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Fantasy hockey rankings Week 5 update: Hold onto Jordan Staal and Bryan Rust
If we take a player’s fantasy points per game (FPPG) and multiply it by the number of games they have left, that’s how much fantasy value they have remaining — again, assuming a static pace forward (which we know isn’t the case). Join or create a league in the No. 1 Fantasy Hockey game, and […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings Week 4 update: Right time to drop slumping starters?
We have a larger-than-usual batch of new faces to the rankings this week, with 22 players shuffled in and 22 shuffled out. Why? With close to a quarter of the season on the books, it feels like a good chance to do some “spring cleaning” of the ranks. There are more than a few dust […]
Continue readingAre Dylan Larkin and the Detroit Red Wings ready to turn the corner?
Dylan Larkin has a hard time sugar-coating it — last season sucked for him and the Detroit Red Wings. It’s tough to finish with a minus-122 goal differential and 23 fewer points than any other team. Larkin called it “embarrassing” to be on the first Red Wings team to finish dead last in the standings […]
Continue readingColumbus Blue Jackets center Pierre-Luc Dubois benched after poor shift
Dubois went to the bench with 4:36 remaining in the opening period, following a lackadaisical shift that drew criticism on the Jackets’ local broadcast. “I really don’t make decisions as far as minutes. It’s up to the player to show me. You’re going to get out there if you play the proper way. The onus […]
Continue readingUpdated fantasy hockey rankings: What’s changed from last season?
We last checked in with a rankings update in June, when the NHL was very much in limbo. Since then, we’ve had an extended playoffs, a draft, a long delay, and the start of a very different NHL season. Since then, we’ve revamped the default scoring to better reflect positional value and diverse skill sets […]
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 readingFlorida Panthers bulk up, add defenseman Radko Gudas and forward Carter Verhaeghe
Gudas is getting a three-year contract, while Verhaeghe’s deal is for two years. Gudas, 30, had two goals and 13 assists for the Washington Capitals last season while leading the team with 164 hits. “Radko plays an imposing, defensive game,” Zito said in a statement. “He is a hard-working defenseman who plays the game with […]
Continue readingNHL free agency 2020 preview: Team needs, trade targets, cap space, key dates
The word that typically defines free agency in the NHL is “uncertainty.” Players with expiring contracts enter a marketplace unsure of what their next deals will look like or where they’ll next call home. But in the 2020 free-agent frenzy, that uncertainty has reached previously unseen levels for players and teams. There’s a flat salary […]
Continue readingHow Bill Zito finally went from perpetual finalist to GM
“The 1980s-style Cadillac limo. Not the big stretch one, but just a regular Cadillac limo. She thinks it’s one of the coolest things ever,” Zito said. As parents do, Zito made a promise to his 9-year-old: If one of his many interviews to become an NHL general manager ever resulted in him getting the job, […]
Continue readingPanthers hire Blue Jackets’ Bill Zito as new GM, source says
He replaces Dale Tallon, whose contract expired this season. The Panthers made the postseason only three times during Tallon’s 10 years with the organization. The NHL is currently investigating a claim that Tallon used a racial slur while in the Toronto bubble with the Panthers. Zito, 55, was hired by the Blue Jackets as an […]
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