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Ex-Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jack Campbell heading to Edmonton Oilers
The free agent netminder spent the past 2½ seasons in Toronto. Campbell, 30, is coming off his first season as a full-time starter after taking over from Frederik Andersen as the Leafs’ No. 1 netminder midway through the 2020-21 campaign. “[Campbell] looks to me from afar like a guy [who’s] getting better all the time,” […]
Continue reading2022 NHL free agency: Winners and losers of Day 1, plus the best remaining players
The opening hours of NHL free agency did not bring us an answer as to where Nazem Kadri and John Klingberg would be skating in 2022-23, but there was no shortage of money being doled out elsewhere. Plus, we were treated to some blockbuster trades, as the Carolina Hurricanes added Brent Burns and Max Pacioretty […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings way-too-early edition: Where do the Avalanche, Lightning, every other team land?
While Colorado gets to enjoy its parade, we’re already turning the page. Here are our way-too-early NHL Power Rankings for the 2022-23 season. Plus, before the fun of free agency begins on July 13, we’re making one recommendation for each club on how it can improve its prospects heading into next season. Don’t worry, Colorado […]
Continue readingNHL Stanley Cup playoffs first round best bets: Will the Cup stay in Florida?
To answer these queries, we’ve asked our NHL insiders and betting experts to break down the field and spotlight key spots where value can be found. All odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Greg Wyshynski, senior NHL writer and Daily Wager contributor: There was some slight slippage at 5-on-5 play by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the […]
Continue readingTop fantasy hockey category specialists: Midseason edition
Michael Bunting, LW, Toronto Maple Leafs (Rostered in 14.6% of ESPN.com leagues): There are worse positions to hold than on a top scoring line with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner. Just ask Bunting, who has eight goals in his past 11 games, including a hat-trick against the Red Wings on Jan. 29. Injecting himself into […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey forecaster: Feb. 14 to Feb. 20
But I know – especially after Thursday’s latest Jordan Binnington drubbing – that Husso is going to be leaned on a lot more than his current 31.6 percent crease share for the season. I briefly considered a new formula to project go-forward crease share based on how it has grown as the season progresses, but […]
Continue readingWaiver watch: Return updates on Jack Eichel, Connor Brown and more
Every week, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-rostered assets to help your squad, whether you favor dynasty or the redraft format, and we’ll also toss in some tips for DFS players out there. Finally, we will look at some former go-to fantasy assets who may be overvalued – in the short- or long-term – […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey forecaster: Jan. 31 to Feb. 13
What this leaves us with, is a two-week scoring period that includes an all-star game break and during which the Canadian NHL clubs are extra busy. Many of these games were the ones cancelled during the COVID shutdown, or were moved around because of it. As such, Canadian clubs have a few extra games because […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus points pace progress against preseason over-unders
As of Wednesday, 20 of the NHL’s 32 teams have hit the 41-game mark, so it’s the perfect time to check in on their progress against preseason expectations. To help tell the tale, we compared every team’s current standings point pace against their preseason over-under at Caesars Sportsbook. Who’s ahead of pace, who’s falling behind, […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus the biggest surprise of 2021-22 for every team
With another week of the 2021-22 NHL season in the background, the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers are among the teams who have made a jump in the rankings this week. And while every team has had its fair share of surprises during the campaign, we set out to identify the biggest of […]
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