Ramblings: Pinto Suspended; Updates on Spurgeon, Boldy, Barabanov, and Bennett; Vrana Scratched – October 27
The big news from Thursday was that Ottawa forward Shane Pinto will be suspended for half the regular season – 41 games – for a violation related to gambling but unrelated to gambling on the [...]
Analytics Advantage: Takeaways/Giveaways, Shot Attempts/Points Per Game, and Player Involvement
Welcome back. I hope everyone had an amazing experience watching frozen frenzy; it’s good to see ESPN capitalizing on the uber-popular NFL Redzone. As the NHL season gains momentum, so should your fantasy strategies. This [...]
Capped: Surprising Starts for Vatrano, Chabot, and Hartman
Hello and welcome back my Salary Cap-friendlies! By now we’re at the very early part of the season where you’re probably scrolling up and down your roster looking at each player and pondering whether they [...]
Ramblings: New Role for Roslovic; Starts for Hughes, Sanheim, Hedman, Moore, and Others – October 26
It was a successful first effort for the NHL with its Frozen Frenzy on Tuesday night. Despite some hiccups in Columbus, or with a couple production issues, it seemed to have gone off without a [...]
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Ramblings: Kakko, Joseph, Bear Sign Extensions; Breaking Down Tkachuk/Huberdeau in Fantasy (July 29)
Kaapo Kakko has signed a two-year extension with the Rangers with an average annual value of $2.1 million. Kakko finished the 2021-22 season with 18 points in 43 games, which would have been a 34-point [...]
Capped: More Signings Discussion, Including Niederreiter and Dubois
Like the last couple of weeks, this week will be centered around free agents that have signed new contracts, whether they signed with a new team or their previous team they are eligible to be [...]
Ramblings: Thoughts on Norris, Sharangovich, Tolvanen, and Hagel – July 28
The Sophomore Slump is something we’re all familiar with. That a young player might struggle in their second year in a pro sports league is a notion that intuitively makes sense – teams and players [...]
Fantasy Hockey Poll: Playoff Scoring Barometers
It’s usually sound advice to not put too much stock on a skater’s performance during the Stanley Cup playoffs, what with it being a smaller sample size plus games being played under conditions less similar [...]
Ramblings: How to Manage Goalies in Various Leagues (Jul 27)
Goalies can be so tough to manage and predict year to year. It has gotten to the point that I will not invest heavily in a goaltender, because the ones like Andrei Vasilevskiy and Igor [...]
Eastern Edge: Claude Giroux’s Outlook in Ottawa
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll take a look at how Claude Giroux’s arrival affects the landscape in Ottawa. Last season was a tale of two cities for Claude Giroux. Although the 34-year-old forward had [...]