Ramblings: Heavy Lifting for Hughes, Pionk, Parayko, Walker, and Others – June 18
Last week, San Jose filled their vacant head coaching spot by hiring Ryan Warsofsky. My breakdown of the hiring can be read here. With Will Smith, Macklin Celebrini, William Eklund, Henry Thrun, and a few [...]
The Wild West – Unrestricted Free Agent Defenders – Salary Valuation
Last week, we looked at the impending UFA forwards and their possible valuations and this week we will look at the most intriguing defensemen. Here is the full list of 2023-2024 Defense valuations. Remember that [...]
Searching For A Fresh Start: Top-10 Players Needing A Change In Scenery
Sometimes, all you need in life is a fresh start. Turning the page. Searching for a different approach. Beginning anew. All worthy mantras to adhere to that also hold true in the NHL and fantasy [...]
Ramblings: Who Played Worse This Year Because of An Injury? (June 17)
Fantasy hockey championships are won by maximizing value - acquiring a player when their stock is low and reaping rewards once fortunes change. The hard part is identifying such targets, because for every player who [...]
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Goldipucks and the Three Skaters: Mackenzie Weegar, Zach Werenski & Filip Hronek
Welcome back to Goldipucks and the Three Skaters, a play on words of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. Instead of there being three bowls of porridge though, I cover three skaters and declare [...]
Ramblings: Stanley Cup Pick; AHL Conference Finals; Sorokin vs. Hellebuyck; Pavelski Retires (June 5)
Ian Gooding should have our team’s Expert Picks out at some point today. My pick is Edmonton in seven. I think there will be a few games where each team takes over, with the Oil’s [...]
Eastern Edge: Florida’s Potential X-Factors in the Stanley Cup Final
At this time of year, who doesn’t love an X-factor?Aside from it being up there in the realm of elite postseason-related jargon along with stranglehold, barnburner, and on-the-brink, it’s a term that regularly gets circulated [...]
Ramblings: Notes on Dylan Strome, Vasilevskiy, Pastrňák, Barzal, and Shesterkin – June 4
I have spent the offseason reviewing the fantasy seasons of non-playoff teams. This covered the San Jose Sharks, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Anaheim Ducks, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Montreal Canadiens, the Arizona Coyotes (now [...]
Top 300 Keeper League Skaters – June 2024
Here are the top 300 skaters to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - June edition! After a two-month hiatus due to my battle with cancer, the rankings are back! I believe this is the [...]
MVP In The Making: The Top-10 Conn Smythe Trophy Threats
The stage is set and the stars are all in place - no, unfortunately for Dallas fans not those ones. All bad jokes aside, the better team is moving on to the Stanley Cup Final [...]