Earmarked for Success (West 2010): Part Four
Continuing the series started a few weeks ago on the breakdown of each Western Conference team. This week we’ll take a deeper look into the Wild, Predators and Coyotes.
July 27, 2010
Ponikarovsky's contract was for $3.2 million. The Fantasy Guide is going through a nice formatting change. I'm pretty happy with the new look. I'm afraid that within two days I'm going to have to insist that the NHL settle the Kovalchuk matter. By then I will absolutely need to get started on [...]
The Business of Fantasy Hockey Part II – Intrinsic Value
Welcome to the second installment of The Business of Fantasy Hockey. Throughout the offseason, Mike Colligan and I will discuss the similarities between a few of the principles that drive today's business world and your fantasy hockey league. If you can get a better understanding of these ideas and how they impact your league, you'll be many steps ahead of your competitors.
Top-10 Goalies for One-Year League
School of Block held a fantasy forums mailbag last week and the quality of questions I answered was just outstanding. The volume was even more impressive, as I gladly spent my entire day answering…well…almost all of them.
The only question left unanswered was a request from Leafs2010. He asked me to list the Top-10 goalies for a one-year fantasy league using the common statistical categories. I realized automatically that a question of such magnitude and importance deserved more time and focus than the others, so I pondered it for the whole week. Lo and behold, my ranking of the 10 best goalies to own for this season, if you’re playing in a one-year league that uses the common scoring categories.
July 26, 2010
Goldie here - School of Block should be up shortly w/ Top-10 Goalies for one year leagues. Also I'm going out on a limb with a prophecy - Rick Wamsley for new Senators goalie coach. Why? He's worked with Pascal Leclaire before. Either him or Clint Malarchuk. Just a hunch on my behalf....ahh, the dog [...]
UFA Dart-Throwing
If you’re in a keeper league, you probably own a player who is still an unrestricted free agent – and you definitely have a fellow GM who owns one. So what do you do? Buy? Sell? Kick some tires? How much is too much to ask for or pay? I have my dartboard hung up on the wall with mug shots of different UFA’s on it, along with different courses of action to take in your fantasy league. Here are the results.
July 25, 2010
What are the Sharks doing? They have nine experienced NHL forwards and $2 million in cap space - and that's if they're lucky in what they can sign Devin Setoguchi for. Add Logan Couture and perhaps Benn Ferriero and they still can't ice four lines - and they have no room to anything more [...]
The Writing on the Wall
Sometimes, all you need to do to make it in the NHL is get your foot in the door. It’s the same with just about any job, but NHL lore is full of stories of guys who took advantage of opportunities and never looked back.
July 24, 2010
Brock Trotter has signed a one-year deal to go play in the KHL next season. He had a fantastic 2009-10 campaign in the AHL with Hamilton, but was a longshot to make the Habs. Fantasy mailbag time! Ask me your questions all day today on the forums. Even with Sami Salo’s injury, [...]
July 23, 2010
Reports out of Finland have been comfirmed - Sami Salo has suffered an achilles tendon injury and will miss the next 3-6 months. Does this change Vancouver's plans with Kevin Bieksa? Ondrej Pavelec’s contract is very, very nice for the Thrashers. Two years, $1.15 million cap hit. He’ll learn a lot from Chris [...]