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NHL Power Rankings: 1-31 poll, plus stocks to buy or sell for each team in 2021
We’re one month into the 2021 NHL season, and there’s already been plenty of market fluctuation. In this week’s edition of ESPN’s Power Rankings, we identify what NHL team-related stocks are worth buying or selling. How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits selections ranking teams 1 to 31 — taking into account game […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey waiver watch: Nick Schmaltz and Max Comtois lead weekly pickups
Nick Schmaltz, C/LW/RW, Arizona Coyotes (33.5%): Somewhat quietly, the Coyotes’ top center has amassed six goals and six assists in 14 games – a third of those points counting with the man-advantage. Competing with Conor Garland and Clayton Keller, Schmaltz will continue to produce with regularity. Useful in all but the shallowest of standard ESPN.com […]
Continue readingThe best, worst value contracts for every NHL team
In this exercise, we identified the best contracts on every team, the ones with which the player provides the most production per dollar. We also identified the worst — you know, the ones that drive both fans and general managers up the wall. Note: This list does not include any entry-level contracts (as they are […]
Continue reading2020 NHL postseason preview: Qualification-round matchups, series picks
Unlike the traditional playoff format, the league is running a 24-team tournament, with 12 teams from each conference playing in fan-less arenas in Toronto (for the East) and Edmonton, Alberta (for the West). The top four teams in each conference are in the round of 16, and seeds 5 through 12 will square off to […]
Continue readingOlympics, flat salary cap, changes to free agency: Biggest takeaways of the NHL’s new CBA
We don’t want you to have to pore over the entire agree-upon legal document. Instead, we’re here to highlight some of the crucial takeaways from the deal. Emily Kaplan: This is perhaps the most exciting aspect of the new CBA for hockey fans. The NHL did not take an Olympic break for Pyeongchang in 2018, […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings: How to handle late season injuries
Steven Stamkos is definitely out for the remainder of the regular season, while Mark Stone and Chris Kreider sound like they’ll miss a good chunk of what’s left. These are all massive impacts to fantasy, as all three players have been top-50 fantasy assets thus far. While the replacements on their respective NHL clubs won’t […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Forecaster for the week of March 2-8
With that attitude in mind, let’s take a look at who needs to be on your roster for the stretch run. Dominik Kubalik, W, Chicago Blackhawks: He won’t be rostered everywhere, but Kubalik needs to be in lineups. Since Jan. 1, he trails only Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov in points per 60 minutes at […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-31 poll, plus the player with the most to prove on every team
The stress of the NHL trade deadline is over, and it has been replaced with a completely different kind of pressure: trying to excel in the stretch run of the 2019-20 season. In this week’s NHL power rankings, we look at some of the players under the most pressure as the games tick down to […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings: A tale of two goalies in Washington
Part of the process is to try not to be too reactionary to short-term success. These rankings are for the rest of the season, so a recent hot streak technically doesn’t play into them other than to help develop the go-forward prognosis for a player. St. Louis Blues winger Zach Sanford moved into our rankings […]
Continue readingNHL trade deadline preview: Possible moves, latest rumors, what to watch for all 31 teams
Now that the 2020 NHL All-Star Weekend is in the rearview mirror, the league’s trade season is underway in earnest. The next several games for each team will be pivotal, as general managers decide whether their teams should be buyers, improving their chances for the Stanley Cup playoffs, or sellers, perhaps accelerating rebuilds. Get caught […]
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