Briggins lets you know who to watch for at the 2013 Memorial Cup.   This year’s edition of the Memorial Cup features a plethora of players who will hear their names called on the first day of the NHL draft this year. In fact, there is an excellent chance the first three names called will be players from this tournament. Potentially, seven players from the best CHL teams could end up going in the first round. In this week’s article, I examine the top eight ranked players from the Halifax Mooseheads, Portland Winterhawks and London Knights, and get you up to speed on how they performed in the playoffs this year. The host team Saskatoon did not have any players ranked in the top 50. All ranking numbers come from NHL Central Scouting Services’ final rankings.

Daoust provides a comprehensive breakdown of all 30 NHL clubs and their cap situations.   For most keeper leagues the offseason begins as soon as the NHL regular season ends and lasts more than five months. During this time poolies will do a lot of maintenance on their teams to get ready for the next campaign. In fantasy leagues that use NHL salary cap figures the landscape changes in July when a slew of players sign new contracts.

Download the May 2013 edition right here. Round two of the NHL playoffs is now underway and the players who have excelled in their respective series have had a sudden boost in trade value. Negotiations can sway in your favour by playing on these newly found emotions. The month of May is quite important for keeper leagues, especially for those that had crowned their champion a couple of weeks ago.

Take a peek into my brain on the topics of Marc-Andre Fleury, Pascal Dupuis, and the Ottawa Senators as a second round opponent.

Throughout the season, the Boston Bruins have remained a consensus choice to vie for the Eastern Conference title in the Conference Finals. But might Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers have something to say about that?

At number 16, 6`5, 220-pound defenseman Nikita Zadorov rounds out the top tier of talent for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, but plenty of quality is left in what is considered to be a very deep draft, including speedy winger Adam Erne and surprising QMJHL rookie Valentin Zykov.

The Penguins power-play has reached a devastating level of cohesiveness.

Five defensive prospects who could help you win your pool in 2013-14.   Many NHL teams are entering this offseason with the mandate to clear cap space, as the salary cap is dropping to $64.3 million for the 2013-14 season. And because of that, there will be a lot of roster openings around the league. Young players are very valuable in situations like these, as their rookie contracts typically carry very low salary cap hits. However, they need to be ready for the NHL game, particularly as defensemen. It isn’t easy to step in and log top four (or even bottom pairing) minutes as a rookie. Read on for five lesser-known defensive prospects that are primed to make an impact in 2013-14.

A workmanlike win

Last night’s game between L.A. and San Jose featured another questionable hit from a guy with a checkered past. Step inside and play the role of Brendan Shanahan and tell us if you’d provide any supplemental discipline in this case.