Some owners are writing off Corey Perry after the worst season of his career, but at a recent season ticket holder event Bob Murray told his audience that he suffered a MCL sprain during the World Cup and played the whole season with the injury. He still finished the year with 53 points and 20 [...]
It’s critical to have quality netminders – both in real hockey and on your fantasy squad. For those in keeper leagues with large rosters, especially considering position scarcity, it’s wise to stock a promising goalie pool before prices skyrocket as prospects approach potential NHL starter gigs. I’ve been paying lots of attention lately to the [...]
A common anecdote in the Lightning front office since the “Summer of Stamkos” has been the pressure that the NHL salary cap has enforced on their group of developing players. While the Lightning have been successful in developing players from within their own system, sooner or later, they all need to get paid. The Lightning [...]
Peter Harling With two of my leagues prospect/entry draft currently in progress and one all wrapped up, a lot of my focus lately has been towards preparing for these drafts. While it may be detrimental to my fantasy teams to share my thoughts, strategies and research here, if my leagues are drafting yours probably will [...]
| Connor Hellebuyck, G | ||
| Catches: L | Height: 6-4 | Weight: 200 |
| Born: 1993-05-19 | Hometown: Commerence, MI | Drafted: 2012 by Winnipeg Jets, 130th Overall |
The Senators have done a nice job over the past couple of drafts assembling a stable of high end prospects in the way of Thomas Chabot, Colin White, Logan Brown. The 2017 draft class likely won’t yield any talent at that level but they did well working with what they had. As a result of [...]
The New Jersey Devils won the Entry Draft lottery despite the NHL’s fifth-worst record and just an 8.5% chance of landing the top spot. In all they selected 11 prospects – six forwards (four centers along with a left and right wing), four defensemen (three in the final round) and a goalie. General Manager Ray [...]
There is no off-season in fantasy hockey and with hockey prospects, with the majority of NHL Development Camps wrapping up the focus shifts to some upcoming tournaments. Before we move on, let’s look back first. The Philadelphia Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs dev camps are over and Russ Cohen, Mike Augello and Anthony Mingioni share [...]
The Predators have been doing wonderful things in the NHL Entry Draft these past few years. After Barry Trotz left town, it seems that the Preds have drafted more skilled forwards than they did when Trotz was still the head coach in Nashville. On April 14, 2014 the Predators announced that Trotz would not return [...]
Yohann Auvitu, D Shoots: L Height: 6-0 Weight: 198 Born: 1989-07-27 Hometown: Ivry-Sur-Seine, France Drafted: Undrafted – Signed as a Free Agent with New Jersey Devils Observations: July 2017 - After spending last year with the Devils' organization, most of it at AHL Albany, Edmonton has inked Auvitu to [...]
