It seems like there’s never a dull day this offseason when it comes to signings and off-ice news, as in the past week we saw a massive contract extension for one of the league’s best d-men. Cale Makar signs an 8-Year contract with the Colorado Avalanche at an $20.4MAAV ($163.2M Total) – UFA 2035, Age [...]
We don’t get a lot of important fantasy hockey news in the middle of August, but Aaron Portzline reported that Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins underwent shoulder surgery. The team said he’ll be re-evaluated in a few weeks to see when he can return to the ice. A few weeks from now would be [...]
Did my league determine our draft order by pulling names from a Yeti cooler on a flooded golf course Sunday? Yes, it did. Has the fantasy hockey season snuck up on anyone else this year? You're not alone. With draft night quickly approaching, there are still a few major question marks surrounding some prominent fantasy [...]
In yesterday’s Ramblings, we went over stats that are, or are not, useful when searching for future goal and point production among forwards. There were some surprising results, particularly when it came to the types of stats that were useful, so to get a foundation on these Ramblings, go read that first. Today, we’ll move [...]
We had another wild Stanley Cup Final game as the Carolina Hurricanes pulled off a 4-3 overtime win to equalize their series against the Vegas Golden Knights at one game apiece. A pair of Brett Howden goals in the first and second period gave Vegas a 2-0 lead, a lead they would have with 10 [...]
And then there were two. On Wednesday night, the Vegas Golden Knights will face off against the Colorado Avalanche in a heavy weight bout between the Western Conference’s 2 division winners. The Golden Knights are led by last off-season’s prize acquisition Mitch Marner, whose 18 points (7 Goals, 11 Assists) currently lead all players this [...]
The NHL announced the three finalists for the Selke Trophy as the league’s top defensive forward, and they are Anthony Cirelli, Brock Nelson, and Nick Suzuki. Each had tremendous seasons for their respective teams, though eventually it would be nice to see Noah Cates get recognized. He doesn’t put up the same offensive numbers as [...]
Happy Monday y’all! Man, has it been fun watching Olympic hockey with the world's best playing. I know some of the games get lopsided because of the talent difference, but honestly, that has led to some beautiful scoring opportunities and pretty passing plays. Last week we covered some of the forwards playing in this tournament [...]
Happy Friday the 13th, it’s Alex MacLean here covering for Cliffy who has earned a well deserved weekend off. * Day two of the men’s Olympic Ice Hockey saw Canada and the United States make great impressions with five goals apiece in convincing wins over the Czechs and Latvia respectively. Switzerland and Germany also earned [...]
Each week on Fridays, Caleb Desjardins writes about the upcoming fantasy week in his ‘Looking Ahead’ column. Be sure to check out his write-ups for week-to-week coverage on good/bad upcoming schedules, players to trade for/trade away, and a whole lot more. Today’s Ramblings are going to be a type of look-ahead, only we’re going to [...]
