Last week, we reviewed some of the offseason transactions from clubs in the Atlantic Division, so today we will look at the Metropolitan. Carolina Hurricanes: Why change anything when you win the Stanley Cup? The only major difference going into the season will be the goaltending, Frederik Andersen signed with the Edmonton Oilers, so it [...]
The Metropolitan Division is home to the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes who led the Eastern Conference with 113 points. Other than Carolina, no one else finished above 98 points. The pair of Pennsylvania teams out played their expectations, claiming the remaining playoff spots. Making projections difficult is that the 21 points separating 2nd place [...]
For bubble keeper week we will go through some Eastern conference forwards and analyze some of their statistics to determine if they are worthy of a keeper spot. Of course, each league has different categories, sizes, and a variable number of keeper slots, so it is not a ‘one size fits all’ recommendation. Trevor Zegras [...]
This week we are moving on to the Eastern Conference in our playoff round up, so that means the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Ottawa Senators, and Pittsburgh Penguins. The first-round teams from the Western Conference were covered here. As a reminder, for this article we are going to look at these four teams and [...]
Welcome fantasy managers to another edition of the Eastern Edge. This week we’ll be taking a look at each of the four playoff series in the Eastern Conference. Let’s get to it! Carolina Hurricanes / Ottawa Senators (CAR wins series 4-0) The Carolina Hurricanes are on to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs [...]
The playoffs are still young, so the trick is separating what matters from what is just early-series noise. Two-game samples are not trends. Three games are not destiny. But usage moves, special teams gaps, goalie baselines, and shot volume can already tell us why a series is tilting one way. No shot maps here. The [...]
Honestly, it's a surprise to most people that either of these teams even made the playoffs, let alone both. This matchup wasn't circled in August or even in December — it came together late, and now it's the Pennsylvania rivalry we didn't see coming. The City of Brotherly Love versus the Steel City. A Metropolitan [...]
Happy Tuesday y’all! Don’t forget to post your championship squads on Twitter and tag @DobberHockey so we can see your winning lineups! If you still have leagues in action, like one of mine, good luck in these last three nights! Another day closer to the Stanley Cup Playoffs and we have a more clear picture [...]
The Boston Bruins signed prospect James Hagens to his three-year entry-level contract. Hagens had signed a tryout contract to go play with Providence in the AHL, but after six games, he’s getting the call up. There is no information yet about when he’ll make his debut, but this is something that is important to track [...]
The Ottawa Senators announced that defenceman Thomas Chabot required surgery on his arm after J.T. Miller broke it with a cross-check. Chabot will be out 4-8 weeks which means that the earliest he might be back is for the end of the first round of the playoffs – should Ottawa get that far – and [...]
