Ramblings: Dallas Takes Series Lead; Norris Trophy Nominations; Reviewing Montreal’s Season Including Suzuki, Matheson, Montembeault, and More – May 2
The finalists for the Norris Trophy were announced and without much surprise, they are Roman Josi, Quinn Hughes, and Cale Makar. It is quite the trio of defencemen who all have some argument to being [...]
15 Fearless Forecasts for the 2023-24 Season – Results and Lessons Learned
Although it’s not even been seven months, it feels like a lot longer since the puck dropped on 2023-24. With the regular season having come to an end, it’s time for housekeeping in the form [...]
Ramblings: Stamkos’ Situation; Calder Finalists; Canes Advance; Leafs Live On & More (May 1)
One of my friends asked me if I thought Steven Stamkos was going to retire. To me it seems like a ridiculous notion, but I can see where that discourse has come from. For a [...]
Eastern Edge: One Burning Question for Each Eastern Conference Club Still Standing
Depending on the timing of when you’re taking in this article, the second round of the Eastern Conference playoff picture could already be crystal clear. For what is supposed to be the most intense and [...]
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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 [...]
Analytics Advantage: The Western Conference Playoff Teams
Welcome back to the follow up to last week’s article, with this week being about the West and what they bring to the table. We are about 2-3 games into each series, and it is [...]
Ramblings: Tkachuk Leads Cats; Vlasic Extended; Anaheim’s Season and Mintyukov, Vatrano, Gibson, and More – April 26
Chicago has signed defenceman Alex Vlasic to a six-year deal with an AAV of $4.6M per season. I wrote about him yesterday when discussing the Blackhawks so read that for more on him. In [...]
Ramblings: Updates on Pesce and Bennett; Boston’s Power Play Powers Play; Chicago’s Season Including, Kurashev, Korchinski, and Mrazek – April 25
It was announced that Carolina defenceman Brett Pesce is likely to miss the first round of the playoffs. Carolina has a 2-0 series lead and has been in command of the game, if not the [...]
Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Faber, Byram, Theodore, Buchnevich, Draft Strategies, Stamkos, Werenski, Batherson, Dobson & More
Welcome back to another edition of the Roos Lets Loose monthly mailbag, where I answer your fantasy hockey questions by giving advice that should be useful to all poolies even if they don’t own the [...]
Ramblings: Game Two Thoughts and Highlights; Ruff Returns; Injury Notes from Meier and Demko & More (Apr 24)
The Rangers have been the better team thus far, but the Capitals are hanging around and still haven’t lost at home yet. With the makeup of their team, the Capitals really need to get the [...]