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Fantasy hockey impact of Cutter Gauthier-Jamie Drysdale trade
More Teams. More Games. Evgeni Malkin tallies goal vs. Flyers (0:53) It’s always dramatic when an NHL organization has to trade a top prospect, and the ripples of the Philadelphia Flyers and Anaheim Ducks trade on Monday do make it into the fantasy realm. Knowing he wasn’t going to sign with the club, the Flyers […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey preview: Flames, Kraken offer short-term value
More Teams. More Games. Evgeni Malkin scores goal for Pittsburgh Penguins (0:36) A bit of an unusual fantasy week on tap for the NHL, as American Thanksgiving means Thursday, Nov. 23, is a day with no NHL games, and Tuesday, Nov. 21, also doesn’t have any games scheduled. As such, we have a busy Monday […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey wish list: Players who deserve a bigger role
More Teams. More Games. Juraj Slafkovsky scores goal for Canadiens (0:45) I can’t tell an NHL coach what to do. I tried. They don’t respond to my emails. But sometimes I wish I could. Create or join a fantasy hockey league on ESPN. Your championship run starts today! Sign up today! Maybe you, like me, […]
Continue readingBlues D Torey Krug suffers right foot injury while training
The Blues did not reveal how long they expect the 32-year-old to be sidelined, other than to say Krug is expected to be reevaluated Oct. 1. St. Louis opens the season Oct. 12 at Dallas. Krug’s injury is a pre-training camp blow to the organization that’s attempting to return to the playoffs quickly after a […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Top ten defensemen set for their breakout
Taking the past seven years of all NHL scoring and looking at the output from different age brackets, positions and tiers, we can see where there are steeper inclines to a typical player’s development. In other words, yes, we can visualize a breakout. I took the top 72 defensemen in fantasy points from each season […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey dynasty ranks: What will the NHL look like in 2027
Well, we know their age. We also know what kind of production they have put up in the past. But beyond those two criteria, we don’t really know a whole lot. We can certainly guess a lot. In January 2018, ESPN asked me to do the first one of these dynasty rankings. While I didn’t […]
Continue readingJordan Binnington, thrilled to be back in net for ‘fun moments,’ boosts St. Louis Blues in Game 4
Prior to Sunday, Binnington’s last playoff win was on June 12, 2019, the day St. Louis won its first Stanley Cup by defeating the Boston Bruins in Game 7. Binnington then went 0-9 in the postseason, with a 4.20 goals-against average and a .875 save percentage. Ville Husso, who replaced Binnington as the Blues’ starter […]
Continue readingNHL playoff watch standings update: Minnesota Wild-St. Louis Blues a pre-playoffs preview
As we gaze upon the current NHL standings, one first-round playoff matchup appears to be more locked in than all of the rest: the Minnesota Wild vs. the St. Louis Blues in the Central Division’s No. 2-vs.-No. 3 seed matchup. Luckily for us, we get a preview of that series Friday night. These two teams […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey forecaster: Dec. 6 to Dec. 12
This is about low rostership and relative production from blueliners that aren’t always top of mind for NHL coverage. But the stats say they are putting in the work and deserving of a role on your fantasy team. Zach Whitecloud, D, Vegas Golden Knights: It’s only 10 games, which is the absolute minimum I include […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey forecaster: Nov. 22 to Nov. 28
You just have to let go of scoring as your main focus. Fun. Free. Easy. Create or join a league and play ESPN Fantasy Hockey! Sign up for free! Tough, stalwart defensemen have the ability to approach fantasy relevance through hits and blocked shots (H&BS) alone. Let’s check in on some names that are widely […]
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