Lining Up: Way-Too-Early Line Combinations in the Western Conference
Welcome back to another edition of Lining Up. Continuing with the theme from last week, we will now turn to the Western Conference and examine way-too-early line combinations from the preseason so far. With a [...]
Ramblings: Zegras Signs; Training Camp Notes; Mock Drafting and Values for DeBrincat, Dubois, Eriksson Ek, Nurse, and More – October 3
Another day, another slew of training camp notes: Anaheim has signed RFA forward Trevor Zegras for three years with an AAV of $5.75M.The Leafs announced defenceman Conor Timmins has some sort of significant lower-body injury [...]
Wild West: Western Conference Only – Forward Tiers
Now that we have tiered the goalies and defensemen for the West, it is time to move on to the forwards. There are a lot more forwards than defense, so we will focus on just [...]
Top 10 Potential First-Time 70-Point Forwards for 2023-24
One of my favorite things to do each preseason is to try to figure out which players have a shot of reaching 70 points for the first time in their careers. Some of these players [...]
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Geek of the Week: Round 2 Recap
Another couple weeks have passed and we almost have our final four teams set. While the Rangers and Hurricanes have a Game 7 pending tomorrow night, the other three series have wrapped up and we [...]
Ramblings: Rangers Force Game 7, Western Conference Final, Oilers Power Play (May 29)
After five Game 7s in the first round, the second round will feature only one Game 7. The Rangers made sure of that with a 5-2 win over the Hurricanes in Game 6 at MSG [...]
The Journey: May Sink-Or-Swim (Dugan, Turcotte, Beckman)
It's the end of the month again, which means it's time for another edition of sink-or-swim. We’ll examine three former blue-chip prospects whose values have taken a hit and whose futures now seem uncertain. Should [...]
Saturday’s Game Picks: Hurricanes Will Blow Into Eastern Conference Final
As I’m writing this, only four teams still stand in this second round of the playoffs (I must finish the article before the Avs-Blues game tonight). It’s been a controversial round to say the least. [...]
DFS Saturday: Showdown Time
Sad times for NHL DFS as in all likelihood the days of multiple games on a single slate are over. I’d expect the two Conference Final series to alternate days, giving us one game per [...]
Ramblings: Avs Move On, Marchand Surgery, Down in Flames, Power-Play Time (May 28)
Well, that was quite an ending to the sixth game of Colorado/St. Louis. Just when you were about to get up to go to the fridge for a refill or another snack in anticipation of [...]