Alexander Nikishin is coming to the NHL, mutually terminating his KHL contract with SKA St. Petersburg and then signing a two-year, entry-level deal with Carolina. Due to a lengthy process that could involve obtaining a Canadian visa as well as a US visa, Nikishin’s debut is expected to be in the first round of the [...]
Welcome back in! Welp. I don’t know about you guys, but my fantasy season came to an end last week. The guys took it pretty hard, but I didn’t address the group in the room after Sunday’s slate came to an end. These guys are professionals, after all.Kidding aside, I’m in the third-place matchup now [...]
Back in August and then again in October we spent some time digging into players that might have been positioned to break out based on their 2023-24 seasons. Now that NHL action is wrapping up, I want to take a look back and see how our break out potentials fared. We are using point pace [...]
There was a slew of important injury updates yesterday that will have huge impacts over the final week of the fantasy hockey regular season so let’s get right to them. Florida’s Carter Verhaeghe was not in the lineup on Thursday night with Mackie Samoskevich taking his spot on the top line. It doesn’t appear to [...]
Hello friends…Happy Masters, and happy Thursday! Come this time of the season, the slates begin to blend for me. I swear the Blues played today, but they do not. I thought both New York franchises played tomorrow, that’s not only wrong that they play today, but they both play each other. Don’t worry you guys, [...]
Welcome to the playoff edition of Analytics Advantage. With the 2025 NHL Playoffs approaching, this two-part series will dive into four likely first-round matchups: Washington Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens, Carolina Hurricanes vs. New Jersey Devils, Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche, and Los Angeles Kings vs. Edmonton Oilers. In this first part, I’ll break down each [...]
Lewis and Elizabeth are back for one more skate around the rink of our fantasy hockey season, with info for the final fantasy week and long-view reflections on the year that was.
Welcome back into the world’s most trusted weekly salary cap article, if you want to talk numbers then you’ve come to the right place. If you want to talk circumnavigating the salary cap, you have also landed in the right spot. This week, let’s highlight some players that may be on the NHL playoff roster [...]
After having Joel Eriksson Ek played just one game in the last two months, and none since late February, as well as Kirill Kaprizov not being in the lineup since late January, the Minnesota Wild got great news on Wednesday as both returned to the lineup against the San Jose Sharks. Heading into that game, [...]
Welcome to another week in the injury ward. First and foremost, I want to congratulate Alex Ovechkin on his amazing achievement Sunday as he had the entire hockey world on the edge of their seats. The fantasy and real-life season is wrapping up so let us jump right into this week’s edition and see what [...]
