Good morning, good afternoon, good evening everyone. Welcome back to the Injury Ward. My name is Logan Clarkson and every week (usually on Wednesdays), I will be chauffeuring you through injury news and updates from around the NHL. I’ll do my best to offer useful analysis and opinion as it relates to fantasy throughout. As [...]
We are officially under a week until the regular season begins. Congratulations to everyone, we made it! Unfortunately, when the players start skating, there is always a risk of injury. While there are no turf rinks (sorry NY Giants fans/Malik Nabers owners), there was a major season ending knee injury that will cause ripples through [...]
The 2025–26 season is shaping up as a test case for how different kinds of young talent translate in fantasy hockey. Connor Bedard has already proven he can drive play on a weak Chicago roster, piling up elite per-60 production despite a below-average shooting percentage and limited support. Matvei Michkov enters Philadelphia with a chance [...]
There are still a few RFAs that remain unsigned, but one of them was taken off the board on Thursday: Pierre LeBrun reported that the New Jersey Devils and Luke Hughes reached a decision with Hughes signing a seven-year deal carrying a $9-million average annual value. According to PuckPedia, that ties Hughes with Cale Makar [...]
Usually this is the time of year when I run a poll on which goalie battles will end up with one goalie emerging as their team’s clear starter. The issue is there are far fewer teams this season where the goalie picture is cloudy. Instead, I’m opting for a poll where you’ll vote on which [...]
Kirill Kaprizov is resetting the contract landscape in the NHL. Leon Draisaitl’s $14 million price tag already looks like a bargain, Nathan MacKinnon again is on a bargain deal for years to come, and Sidney Crosby is still being paid $8.7 million. Now, next year’s free agent pool with Connor McDavid, Jack Eichel, and so [...]
Given the countless twists and turns in every NHL season, coaches are frequently forced to juggle their lines. Some trios, however, manage to stick together for the full 82-game slate, offering coaches – and fantasy managers – tremendous reliability throughout the season. Sticking together as a line at the NHL level requires more than talent; [...]
Just here to wake up everyone now that it’s the end of September. The NHL regular season starts one week from today and most teams have their training camps down to 30-or-so players. We have one week left to do our fantasy drafts, and particularly for those in medium or deep formats, knowing which non-elite [...]
This week we are on to Part Three of our Core Four with Seattle, St. Louis, Utah, Vancouver, Vegas and Winnipeg. The Core should be players from each roster who are the foundation for their team’s roster over the next three to five years. Ideally, players should be between the ages of 22 and 27 [...]
The NHL preseason is always full of surprises, and the 2025 slate is no exception. From late bloomers chasing roster spots to prospects forcing their way into the fantasy conversation, here are the Top 10 players who have stood out during the 2025-2026 NHL preseason thus far. (Statistics courtesy of Frozen Tools and current to [...]
