With all of the conference quarterfinal series now wrapped up, we now have our conference semifinal playoff matchups set. Eastern Conference Philadelphia vs. NY Islanders Tampa Bay vs. Boston Western Conference Vegas vs. Vancouver Colorado vs. Dallas https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1297028475862351872 Look for our Round 2 Expert Panel playoff picks coming up later this weekend. They may be [...]
Matt Niskanen has been suspended one game for his cross-check to Brendan Gallagher’s face during Game 5 on Wednesday. This is no doubt a light suspension if you consider that the time that Gallagher would likely be out. However, I’ve heard that one game in the playoffs is considered to be worth at least two [...]
Welcome back to another Thursday Capped article. I hope you’ve been finding some ways to enjoy yourself this summer. As you’re reading this, I’m up at a cottage probably sitting on the beach, unable to check the hockey scores. There are pros and cons to having hockey during the cottage months. **** One of [...]
On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian visit each Round 1 playoff series to drop a take for each team still in contention-- which, at the time of recording, was all 16 of them. Players discussed on this episode include Ondrej Kase, Charlie Coyle, David Krejci, Jake Debrusk, Vincent [...]
Chicago was the first team out of the NHL playoffs (the play-ins don’t count), falling four games to one at the hands of Vegas. The Golden Knights are the deeper team with the better players. This is the result of that kind of matchup. I do wonder about Chicago’s coaching. Starting Game 5 with John [...]
In fantasy we’re rightly attuned to players doing better than they should due to the team they’re on, but what about the other side of the coin? We know, for example, from Tyler Toffoli’s brief time in Vancouver, there must be players who, if only they were traded, could do much better than they have [...]
Vladimir Tarasenko has left the NHL playoff bubble to return to St. Louis for further evaluations on his shoulder. At this point, that’s all the information that was given. This is a huge blow for St. Louis’s long-term prospects in this postseason. Their first-round matchup is down to a best-of-three and any team can beat [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, I share a few of my thoughts from the first round of the 2020 playoffs. We’ll focus on the Canadiens and Flyers as I’ve had a bit more time to watch that particular series, but I’ll also highlight key points from the Tampa Bay-Columbus matchup. Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia [...]
I believe it was in the middle of the 17th overtime frame in Game 1 of the Bolts - Jackets series that I said whoever won that game would win the series. Well, that prediction is looking clean at this point. On Monday morning, Tampa Bay grabbed a commanding 3-1 series lead over the club [...]
Playoff Western Leaders Goals – 6 – Bo Horvat - Vancouver Assists – 7 – Patrick Kane – Chicago, Quinn Hughes - Vancouver Points – 9 – Connor McDavid - Edmonton PPP – 6 – Elias Pettersson - Vancouver Shots on Goal – 25 – Nathan Mackinnon, Nazem Kadri - Colorado PIM – 20 – [...]
