WILL NYE, THE SIGNING GUY! SMC 12/2/2018 The season is just rolling along as we head into December!  Lots of cold days so make sure you have plenty of hot coffee to warm the cockles. Whatever that means, lol. December 2 and we have already see a boatload of coach firings and even a GM getting the axe.  That was a shocker to see Hex getting the whack. For the calendar year of 2018, 10 coaching changes have been made.  But all were necessary.  Some teams just weren’t responding anymore. How much longer will Rick Tocchet remain behind the Coyotes bench? The team that will turn it around quickly is probably the Edmonton Oilers, but they must ride Mikko Koskinen because he has clearly been deserving of the #1 starter role. Patrik Laine sure has broken out of his goal-scoring malaise of late with 13 over the past 2 weeks! Good to see Auston Matthews come back.  The NHL needs him to be in the lineup every day. Such a dynamic player.  He makes everyone around him so much better as evidenced by the increase in production of Morgan Rielly and mitch Marner and company. Of course, Oscar Klefbom has responded nicely to Ken Hitchcock taking over behind the bench for the Oilers.  Shame I traded him about 2 days prior. Mikkel Boedker had a career day with a goal and 3 assists for Buffalo in the matchup against his former team the San Jose Sharks on Friday.  Don’t buy into it.  It was one of those motivational revenge factors. The NY Rangers, Vancouver Canucks and to a degree the Montreal Canadiens have started to come back to Earth after a great stretch of games.  Look for the Buffalo Sabres to come back to Earth after their run to the top. The St. Louis Blues have been a real disappointment so far this season. I am expecting the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Edmonton Oilers to pick up their game in the very near future. Is Ilya Kovalchuk really this bad?  Probably not, so try to get him on the cheap. Vegas is going on a hot streak!  Let it ride! As bad as the Anaheim Ducks have been hit with the injury bug, they are right up there competing for the top spot in the Pacific Division because they have John Gibson in net. If you can stash Vincent Trocheck on your bench for the next month, do so. Zach Hyman benefits from a fully healthy Toronto lineup but will his production be hurt by William Nylander’s return? What a horrible saga that was with Nylander signing at the 11th hour.   Why did we need that drama? With Adin Hill winning back-to-back for Arizona, does that mean ...

Similar to the NHL club, there was a three-headed monster in Bridgeport. Koskinen holds no fantasy hockey value this season.