Ramblings: Samsonov Arbitration; Howden and Vilardi Sign; League-Wide Power Play Changes and Impact On Forward Production – July 20
The march toward arbitration continues and there are players that may end up there, though most of these cases are often resolved beforehand. One interesting case is that of Toronto goalie lya Samsonov. Even with [...]
Fantasy Hockey Poll: Playoff Scoring Barometers
After running polls as part of this column for quite a while, I’ve been able to learn which have worked and which haven’t. For those that do, I’ve turned them into annual polls, and this [...]
Ramblings: Secondary Power Play Defencemen, Including Clarke, Sanderson, Pionk, Barron, and More – July 19
Hey, everyone. Alex is off for today and I have his Ramblings covered. He'll be back before long but readers have to deal with me again today. * My Ramblings yesterday discussed power-play production in [...]
Eastern Edge: ‘Core Four’ From Each Eastern Team – Part 2
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll continue our review of the ‘Core Four’ for every team in the East. Check out part one over here. As we work through the Eastern, Grant Campbell is working [...]
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Fantasy Take: Florida Adds Giroux to Deep Forward Attack
The Florida Panthers have acquired forwards Claude Giroux, Connor Bunnaman and German Rubtsov and a 2024 fifth-round draft selection from the Philadelphia Flyers for forward Owen Tippett, a conditional 2024 first-round selection and Florida's 2023 [...]
Fantasy Take: Lindholm Going to Boston
The Boston Bruins have acquired defensemen Hampus Lindholm and Kodie Curran from the Anaheim Ducks for defensemen Urho Vaakanainen and John Moore, a first-round selection in 2022, and second-round selections in 2023 and 2024. Lindholm [...]
The Journey: Byfield Pep Talk, Othmann & Guenther Score 40
Welcome back to The Journey, where we follow hockey prospects and their paths to the NHL, providing fantasy predictions and analysis along the way. This week is a reminder not to panic on your elite-level [...]
Saturday’s Game Picks: Goalies Will Dominate in Rangers/Lightning
Like many of you, I’ve had a rough go with my picks in recent weeks. Games have been highly unpredictable from the standpoints of both results and goal totals. That being said, I’m feeling good [...]
Daily Fantasy Saturday: Winging It
In last week’s article we were once again on the right path committing to 4-3-1 lineup construction builds with an emphasis on the top power play, as evident by the first place $10,000 winning lineup [...]
Ramblings: Ekblad Leaves Game, Busy Knight Earns Shutout, Nichushkin on Top Line (Mar 19)
Friday provided us with one significant deal with Brandon Hagel heading to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Read more about the full trade and its fantasy impact. Josh Norris scored the game-winning goal on the power [...]