Happy end of the week to all the readers out there. Unless the COVID rock you have taken residence under is particularly large and obstructing you are aware that the NHL resumed action this week. I think that makes it a prime opportunity for your annual reminder that the Frozen Tools have you covered. Each [...]
I know I’ve written a few times about Kirby Dach already this postseason, but I want to write more about him. Why? Because hockey’s back and who cares. Remember back to the 2019 draft. Chicago got lucky to move up to three and likely surprised a few people by taking Dach. Not that it was [...]
Welcome back, I hope you’ve all been enjoying the non-stop hockey as much as I have. Who am I kidding, no one is enjoying this as much as I am! While you take a break either before the early start games, or in an intermission, here’s some reading material aimed at getting you to think [...]
Jesse Puljujarvi is heading back to Finland for next year. He has signed a one-year deal with Karpat of the Finnish Elite League. According to the press release, there is an out clause for the NHL, but who knows when the next NHL regular season will be. They’re hoping for December. Pulju had 53 points [...]
Welcome back to your monthly installment of Goldipucks and the Three Skaters, which, for new readers, is a play on words of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. Here though, instead of there being three bowls of porridge I cover three skaters and declare one too hot (i.e., doing unsustainably better than he should), [...]
Here are the top defensemen to own in your points-only keeper leagues - August edition! As always, players between +/-5.0 rating points of each other are pretty much the same value, and at that point become a matter of team need and/or personal bias. Not a lot has changed over the past month, as we [...]
Another sunny summer day, another 13 hours of playoff hockey on the docket. My goodness, this is a strange yet beautiful time to be a hockey fan. First up were the Panthers and the Islanders and things continued to be a tire fire in net for the Kitty Cats. Two-time Vezina winner, Sergei Bobrovsky has [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, I thought I’d share a few of my thoughts from the play-in round. Admittedly, I’ve spent more time watching certain matchups, which is reflected in the level of detail you see for each series below. Going forward, I’ll try to get a more well-rounded perspective for you! Montreal Canadiens [...]
Here are the top skaters to own in your points-only keeper leagues - August edition! As always, players between +/-5.0 rating points of each other are pretty much the same value, and at that point become a matter of team need and/or personal bias. Not a lot has changed over the past month, as we [...]
These are my first Ramblings since the NHL officially returned, meaning post-exhibition games. I just want to pass along some thoughts on the weekend games before reviewing what happened in Monday’s contests. First, it sure seems to me there’s a difference in intensity between the round robin games and the play-in games. That should have [...]
