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Happy Wednesday, Razzball faithful! When Viz and Grey asked if I’d come back for another year of NHL writing, I couldn't tell a lie. I was, and am, pretty stoked to get rolling on the preseason content! So, if any of you were hoping you’d seen the last of your dear old MarmosDad, I’ve got bad news for y’all. I’m back! I spoke a bit with Viz about the schedule, and, as he said in his first post of the year, I’ll be covering all of our NHL games from Tuesday nights throughout the season.
And we're off!  Today, we start our journey through my rankings with the Top 10 overall.  For those of you that are new to these parts, my rankings focus on the offensive categories, namely goals, assists, shots, and special teams points.  I assume that your league uses either hits or penalty minutes, but not both.  Banger leagues could use this as a baseline and make the obvious adjustments.  I will note those extreme cases in the writeups, along with those who always have elite plus-minuses that we can count on. 
Happy Wednesday, Razzball faithful! It’s one final Wednesday write-up from your guy, MarmosDad, and things are starting to get interesting in the first round. Sens and Kings fans are ready to watch a lot more baseball, and a few other teams are headed in the same direction. Today, there will be more updates on the leading scorers from each series, along with notes on some of the names I outlined in the 2026 Fantasy Hockey Playoff Pool Review. That means updates for all the Must Have skaters and any of the Worth the Gamble or Under the Radar guys who need them. Will we get a clearer picture of who we’ll be seeing in Round Two? Did the Bruins copy the Penguins by staving off elimination and forcing a Game 6? Let’s have a look!
Happy Wednesday, Razzball faithful! We’re blade deep in the first round of the NHL Playoffs, and hopefully your pool rosters and brackets are slotted neatly into the “so far so good” territory. The timing of the start of Round One was a bit unfortunate, as some pairings weren’t finalized until after I wrote up our 2026 Fantasy Hockey Playoff Pool Review (try saying that one 5 times fast with a mouthful of ginger ale). But guess what?! It’ll be a full report of the postseason dance partners today! I’ll have each First Round matchup with updates and check-ins on our players I mentioned in the guide.  That means updates for all the Must Have skaters, and any of the Worth the Gamble or Under the Radar guys who need it. Let’s go!
Happy Wednesday, Razzball faithful! Are you ready for a Fantasy Hockey Playoff Pool preview? Do you need a primer for drafting your playoff pool roster? Well, I have some good news for you! Welcome to the first annual (maybe) MarmosDad NHL Playoff Preview! I’ll go through some notes on how to strategize when making your picks for the playoff pool, then do a rundown of each playoff team, with names to look out for during your drafts. Let’s get to it!
With Draisaitl out for the regular season, somebody in the Oilers supporting cast had to step up.  There's been a few depth guys that have, but nobody more than Matt Savoie.  The former ninth overall pick from the Sabres has started to come into his own.  Savoie had a goal on five shots in the 3-1 win over the Blackhawks.  This was his fourth game out of five that Savoie scored a goal, but the most important things for projecting going forward were his role.  In this game, Savoie played with McDavid and registered over 19 minutes, including on the top power play unit.  The Oilers schedule is pretty spread out so I'm not going to say he's an automatic hold, but Savoie has a Tuesday/Wednesday back to back next week, which is a prime spot to stream him.  Let's take a look at what else happened over the last two nights:
Happy Wednesday, Razzball faithful! I can say that I’m glad I didn’t take a sick day last Friday to watch the “excitement-challenged” trade deadline unfold the way that it did. I suppose for something to unfold, it would have needed to be packaged up neatly to begin with. All that means is the asking prices were far too high on the “sellers” pieces, and the buyers were not willing to pay them. Nicolas Roy for a conditional first-round pick? No thanks. Corey Perry for a second-rounder? Wow.  Is there ANY Perry worth that kind of premium?
For almost two whole months now, the Sabres have been taking the league by storm, having the best record in that time frame.  On Thursday, the Sabres have their third five game win streak since December (if you count their ten game win streak as two five game streaks), beating the Kings 4-1.  Alex Tuch led the charge for the team, scoring a hat trick on seven shots.  Tuch moved back onto the top line with Thompson recently, and he's been delivering.  In his last ten games, Tuch has eight goals, and even without PP1 time, Tuch is a clear hold in all formats.  I'm fascinated to see what happens with Tuch come the trade deadline, and not just because I'm a Sabres fan.  I assume the team will keep him even if he doesn't have an extension signed, and there's no doubt that the Brinks Truck is getting backed up for Tuch one way or another.  I'd be hesitant to give him the eight figure salary he wants, assuming it's long term, but it's also hard for the Sabres to just walk away.  Either way, things continue to look up in Buffalo for the first time in a decade.  Let's take a look at what else happened on Thursday night:
It hasn't been a good year for Columbus, but they seem to have solved their goaltending issue going forward.  Jet Greaves stole the show on Thursday night, shutting out the juggernaut Stars in the 1-0 win, making 28 saves.  After that performance, Greaves is the #11 goalie for the season.  One of my ten bold predictions from the preseason was that Greaves would finish as a top 12 goalie.  There's no guarantee it holds, and some of my predictions were truly awful (I'll take a look at them during the break), but this one has a good chance of hitting.  Hopefully you all drafted Greaves as your third goalie and you're reaping the benefits.  Let's take a look at what else happened over the last two nights:
Happy Wednesday, Razzball faithful! It was an 8-game schedule, so a bit lighter than usual, to peek in on Tuesday night. But that didn’t stop Wyatt Johnston (1 G [26], 3 SOG, his league-leading 16th PPG) and the rest of the Stars from feasting on a steady diet of bear paws on home ice. Jeremy Swayman (19-12-1-1) faced 32 shots on goal…before the third period started. Oh boy. The B’s defense corps looked like they were late to the opening faceoff in this one, then spent the rest of the game spinning in circles trying to figure out which way was up. The 6-2 Dallas win snapped a 3-game losing streak for the Stars and pushed Dallas’ record to 3-5-2 in its last 10 games. 
We're very accustomed to Vegas making a big trade every season at this point.  Surprisingly, we got their big move on Sunday already.  Since they were willing to acquire Rasmus Andersson without a contract extension, the Flames sent him to the desert, acquiring Zach Whitecloud, a first round pick, a second round pick (turns to another first if Vegas wins the Cup), and a prospect that projects to be an AHL'er.  It's a good return for Calgary, taking advantage of Andersson bouncing back from a dreadful 24-25 season.  For Vegas, the fit is kind of weird to me.  It's a team that doesn't even play a forward on their top power play unit, so are they really going to jam Andersson with Theodore on the second unit?  Probably to make him happy, at least with their current injuries, but I don't see a lot of gain there.  Scoring goals hasn't been a problem, and Andersson has still been bad defensively.  He should play with Hanifin which maybe helps a bit?  Overall, I think this is a net negative for Andersson's fantasy value, but I'm still holding him for the time being to see how it looks for the next couple weeks.  For Calgary, Weegar takes over the top power play unit by default.  He's on the fringe.  Whitecloud could gain some deep league value.  My assumption is he gets a top four role, and with that, some quality hits and blocks.  Let's take a look at what else happened over the weekend: