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NHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Toronto Maple Leafs, Carolina Hurricanes look to advance Thursday
Wednesday brought us three more elimination games, but only two teams were sent packing. The Minnesota Wild kept their series with the Vegas Golden Knights alive with a massive home win to force the first Game 7 of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers saw their seasons end, while […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Way too early rankings for 2021-22
No, there’s no reason to suspect a further spiralling of the planet into some Lovecraftian horror. It’s the Seattle Kraken that will wrap their tentacles around players and pull them into the Northwest. The Vegas Golden Knights get to skip this expansion draft, being relatively new to the league themselves. But that also offers a […]
Continue readingMinnesota Wild RW Marcus Johansson suffered broken arm against Vegas Golden Knights
Johansson was hurt in the first period of Game 3 on Thursday when he approached the net and appeared to trip on the puck with Golden Knights forward William Karlsson in tight pursuit. Johansson’s left side crashed into the goalpost, dislodging it from the mooring and forcing him out of the game. The 30-year-old Johansson, […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens finally ready for battle
The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t played since May 14. The Montreal Canadiens haven’t played since May 12. But now that the North Division’s regular season has finally come to an end, it’s finally time for these rivals to hit the ice for Game 1 of their highly anticipated series. Tonight also brings pivotal Game 3s […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings Week 14 update: Schedule effects and Tyler Seguin’s return
The poor fantasy managers invested in the Calgary Flames can’t be pleased with the remaining schedule. The Flames only have five more games to count for fantasy. The Los Angeles Kings, Canucks, St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche, for example, have 10. Vince Dunn is more appealing than Mark Giordano under these circumstances, and it’s […]
Continue readingHow Florida Panthers rookie Spencer Knight remains grounded amid his meteoric rise
“Usually guys are excited, pumped up, going full speed,” said former NHL goaltender Roberto Luongo, who now oversees the Panthers’ Goaltending Excellence department. “I was watching Spencer, and he was just like strolling around the rink. Casual.” After the game — in which the 20-year-old Knight stopped 33 shots in a 5-1 win over the […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Forecaster for the week of April 26 – May 2
The Canucks are in four of those games, the Calgary Flames in three of them and the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets in one each. Baseball is back, and so is fantasy! Get the gang back together, or start a new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> Prepare with […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings Week 13 update: Is it time to drop Logan Couture or Tyler Toffoli?
Default head-to-head leagues are into the second week of the playoffs, with the championship all that remains after this week. Points and rotisserie leagues don’t have to sweat the nuances of that schedule, but the pressure created by minimal games really puts a strain on the value. While season-long success can still inform decision-making, the […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings Week 12 update: How to win your playoff matchup
Some teams only have a dozen games left in the fantasy season. There are no more excuses for a player, no more wait-and-see approach. If a player isn’t putting up points on your fantasy roster, you don’t need him. Baseball is back, and so is fantasy! Get the gang back together, or start a new […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings Week 11 update: How to manage the NHL schedule
But the situation with the Vancouver Canucks is next level. Besides the obvious real-world consequences to a potential variant spreading like wildfire through the clubhouse, there will be an impact on this make-believe game we all enjoy. There is a possibility the Canucks shutdown could extend the season beyond the ESPN.com fantasy game period. The […]
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