Up, Ovechkin Struggles, Hyman Hot, Hellebuyck Not (Apr 27)
It’s all playoff pucks today. I’ll use that term because it was the name of the very first fantasy hockey article that I wrote way back in 2006 for a website that no longer exists. [...]
Frozen Tool Forensics: Most Valuable Fantasy Hockey Centers
We won’t be covering the NHL playoffs blow by blow in this column, though we will touch on teams a bit as they get knocked out in each round. For this week, and for several [...]
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NHL Player Props: MacKinnon Keeps Shooting; Hischier’s Strong Play; O’Reilly’s Playoff Production
It is the first Thursday of the NHL playoffs, so let’s find some winning NHL props. It’s the fourth day of the Stanley Cup playoffs and there are four games on tonight’s schedule, which gives [...]
DFS Thursday: Leafs Respond At Home; Brossoit To Stymy Jets; Expect An Avalanche
The first four series are now two games in, and it probably should surprise no one that the Carolina Hurricanes are up 2-0. Last season’s playoffs, they were 7-1 at PNC Arena, and 0-6 on [...]
Ramblings: Hurricanes Up Two Games; Buffalo Goaltending; Toffoli’s Fantastic Fantasy Output; Backlund’s Career Year; Kadri’s Point Drop – April 20
Buffalo had their end-of-year press conference, and these can usually be kind of useless for fantasy purposes. The campaign has just finished, the Draft and Free Agency are months away, and teams may have coach/management [...]
Injury Ward: Playoff Predicaments and Updates on Pavelski, Ehlers, Hedman & More
The Stanley Cup Playoffs have begun and many teams are facing injuries to key players. This week, I have put together an injury report that provides both injury updates and details regarding new injuries throughout [...]
Fantasy Hockey Poll: Players Ready for a Breakout Season in 2023-2024
With the 2022-23 regular season officially in the rearview mirror, thoughts have shifted toward the 2023-24 campaign. And although there’s huge satisfaction in drafting or owning a proven scorer, perhaps the best feeling in fantasy [...]
Ramblings: Playoff Pick Recaps; Leafs Lose; Rangers go for a Romp & More (Apr 19)
We have playoff hockey here, with the first round being the best time while players are playing at 100% and haven’t been doing it for long enough to be worn-out or injured. Enjoy the best [...]