Back when I wrote the Wild West column, I started a series based on Rick Roos and his research on unlikely playoff heroes. He looked at players who were performing better in the playoffs than in their previous regular season. He then attempted to figure out if it was predictive of future performance. I went [...]
Here are the Top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - May edition! As always, players ranked within +/- 5.0 ratings of each other should be considered equal value and at that point become a matter of team needs (wait time or upside more important?) and personal bias. Playoff Pool Time! [...]
The NHL released the full playoff schedule, though some times need to be filled in. Many of the American series are starting this weekend but Canada won’t start until next week, as will Carolina and St. Louis. The full schedule can be viewed here. It will be interesting to see how they navigate the start [...]
In part II of our team-by-team unrestricted free agent (UFA) review. In reverse alphabetical order, we’ll look who I think is the most intriguing UFA for St. Louis, San Jose, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Ottawa, and the New York Rangers. There are a couple teams in this group that are lacking anything of real UFA fantasy value. [...]
Henrik Borgström signed a two-year extension with the Chicago Blackhawks, carrying a cap hit of $1M per season. He was traded to the Blackhawks as part of the Brett Connolly cap dump from the Panthers, as it was clear the team was ready to move on from The Borg. Where his future goes, who knows. [...]
Here’s the latest injury news from across the NHL! If you’re looking for information about a specific player and don’t see their name in this article, there probably haven’t been any significant updates about their progress since last week’s article. If you ever need injury updates for a specific player, shoot me a message on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza. Kevin Shattenkirk [...]
Here are the Top 200 prospect forwards to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - May edition! As always, players ranked within +/- 5.0 ratings of each other should be considered equal value and at that point become a matter of team needs (wait time or upside more important?) and personal bias. o=offensive forward, t=two-way, [...]
David Quinn was hired in the Sping of 2018 by the New York Rangers to usher in a new era, with their rebuild letter getting published only a few months prior. He was brought in to bring stability through a rebuild. He had some experience in that aspect after spending a shortened season as an [...]
Welcome back to Forum Buzz, where I peruse the DobberHockey Forums and weigh in on active, heavily debated, or otherwise relevant recent threads, reminding folks just how great a resource the Forums are. Nearly anything might be covered here, other than trades and signings, which usually get their own separate write-ups on the main site and are also normally [...]
Heads up for those of you with fantasy leagues still going, today’s game between the Canucks and the Jets starts at 5pm EST. Wouldn’t want to miss one of the last chances you have to set your lineups for the season. * Along the same lines, the league is bumping up the start times for [...]
