Round 2 starts with even less margin for error than Round 1. Three of the four series are only one or two games old. The fourth — Carolina-Philadelphia — is already 3-0. The trick at this stage of the second round is harder than it sounds: separating what is actually structural from what is a [...]
The NHL announced the three finalists for the Norris Trophy and they are Rasmus Dahlin, Zach Werenski, and Cale Makar. This is Dahlin’s first time as a finalist, Werenski’s second time after a second-place finish last season, and Makar’s six straight season as a finalist after winning in both 2021-22 and 2024-25. There were a [...]
According to Walt Ruff, Alexander Nikishin was at Carolina’s practice on Wednesday, skating in a non-contact jersey. The next step in recovering from that hit he took in the first round will be taking contact, but that he’s been cleared just to step on the ice for practice is a positive sign. * We got [...]
Jets defenseman Haydn Fleury snapped a two-year goalless drought, scoring once and adding an assist. Mark Scheifele followed with his 31st goal of the season. It marks the fifth time in his career he has cleared the 30-goal mark, though he has also finished just short of the milestone a few seasons. Kyle Connor matched [...]
The Olympic break is over, the games matter again, and this is the part of the season where fantasy value swings hardest on role. Coaches tighten rotations, contenders lean heavier on their best players, and “nice to have” deployment turns into “this guy is actually usable” deployment fast. This week’s list is five names that [...]
This week on Frozen Tool Forensics we are going to be digging into the young guns. We will be looking at their current production and giving some perspective on whether what they are doing is sustainable for those trying to make some short term decisions, but by and large the bigger question for these guys [...]
Whether you are scanning the waiver wire for possible additions or scouring the trade market to improve your team, ‘Looking Ahead’ has the information you need. We are looking at Brandon Bussi’s new-found value, whether to trade for Trevor Zegras, Anaheim’s tough upcoming schedule affecting Leo Carlsson and others, and a whole lot more. Let’s [...]
Christian Dvorak signed a five-year extension with the Philadelphia Flyers for a little over $5M AAV. He was set to be a free agent after the season, but he’s now secured a long-term deal after an impressive first half of this season. He has found good chemistry with Trevor Zegras that has given the Flyers [...]
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening everyone. Merry Christmas Eve and Happy holidays! Welcome back to the Injury Ward. My name is Logan Clarkson and every Wednesday and Sunday I will be sleighing you through injury news and updates from around the NHL. I’ll do my best to offer useful analysis and opinion as it [...]
Today on Frozen Tool Forensics we are looking back to draft day. A lot has happened since then and we are going to attempt to quantify a bit of that and highlight some big changes for players. To do this we are going to take some Yahoo average draft positions and compare them to the [...]
