2016-17 NHL Season Preview: Ottawa Senators

We are only seven days away from the start of the NHL season. The scheduling of your Fantasy Hockey drafts have begun. The DraftKit is on sale and it is time to start previewing the 2016-17 NHL season. I will be previewing two teams every day and each preview will consist of: Projected Line Combinations, a breakdown of each…

Stanley Cup Finals – Game 3 Preview

The Chicago Blackhaws and Boston Bruins are set to do battle for Game 3 tonight in Boston. The Blackhawks took the series lead in Game 1 in a triple-OT thriller. However the Bruins took the always important Game 2 on the road in another OT contest. In a series filled with star players it was…

VOTE: Fantasy 3 Stars of the Night March 19

Boston Bruins Q & A with Matt Kalman

Recently we were able to corner Boston Bruins beat writer Matt Kalman in order to extract some excellent fantasy hockey knowledge out of him. If you are unfamiliar with his work, Matt runs The Bruins Blog as well as regularly contributing to NHL.com and CBS Boston. Below is the transcript of our conversation, a must…

How to Replace Max Pacioretty This Week

Brendan Shanahan swung the Shanahammer today, suspending Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty for three games due to his hit on Kris Letang. If you haven’t seen the hit, click here. If you want to see the ruling, click here. None of that matters. What matters is how we will adapt to this current setback. Pacioretty…

VOTE: Fantasy 3 Stars of the Night November 26

VOTE: Fantasy 3 Stars of the Night November 19

Looking at the Beasts of the East

The Eastern Conference, much like the Western Conference, displayed a few entertaining battles. Unlike the wild wild west, three of the four series went to seven games with only my hometown New York Rangers taking a bow in less. Last night we saw both the Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Penguins eliminated even though they were…

Stanley Cup Playoffs: First Round Recap

The first round of the NHL playoffs have finally drawn to a close, but what an incredible two weeks of action it was.  Man, do I love playoff hockey. We experienced the roller coaster of perennial playoff chokers Vancouver advancing past the Hawks on Alex Burrows’ overtime goal, only after the defending Stanley Cup Champs…

Sens Keep Selling; Send Chris Kelly to Boston

Last week the Ottawa Senators started their fire sale, shipping Mike Fisher to Nashville for a first round pick. This week, the sale continues, as they sent servicable checking-line center Chris Kelly to the Boston Bruins for a second round pick. While Kelly will be remembered as a hard worker and dependable depth scorer, this…