The final weekend of the NHL’s regular season features five games Friday, 13 Saturday, and only four on Sunday. In these waning days of fantasy competition, the flexibility to activate players when most of the league is silent is more important than ever. After a couple of days off, the Hurricanes visit the Blues Friday […]
Continue readingPick the winners and crown your Stanley Cup champion! Create A Bracket The last time St. Louis and Chicago faced off, back in late December, the Blues beat the Blackhawks 7-5. Robert Thomas/Jordan Kyrou and Co. will need a similar result Wednesday if they’re to maintain any hope, however slender, of reaching the postseason. Tomas […]
Continue readingYour football fandom could be experiencing a sense of déjà vu. The Chiefs hoisted the Lombardi Trophy just over two weeks ago. And this year’s incoming class of rookies is brimming with talent at the quarterback position. Narratives leading into this year’s NFL combine sound deceptively similar to those we sifted through in 2023. While […]
Continue readingApproaching the final third stretch of the season, we’re back to the league’s own brand of regularly scheduled programming where the large majority of teams play during the meat of the weekend while only a precious few gear up on either daily side. Specifically, following a three-gamer on Friday, Saturday’s lively slate features 13 tete-a-tetes, […]
Continue readingAs the NHL prepares to squarely step into our arena on Thursday with a draft for the All-Star Game teams, let’s take a moment to recognize the all-stars from our realm of fantasy hockey. We’ll do a similar approach to how the league manages things, by forcing one selection from each of the 32 franchises […]
Continue readingNearly there. With only six games spread over three days to start next week, this Friday to Sunday stretch sets the table for attentive fantasy managers to hit the upcoming All-Star break on the upswing. As is common this time of week, we’re in for the familiar famine/feast/famine rhythm with four games scheduled Friday, a […]
Continue readingWhat have been the biggest positive surprises for each team? That’s what we aim to explore this week, along with unveiling a new 1-32 order in the Power Rankings, led by a new team at No. 1. How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors each send in a 1-32 […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman joins ESPN’s “Frozen Frenzy” to give his thoughts on an exciting day for hockey. (1:28) That was fun, wasn’t it? And comprehensively educational. There’s nothing like a complete NHL schedule of Frozen Frenzy action to offer a valuable hint of what everyone is up to, now that […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Greg Wyshinski takes you through the biggest storylines you missed in the 2023 NHL offeason. (2:01) It’s almost time for the puck to drop! With the NHL regular season for 2023-24 ready to go, let’s take one last spin through training camps to see what decisions will have an impact on […]
Continue readingChris Snow and his wife, Kelsie, have been very public about his condition since he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Wednesday, Kelsie Snow announced that he went into cardiac arrest on Tuesday. “With a shattered heart I’ve come to share that yesterday Chris became unresponsive and went […]
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