On Thursday, defenceman Marco Scandella announced his retirement. The 35-year old has not played in the NHL since the 2023-24 season when Scandella was playing for the St. Louis Blues. Scandella Retires A steady presence on and off the ice, who always repped the ‘Note with pride. Congrats on a great career and enjoy retirement Scandy ? pic.twitter.com/gTPwiMo1xJ — St. Louis … [Read more...] about 35-Year Defenceman Retires After 14 NHL Seasons
Pittsburgh Penguin Rickard Rakell’s Point Projection for the 2025-26 Season
September brings the start of training camp and fantasy hockey. This article projects Rickard Rakell’s point production this year. Similar to our previous point projection on Sidney Crosby, it will be generated through the use of a predictive model that blends scoring rate, age adjustment, team context, and projected durability. The Pittsburgh Penguins do not project as an … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh Penguin Rickard Rakell’s Point Projection for the 2025-26 Season
Predicting Anaheim Duck Leo Carlsson’s Stat Line for the 2025-2026 Season
The 2025-2026 NHL season is rapidly approaching. Training camps are starting soon, and it is time to start making some predictions for the season ahead. Leading up to the regular season, we will be predicting players’ points and other fantasy hockey-relevant statistics here at Last Word on Sports. Today, we begin with a core piece on the Anaheim Ducks. Leo Carlsson’s Point … [Read more...] about Predicting Anaheim Duck Leo Carlsson’s Stat Line for the 2025-2026 Season
Robert Thomas’s Point Projections for the 2025-26 Season
With hockey season around the corner, you may be preparing for your fantasy hockey draft and/or setting your lineup. You may be checking the money line to place bets for the season. Of course, you may just be a hockey fan interested in how the new season looks. Today, we are going to look project the point totals for one of the top forwards in the NHL, Robert Thomas. Thomas’s … [Read more...] about Robert Thomas’s Point Projections for the 2025-26 Season
The Chicago Blackhawk Connor Bedard’s 2025-26 Point Total Projection
For all the NHL hockey fans out there and especially those managers finetuning their fantasy lineups, we have an exciting player point projection for you today. That player? Well, none other than Connor Bedard of the Chicago Blackhawks, and this is his estimated point projection for the upcoming 2025-26 campaign. Connor Bedard‘s ’25-26 Point Total Projection Connor Bedard has … [Read more...] about The Chicago Blackhawk Connor Bedard’s 2025-26 Point Total Projection
