A little unexpected Friday afternoon Friedge bomb: According to Elliotte Friedman, Nikita Kucherov has informed the Tampa Bay Lightning that he won’t re-sign with the team and has also asked to be traded. In response, the Lightning have released a statement denying that they plan to trade Kucherov, who is expected to continue playing as [...]
Welcome back to another week of Analytics Advantage. So far this season, we have been using this space to review which players have been gaining (or losing) the opportunity for meaningful fantasy production, and that theme continues today. Whether due to injury, trade, or under-performance, there is a constant churn of players gaining or losing [...]
This week on Frozen Tool Forensics we are looking at player trends, specifically adds and drops. I have compiled a list of five highly added players over the last seven days, and five highly dropped players over that time span. With those players we will dive into their deployment, their production, and what we might [...]
Welcome back to another season of fantasy hockey at Dobber! With the NHL season in full swing, it’s time for another weekly fantasy dive. In this column, whether you are scanning the waiver wire for possible adds or scouring the trade market to improve your team, we have the information you need. Managers, let's look [...]
Elan covers all the big news since last Sunday's mega-show including Hellbuyck's first game, Larkin's absence and much more in this week's episode of Short Shifts.
We got a bit of movement in the Dylan Larkin saga as he was held out of the lineup on Thursday night to protect his health in anticipation of a trade, per Elliotte Friedman. It isn’t to say that a trade is imminent, but Larkin has played his last game as a Red Wing until [...]
Welcome back to Puck Picks! Each Thursday, I break down some of my favorite NHL bets, explain the reasoning behind them, and track performance transparently. The goal of this column isn’t just to share picks, but to help you recognize why certain spots have value so you can identify them throughout the season. I’ll be [...]
Good morning, everyone! We have another 11-gamer on tap here tonight that I’m looking forward to. Let’s dive on in and win some money! Slate Preview Pittsburgh Penguins Typically, the Penguins are a club that I avoid stacking altogether…just been burned too many times. That said though, I don’t mind this spot here tonight for [...]
Welcome back! I had last Friday off work and figured it would be the perfect day to grab a coffee with my wife while pushing our newborn around in a stroller. That's when the bat signal from my league chat went off: Connor Hellebuyck was being traded. For about 30 minutes, nobody seemed to know [...]
While there is no official word of Chicago defenceman Bowen Byram returning to the lineup imminently for the Blackhawks, he took part in an optional practice on Wednesday and is joining the team for their quick two-game road trip in Detroit and Boston. It seems as if there’s a chance he’s back for a game [...]
