Pucks in Depth: Three Western Conference Players Poised For Breakout Seasons
With the 2018-19 NHL season just around the corner, let’s take a closer look at some young, up-and-coming players poised to breakout this year. Ondrej Kase - Anaheim Ducks Despite averaging fewer than 14 minutes per game in a 3rd…
NHL Rookie Watch: Three Rookies Who Struggled In January
On Tuesday we looked at three rookies who had a solid month of the December. NHL Rookie Watch: The Best Of January Sadly, there are a few rookies that had a rough January for one reason or another. The field…
NHL Rookie Watch: The Best Of January
January is over, and some things have changed. When one first looked at the Calder Trophy race (best rookie), it looked to be Nico Hischier versus Nolan Patrick. There was Clayton Keller as a good third choice. However, it is clear that everything up is…
Fantasy Hockey Impact: The Anthony Duclair Trade To The Blackhawks
When Anthony Duclair's ice time spiked, there was a feeling the trade winds were blowing. Duclair was traded on Wednesday evening to the Chicago Blackhawks. These were the particulars. Chicago receives: Adam Clendening Anthony Duclair Arizona receives: Laurent Dauphin Richard Panik The gem…
Fantasy Hockey Impact: The Adam Henrique-Sami Vatanen Trade
The New Jersey Devils and Anaheim Ducks pulled off a trade on Thursday morning. New Jersey sent Adam Henrique and Joseph Blandisi to Anaheim for Sami Vatanen. There is also an exchange of third-round picks, with one being conditional. However,…
NHL Fantasy Hockey: Three Players Who Have Yet To Score This Season
There are players in the league with a bagel under the goal column. Some high err higher profile players are included on this list of shame. It makes sense with Thanksgiving coming to spotlight some of these as fantasy hockey…
NHL Trade Analysis: Looking At The Mike Cammalleri-Jussi Jokinen Trade
Sometimes trades make pundits, fans, and fantasy hockey "experts" scratch their heads. The Mike Cammalleri-Jussi Jokinen trade is one. A Tuesday night trade sends Cammalleri with seven points to the Edmonton Oilers. The Los Angeles Kings receive Jussi Jokinen in return, who has just one point on…
NHL Rookie Watch: Three NHL Rookies Off To A Hot Start
October is over and so much has changed. When one first looked at the Calder Trophy race (best rookie), it looked to be Nico Hischier versus Nolan Patrick. There was Clayton Keller as a good third choice. However, it is clear that everything up is…
Fantasy Hockey: Arbitration – Nate Schmidt Fallout
Nate Schmidt Backstory Nate Schmidt had a notable playoff run for the Washington Capitals. However, Washington had to leave players unprotected for the expansion draft. The defenseman was bound to be picked if Philipp Grubauer was not. Vegas did choose…
Fantasy Hockey: 2016-17 Top 200 NHL Player Rankings
The 2016-17 NHL season gets underway on October 12th, but the NHL fantasy hockey season begins much earlier than that. For some people, the season doesn't end at all. NHL player rankings are a starting to be released and…
Afternoon notes on Backstrom, Madden, Phillips, Orr, Carcillo, Blackhawks, Devils, Sabres and starting goalies
Brian McNally via twitter: Capitals coach Dale Hunter said that Niklas Backstrom is day-to-day and is still being evaluated. George Richards via twitter: The Panthers have officially signed center John Madden. Ken Warren of the Ottawa Citizen: Senators defenseman Chris…
TSN vs GlobeSports Projected Scoring Leaders
In keeping with the projected scoring leaders for this season, we compared TSN's Scott Cullen's Top 40 projections with GlobeSports.com's Eric Duhatschek's. 31 players appear on both lists. Players who only appear on 1 list as top 40 potential scorers:…