Ramblings: Markstrom and Dubois Traded; Hronek’s Extension; Thoughts on Ehlers, Larkin, Couturier, Hertl, and More – June 20
On Tuesday, Vancouver extended defenceman Filip Hronek for eight years at $7.25M. While that might seem like a big number, as a percentage of the cap in 2024-25, that works out to just over 8%, [...]
Fantasy Take: Kings and Capitals Swap Kuemper for Dubois
Unlike the Jacob Markstrom to New Jersey trade that had been teased for months if not a year, this bombshell came out of nowhere. https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1803502883041898781 The Capitals are taking on some huge term, banking [...]
Fantasy Take: Flames Finally Make a Markstrom Deal With the Devils
The New Jersey Devils acquired Jacob Markstrom (salary 31.25% retained), and he will now form a tandem next year with Jake Allen. This is a /significant/ improvement over the options from last season. The return [...]
Fantasy Hockey Poll: Scoring Increase Streaks
It’s time for another of my annual offseason polls. This one focuses on players who have seen their scoring pace rise for three or more consecutive seasons, or who’ve played a total of only three [...]
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Frozen Tool Forensics: Most (and Least) Valuable Fantasy Hockey Goalies
We are back this week to finish our MVP series. We have completed reviews for centers, right and left wingers, and defensemen. Today we will be moving on to goalies. The process will be much [...]
Ramblings: Offseason Options for Buffalo, Utah, Tampa Bay, Vegas, and Montreal – June 14
I have spent the offseason reviewing the fantasy seasons of non-playoff teams. This covered the San Jose Sharks, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Anaheim Ducks, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Montreal Canadiens, the Arizona Coyotes (now [...]
Fantasy Take: Sharks Hire Warsofsky As Head Coach
The San Jose Sharks fired head coach David Quinn a week after their regular season finished. What they expected from him given the roster they have is unclear, but it is clear they wanted to [...]
Capped: Thoughts on the Cap Friendly Purchase by Washington
Hello to all my Cap-Friendlies out there! If you’ve been following along with Capped, you’ll recognize that opening sentence, as that is how I liked to welcome all of my readers back. Now, I guess [...]
Ramblings: Reviewing the Postseason Performances of Harley, Miller, Mittelstadt, and More – June 13
I have spent the offseason reviewing the fantasy seasons of non-playoff teams. This covered the San Jose Sharks, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Anaheim Ducks, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Montreal Canadiens, the Arizona Coyotes (now [...]
Eastern Edge: Power Ranking the Metropolitan Division
In the latest iteration of Eastern Edge, we’re taking a close look at the Metropolitan Division and how it stacks up for next season. As much as the Cup is still yet to be lifted, [...]