The Hart Trophy talk this season was as vibrant as any in recent memory, maybe as far back as the Taylor Hall MVP season. There were many great campaigns across the league, from goalies to defencemen to forwards. It seemed likely Igor Shesterkin and Auston Matthews would get nods, but the third spot was wide [...]
The NHL playoffs are truly a magical time for us all to experience, but there is a life after the playoffs conclude. The focus shifts from watching the players play, to watching where they end up getting traded to, who they want to play with, and ultimately where they will be playing next season. That [...]
The hockey gods blessed us with one last four-game slate before the playoff schedule is whittled down to three games or less per day. Let’s try and take advantage and go out on a high note. All prices are from DraftKings but can be applied to any site. If you want to give the Dobber [...]
Mason Marchment was missing from Florida’s morning skate on Wednesday and missed the game last night. Maxim Mamin took his place in the lineup, skating on the third line with Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell. Marchment had a great season for the Panthers, but this team should be deep enough to overcome this one injury. [...]
Surprised to see me again? Welcome everyone to my new playoff special segment, the long awaited (but not really since they were only announced four days ago) Wednesdays picks by Vlad! Playoff hockey is an important enough part of the year to deserve itself a special treatment like that, so I’m excited for even more [...]
It’s the time where, every year, I face the music by revisiting the 15 Fearless Forecasts I made just prior to the start of the season. The purpose isn’t just to see how well – or poorly - I did, as for each I also determine the lesson(s) that can be learned from the outcomes [...]
We’re well into the first round now, and that means there’s not a lot of fantasy decisions left for the 2021-22 season, while the 2022 offseason hasn’t really begun yet. Things do start to get rolling a little with the draft lottery though, which we saw last night where the Montreal Canadiens landed the first [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at a few players who fell short of expectations during the regular season. We’ll also evaluate their potential to bounce back for the 2022-2023 campaign. Last week we discussed second-half MVPs and what that could mean for next season as well. Brendan Gallagher After scoring at a 30-goal [...]
Before I hit the fantasy recommendations, congratulations to the Colorado Avalanche for their first-round sweep. Dominant (21-9 in goals scored) hardly is a strong enough word. And my Nathan MacKinnon play from last week (goals in all 4 games) was spot-on.But their next series will be an all-out war, and no promises that the Avs [...]
The very big, and very surprising, news that came down Monday morning was that the New York Islanders had fired coach Barry Trotz. The team missed the playoffs this year, but had made the postseason three years running, and had won at least a round in all three seasons. That was the first time the [...]
