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2018-19 Season Preview: Detroit Red Wings

2018-19 Season Preview: Detroit Red WingsThe Detroit Red Wings used to be the model of consistency that other teams would strive to be, but now they find themselves as the hunters and not the hunted. After 25 consecutive years of making the playoffs, the Red Wings have now missed the postseason...

2018-19 Season Preview: Buffalo Sabres

2018-19 Season Preview: Buffalo SabresThe Buffalo Sabres are coming off of one of the worst seasons in franchise history, winning just 25 of 82 games and finishing with a league-worst 62 points. Ending 31st in the league allowed the Sabres to win the draft lottery and picked all-world defenseman...

2018-19 Season Preview: Florida Panthers

2018-19 Season Preview: Florida PanthersThe Florida Panthers ended the 2017-18 season with a 44-30-8 record, finishing just a single point shy of making the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They finished the year strong, winning their last five games, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a 12-16-5 record to open the season. ...

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2018-19 Fantasy Hockey Busts

2018-19 Fantasy Hockey BustsA couple of days ago, Dylan and I released our list of 2018-19 Fantasy Hockey Sleepers. Drafting the right players in the mid-to-late rounds can go a long way towards winning a Fantasy Championship, but picking the wrong players in the early-to-mid rounds can absolutely...

2018-19 Season Preview: Boston Bruins

2018-19 Season Preview: Boston BruinsThe Bruins are coming off a strong 2017-18 that saw them go 50-20-12. Their 112 points was good enough for fourth in the league but only second in the Atlantic Division, finishing one point behind the Tampa Bay Lightning. They eliminated their divisional rival, the...

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2018-19 Season Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs

2018-19 Season Preview: Toronto Maple LeafsThe Maple Leafs finished the 2017-18 season with 105 points and a 49-26-7 record. They were bounced in the first round of the playoffs for the second straight season, losing in 7 games to their divisional rivals, the Boston Bruins. They made easily the biggest...

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2018-19 Season Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning

2018-19 Season Preview: Tampa Bay LightningOne year after inexplicably missing the playoffs, the 2017-18 Tampa Bay Lightning set franchise records in Wins (54) and Points (113). Since Jon Cooper took over for Guy Boucher in March of 2013, only four teams (Capitals, Blues, Penguins and Ducks) have won more games...

2018-19 Season Preview: New York Rangers

2018-19 Season Preview: New York RangersThe Rangers sputtered to a 34-39-9 record in 2017-18, finishing with 77 points, their worst finish since the 2003-04 season. It was a far fall from the 102-point effort they put together in 2016-17, and it cost head coach Alain Vigneault his job. With no...

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2018-19 Season Preview: New York Islanders

2018-19 Season Preview: New York IslandersThe Islanders enter the post-Tavares era in 2018-19, or perhaps more accurately, the Mathew Barzal era. The departure of John Tavares bumps Barzal from complementary sidepiece to franchise cornerstone. Coming off an 85-point rookie season, he’s the building block Lou Lamoriello will need to lay...

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2018-19 Fantasy Hockey Sleepers

2018-19 Fantasy Hockey SleepersAnyone can take Sidney Crosby with the second overall pick in a Fantasy Hockey draft, but it is the players that you can “steal” in the 14th or 16th rounds of drafts that go on to play like fifth or seventh round picks. A sleeper...

2018-19 Season Preview: Carolina Hurricanes

2018-19 Season Preview: Carolina HurricanesThe Hurricanes finished with a disappointing 83 points last season despite leading the league with a 54.45 CorsiFor%. Unsurprisingly, they finished fourth last in 5v5 Shooting Percentage and second last in 5v5 Save Percentage. Their SH% is due to bounce back, but a questionable goaltending...

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2018-19 DailyFaceoff 12-Team Mock Draft

2018-19 DailyFaceoff 12-Team Mock DraftEvery year we gather some of the finest hockey minds across the NationNetwork to put together a Fantasy Hockey Mock Draft. This year we have nine writers from across the Nation and three loyal Twitter followers to make up our 12-team league. We used ESPN...

DailyFaceoff Podcast: Season 4, Episode 3 – Left Wings Preview

DailyFaceoff Podcast: Season 4, Episode 3 – Left Wings PreviewIn this Episode, Brock, Dylan and Beebs breakdown the Left Wings Position for the 2018-19 Fantasy Hockey Season. They discuss who is ranked in their respective Top 10’s at the Position as well as five Sleepers, Breakouts, Busts and impact Rookie Left Wings. Be sure...

2018-19 Season Preview: New Jersey Devils

2018-19 Season Preview: New Jersey DevilsThe New Jersey Devils made a surprise return to the Stanley Cup Finals last season after missing the playoffs in the five previous seasons. The Devils made the playoffs on the back of a terrific performance from Taylor Hall. The 26-year-old set career-highs in goals...

2018-19 Season Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets

2018-19 Season Preview: Columbus Blue JacketsThe Blue Jackets’ 45 wins last year only earned them a fourth-place finish in a stacked Metropolitan division. They took the Capitals to Game 6 of the first round but were ultimately defeated by the eventual Stanley Cup champions. Given their young core, Columbus should...

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