The AHL is an ever-changing environment. A difficult league with a mixed bag of player types and constant moving parts. Throughout the last couple weeks of October we we’ve been pestered with the seasonal chatter of the entry-level-slide limit of nine games played. While several NHL teams have offered their rookies spot-starts throughout the month, they’ve apparently also been [...]
Filip Zadina is off to a quick start with the Mooseheads Last we left off, potential top-five pick Filip Zadina had already recorded eight points in his first five games of the season. He then proceeded to put up another 16 in the next 12 games played en route to earning QMJHL [...]
| Ryan Hartman, C/RW | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 185 |
| Born: 1994-09-20 | Hometown: West Dundee, IL, USA | Drafted: 2013 by Chicago Blackhawks, 30th Overall |
Jordan Weal, C Shoots: R Height: 5-10 Weight: 171 Born: 1992-04-15 Hometown: North Vancouver, BC, Canada Drafted: 2010 by Los Angeles, 70th overall Observations: November 2017 – Jordan Weal has been back for nine games since recovering from an upper-body condition, even so he has managed to only two pointsin that span. After promising glimpses [...]
*** It's been a while since I've done an old-fashioned, "what happened last night and why do I care" Ramblings so here we go. Saturday was busy which means lots of catching up to do in the fantasy hockey commuity. Jesse Puljujarvi made the most of his call-up, scoring in the first period against [...]
With the month of October ending and being only a few days into the month of November, it is time to reflect upon the WHL in the past month. The western league announced their roster for the annual Canada - Russian series games, with both games taking place earlier this week. Kailer Yamamoto returns [...]
The hockey world has become spoiled in recent years with tremendous rookie classes. First it was Connor McDavid, Jack Eichel, Artemi Panarin and Shayne Gostisbehere in 2015. That was followed up by the ridiculous outputs by Auston Matthews, Patrik Laine, Matt Murray, Zach Werenski and company in 2016. 2017 was expected to [...]
Now ten games into the season, only a few teams have risen to the top of college hockey's elite. It seems like this will be one of the most interesting campaigns to watch in some time, as the parody within the conferences will lead to not only exciting regular season games and conference tournaments, but [...]
*** Despite being a number that actively hurts the team, PIM is a typical stat used in deep fantasy leagues too add some depth beyond goals and assists. Penalties can be part of a nasty skater's game, or a sign of poor play leading to regular obstruction calls. If the player is just mean, does [...]
Happy November! We are beginning to see some import Defensemen making their mark on the ice but does that mean they are fantasy relevant? I decided to take a look at the overseas imports who may not be household names yet, but could be soon. Let's start off with one of the hottest blueliners right [...]
