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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Fantasy Hockey Poll: Early Calder Finalists
I have a few polls in mind, but they need more games to have been played before it would make sense to vote on them. For now, it’s time to put on your prognosticator hats [...]
Ramblings: Shutouts for Campbell, Allen & Hart; Who to Watch on the Waiver Wire & More (Nov 3)
After Gary Bettman absolutely belly flopped in the NHL’s press conference regarding the Chicago Blackhawks abuse scandal, there is another lawsuit being filed against current and former members of the Penguins. https://twitter.com/KatieJStrang/status/1455539564949479424 It is horrific [...]
Lining Up – Low-Owned Options from the Waiver Wire
The NHL season has been trucking along and while not much has changed since last week, we are starting to see things level out a bit. Teams you may have expected to struggle this season [...]
Eastern Edge: Answering Early-Season Questions
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss early answers to some questions we had during the offseason. Is there fantasy value in Toronto’s supporting cast? The Leafs dished out numerous low-cost contracts during the offseason [...]
Ramblings: Andersen, Shattenkirk, Olofsson, Gaudreau, and Other Surprises; Caufield Update – November 2
The big news from Monday was that Cole Caufield, Montreal's prize prospect, was being sent to the AHL. On the season, he has zero goals on 22 shots, with just one assist in 10 contests. [...]
Wild West: Goalie Usage
I rarely write about goalies in the NHL, because quite frankly they are all a little strange and usually unpredictable. Every season, there seem to be one or two goalies who were playing in the [...]