2:32 PM ET Every week, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-rostered assets to help your squad, whether you favor dynasty or the redraft format, and we’ll also toss in some tips for DFS players out there. Finally, we will look at some former go-to fantasy assets who may be overvalued — in the short
NHL
11:13 AM ET The Los Angeles Kings aren’t taking any chances with the Taylor Swift curse. After winning the Stanley Cup in 2012 and 2014, the Kings haven’t gotten out of the first round of the playoffs since a banner commemorating Swift’s sellout streak at Staples Center was raised in August 2015. Swift might sing
7:00 AM ET ST. LOUIS — A few weeks before St. Louis Blues training camp, in what’s become an annual tradition, Jordan Binnington sat down for lunch with his junior goalie coach Greg Redquest. Since “goaltender” and “superstitious” are synonymous in hockey, they went to the same chicken wing restaurant and sat in the same
7:00 AM ET Oh, no, here we go again. The 4-0-1 Buffalo Sabres are off to a hot start and could emerge as a spoiler in the top-heavy Atlantic Division. Forgive us if you’ve heard this before, then ended the season disappointed. This year, maybe, could it be for real? This once-proud fanbase is desperate
1:00 PM ET It’s too early to pass any definitive judgment against goaltenders for the coming NHL season, but we can start to make guesses about where things are trending. This is important work because the easiest time to get a player onto your fantasy team is the speculative phase. There is a threshold that
11:52 AM ET ESPN News Services Carolina Hurricanes winger Jordan Martinook will undergo a core muscle surgery for the second time this year, general manager Don Waddell announced Thursday. The latest procedure is set for Friday. Martinook is expected to miss six to eight weeks to recover. He also underwent a procedure on a core
7:00 AM ET RALEIGH, North Carolina — The first thing you notice is the grunting. Walk by the Carolina Hurricanes‘ weight room, and there’s a good chance you’ll see the biggest gym rat on the team. “You peek your head in and see him,” says forward Jordan Martinook. “He’s got his head down, his hat
9:13 AM ET I watched a Los Angeles Kings vs. Calgary Flames game this week. Not by mistake. Not because I fell asleep with Center Ice streaming. I watched it because of pure, uncut, mutual animosity. The rivalry between Kings defenseman Drew Doughty and Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk managed to surpass the trash-talk-laden hype leading
8:07 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres rookie forward Victor Olofsson has tied an NHL record in becoming the fourth player to score each of his first six career goals on the power play. Olofsson made it six in a row with a one-timer off Jack Eichel‘s pass into the right circle
5:50 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Alex Galchenyuk on injured reserve after he aggravated an undisclosed injury that limited him during the preseason. Galchenyuk joins center Evgeni Malkin and forward Bryan Rust and Nick Bjugstad on IR for the Penguins, who are off to a 1-2-0 start. Galchenyuk, acquired