Good news for Pens fans as Evgeni Malkin was skating at practice on Wednesday in a normal jersey. He hasn’t played in nearly three weeks but the team was always hopeful he’d get a game or two before playoffs, and that may be on Thursday against Detroit. I suppose it’s not much comfort [...]
Welcome back to another installment of “Goldipucks and the Three Skaters.” For first time readers, or those needing a refresher, this column is a play on the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story, except instead of there being three bowls of porridge I’m covering three skaters and declaring one too hot (i.e., doing unsustainably [...]
The season is quickly winding down. Several playoff series are already locked into place, division titles have been decided, and teams are dressing lineups with that in mind. Look no further than Calgary to see the results of a team shutting it down. This was heading into Monday night’s game. At optional morning [...]
With the Stanley Cup Playoffs just around the corner, you’re probably getting ready to assemble the ultimate roster for your playoff pool. Luckily for you, I’ve done a ‘quick’ lineup review for the top-8 qualifying teams. Stay tuned for next week’s article where we’ll cover the remaining eight playoff teams! Follow me on Twitter [...]
It seems like 90% of the fantasy hockey world has tied a bow on their leagues championships. All of my leagues have come to a close and I’ve mentally taken a step back from the in depth focus of the last couple of weeks. As we read on Monday that Calgary was going to [...]
In what is very good news for the Leafs and their fans, Jake Gardiner was skating at practice with the Leafs on Monday. Mike Babcock said after practice that the plan is still to get Gardiner in game action before playoffs hit. He’s a big part of their blue line and will only help [...]
There is an open debate about whether or not the final week of the regular season should be used during the fantasy hockey playoffs. On the one hand teams often change their lineups around. Key players on playoff teams might sit star players as a precaution. Similarly teams well out of the running might [...]
It's part two of your Championship Final, or it's the prequel to your 2019-20 title pursuit-- either way, this brand new episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast has data, analyses and factoids for everyone! On this edition, Elan and Brian begin with a quick re-hash of last week's streaming madness bracket, holding [...]
We may be a week away from the playoffs starting, but many of us are already gearing up for our playoff hockey pools. I mean, what better way to avenge your wretched fantasy season by dominating a playoff hockey pool? Most fantasy hockey pools will be taking place this upcoming weekend, most likely on [...]
Ramblings: An update on Nikita Gusev’s plans. Also, Bobrovsky! Labanc, Donato, Mantha, Little Bert and more (Apr 01) *** Now available for pre-sale – the 13th annual Interactive Playoff Draft List. Pre-order it here. It will be Friday April 5 – yep, this coming Friday. If you bought the Ultimate Fantasy Pack in the [...]
