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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DFS Wednesday: Betting on the Bounce Back
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 [...]
15 Fearless Forecasts for 2021-22: Results and Lessons Learned
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 – [...]
Ramblings: 2022 Fantasy Draft List; Vezina Finalists; Marleau Retires (May 11)
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 [...]
Eastern Edge: Bounce-Back Candidates for 2022-23, Including Dougie Hamilton and Brendan Gallagher
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 [...]
DFS Tuesday: Oilers Roll and the Perfection Line
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 [...]
Ramblings: Trotz Fired; Norris Finalists; Reviewing the Seasons of Sorokin, Oettinger, and Vanecek – May 10
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 [...]