Yahoo Daily Fantasy Hockey: Brandon Saad among potential bargain plays for Wednesday By Neil ParkerRotoWire Hockey Writer It is a four-game NHL slate Wednesday, which puts a premium on a balanced lineup in cash games and finding value skaters to spend up for stars in GPP contests. It is an interesting night, too, with the Bruins, Blue Jackets and Ducks winless and reeling, while the Coyotes … [Read more...]

NHL GMs whining ‘bloody murder’ over Mike Richards contract settlement We’ve said a lot about the way Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi handled the Mike Richards situation, but know this: It was a cold-hearted, brazen attempt to reduce the Kings’ cap penalties on Richards, and it ended up working. [Play Yahoo Daily Fantasy and get a 100% deposit bonus with your first deposit] Which, … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Spezza's trick foils McDavid; Blues rookie shines No. 1 Star: Jason Spezza, Dallas Stars  Connor McDavid’s first NHL goal got the attention, but Jason Spezza stole the spotlight with a hat trick in the Stars’ 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers. That was on eight shots on goal. No. 2 Star: Colton Parayko, St. Louis Blues The rookie defenseman scored his first two NHL goals just … [Read more...]

Connor McDavid scores first NHL goal, trails Gretzky by 893 It took him just over two games, but Connor McDavid finally tallied his first NHL goal for the Edmonton Oilers.  McDavid, the tank-inspiring phenom that went first overall in June’s NHL Draft, scored at 12:18 of the second period at the Dallas Stars. Defenseman Andrej Sekera took the shot; McDavid, sliding over to the middle from … [Read more...]

Even NHL coach’s challenge can’t save us from Tim Peel The primary problem with Tim Peel, NHL referee and our old drinkin’ buddy, was his complete inconsistency and frequent misinterpretation of the League’s rules on goalie interference. This season, the NHL appeared to have provided the antidote to that poison: The NHL coach’s challenge, which provided teams with the chance to appeal calls … [Read more...]

NCAA Hockey 101: Providence answering early questions With the theme of college hockey this year being “uncertainty,” one could be forgiven for not exactly being high on the reigning national champion Providence College Friars, who entered the year ranked No. 7 in the country. After all, they needed .930 goaltending to even make the NCAA tournament, and they backed into that too, having lost … [Read more...]

Tuesday's picks: Wings won't slow Lightning Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks, where CBSSports.com hockey writers Chris Peters and Adam Gretz share their predictions for every game, every day. Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN Over the course of a long postseason and now months removed from it, it can be difficult to remember the first-round series, but the … [Read more...]

Animal rights activists protest Clayton Stoner at Honda Center (Photos) ANAHEIM, Calif. – Several animal rights activists were in front of Honda Center in advance of the Anaheim Ducks home opener against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday holding signs and yelling while people entered the arena. This was to protest Ducks defenseman Clayton Stoner for killing a famous British Columbia grizzly … [Read more...]

Watch little Sabres fan patiently wait to wildly cheer for Evander Kane (Video) We all had/have favorite players growing up. Those idols were larger than life in our young eyes and we cheered them just a little bit more than the other players on our favorite team.  [Yahoo Fantasy Hockey: Sign up for a league today] On Monday afternoon, one little Buffalo Sabres fan showed just how much … [Read more...]

Daniel Briere returns to Philadelphia Flyers in part-time management role Daniel Briere retired from the NHL in August, but his time away from hockey didn’t last very long.  [Yahoo Fantasy Hockey: Sign up for a league today] According to Randy Miller of NJ.com, Briere is now working a part-time gig with the Philadelphia Flyers, the team he played 364 of his 973 career games with. He didn’t … [Read more...]