This one is the generational clash. Tampa Bay has Andrei Vasilevskiy, Nikita Kucherov, Jake Guentzel, and Brayden Point — veterans who know what playoff hockey costs. Montreal has Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson, Juraj Slafkovsky, and Ivan Demidov — the young core that has picked up the pieces along the way. Tampa's average age [...]
Small sample size crops up at this time of year when prospects get called up at the end of the season. In Carter Yakemchuk’s case, it gets him a big boost as he has two points in one game at the time of processing the rankings. Obviously he won’t keep that up, so he’s going [...]
Calvin Pickard was waived by the Oilers on Sunday after struggling in limited action this season. In 16 appearances, he went 5-6-2 with an .871 save percentage and a 3.68 GAA, clearing the path for Connor Ingram to step into the backup role. For now. Ingram has quietly earned that spot, posting a 6-3-1 record [...]
Utah announced that centre Logan Cooley is going to miss eight weeks with the leg injury he suffered after crashing into the post against Vancouver last week. That kind of timeframe will keep him out until the Olympic break, and he can use that break to get up to speed the best he can. Things [...]
Andrei Vasilevskiy has been moved to the injured reserve, according to reporter Diandra Loux. He is set to miss at least the next couple of games, but it’s not all bad news as both Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov were back in Tampa Bay’s lineup on Monday night. Tampa was in Toronto for that game [...]
The Columbus Blue Jackets got a boost to the lineup as Kirill Marchenko returned after missing the last four games with a knee issue. He was back in his usual top-line role so all of the Kent Johnson and Yegor Chinakhov enthusiasts – there are dozens of us! – are going to have to stand [...]
Good day to all! I played last night, because of course I did, and it is with the heaviest of hearts must admit to you all that I did not cash in my $1 single entry. In all seriousness, I enjoyed what I was able to watch from New Jersey versus Columbus (I did miss [...]
Welcome fantasy managers to another edition of the Eastern Edge. This week we are going to take a closer look at the Tampa Bay Lightning’s return to dominance, Washington’s continued excellence, a dark horse Vezina candidate, two Florida Panthers forwards on the prowl, and the Carolina Hurricanes Bus(si). The Tampa Bay Lightning are starting to [...]
Brady Tkachuk announced that he will be ready to return to game action on Friday, skating his first game in over six weeks following surgery on his thumb. The Ottawa Senators managed to stay right in the thick of the playoff race without him, but look poised to take off with their captain back in [...]
Kirill Marchenko was not in the lineup for Columbus on Monday night, having pulled a muscle during morning skate, according to Brian Hedger. The team doesn’t seem to think it’ll be a long-term absence so consider him day-to-day for now, but we should get a clearer update in the next day or two. Columbus ended [...]
