Ramblings: Game Two Thoughts and Highlights; Ruff Returns; Injury Notes from Meier and Demko & More (Apr 24)
The Rangers have been the better team thus far, but the Capitals are hanging around and still haven’t lost at home yet. With the makeup of their team, the Capitals really need to get the [...]
Eastern Edge: Playoff X-Factors for Each Eastern Conference Club
Who doesn’t love an X-factor? When it comes to springtime puck and teams chasing for the biggest prize in hockey, there’s usually an unsung hero or two that emerges as the player(s) poised to put [...]
Ramblings: Matthews Leads Leafs; Caufield’s Shooting; Eklund, Thrun, Granlund, and San Jose’s Season – April 23
In an article from Montreal Canadiens writer Arpon Basu regard Cole Caufield and the shoulder surgery he had, it was mentioned that not having normal use from the shoulder for at least the first year [...]
Fantasy Take: Buffalo Getting Ruff Again
On Monday, the Buffalo Sabres announced Lindy Ruff as their new head coach. He replaces Don Granato, who was let go last week after three and a half seasons behind Buffalo’s bench. Ruff has an [...]
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Looking Ahead: Nyquist, Predators, Worth Targeting
Welcome back all! We’re coming right down to the wire here in fantasy with many leagues out there. If you’re league is like mine there’s a couple teams at the top, couple at the bottom, [...]
Frozen Tools Forensics: Historical Deadline Trends
Welcome to deadline season. There have been a few dominos to fall leading up to the deadline, but nothing compared to the early start we saw last year. We won’t be hitting directly on a [...]
Ramblings: Woll Returns, Stankoven’s Strong Start, Nyquist Is Back (Mar 1)
Joseph Woll made his long-awaited return to the Leafs lineup on Thursday. Playing in his first game since December 7, Woll stopped 30 of 32 shots while earning a 3-2 win over Arizona. Hopefully you [...]
Analytics Advantage: Shooting Percentage, Expected Goals, and Over/Underperformance
In fantasy hockey, player evaluation increasingly relies on a blend of traditional and advanced metrics. Among these, Shooting Percentage (SH%) and Individual Expected Goals (ixG) stand out for their ability to provide a deeper understanding [...]
Capped: Mark Stone, the Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Long-Term Injured Reserve
Welcome back my CapFriendlies! Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but last week Mark Stone was put onto long term injured reserve. This sparked a discussion in my main fantasy league’s chat and of [...]
Ramblings: Updates on Seider and Norris; Tanev Traded; Declines for Ekblad, Ekholm, Doughty, and More – February 29
There was some concern that Detroit defenceman Moritz Seider might miss time after blocking a shot on Tuesday night, but Ted Kulfan reports that Seider is just fine after getting X-rays completed that came back [...]