Angus here - my fantasy mailbag is open today and tomorrow. Ask your questions here! After a 51-game absence thanks to a concussion, Andy McDonald will return to the lineup tonight to face the San Jose Sharks. He'll play LW on a line with Patrik Berglund and (likely) Jamie Langenbrunner, which may push [...]
Once you’ve taken the leap into running a salary cap league, you’re immediately faced with a crucial decision: will you use NHL salaries, or will you create a fantasy salary structure unique to your league? Both options present unique challenges and opportunities, both for your managers and for you as the commissioner.
The Dean's List received a special request from a few forum members eager to get the upper hand on 2012 NHL draft eligible players likely to carry some relevant fantasy value in the very near feature. Not surprising, the number one ranked prospect for the upcoming NHL Entry draft also headlines TDL's fantasy-based rankings. Developing ranks for fantasy purpose alone is certainly different than lists distributed by actual scouting services as the importance lies in mainly offensive rewards.
Intangible qualities such as grit and defensive-zone skills are sought after by NHL teams but in the world of fantasy hockey it is important to get your mitts on players with higher upsides even if it comes with more assumed risk or bust potential. Weighing the risk-reward of drafting the forty-point gauranteed NHLer over the riskier potential point-per-game player becomes an internal struggle that fantasy junkies must resolve. Smaller, European players considered by many professional scouts to be "projects" (meaning the player has good raw hockey skills but will likely take time to develop with more bust potential) hold more value in fantasy rankings simply based on their potential offensive upside. The Dean's List has adjusted the following rankings to factor in NHL likelihood and offensive potential to ensure that the rankings remain realistic.
My fantasy hockey mailbag is open once again - first time in almost two months. Ask your questions until Monday right here! Jordan Staal is back tonight after missing 15 games. He is going to start the game with Cooke and Dupuis - should help him get off to a blazing start... [...]
Happy Hockey Day in Canada, everyone! What a great way to celebrate with a tripleheader on CBC for those of us north of the border and too cheap to afford NHL Centre Ice :)
A tough decision can be made easier with these charts showing you the best five and worst five schedules for upcoming seven-day periods. Some of you used them last year. However, for the benefit of new readers. here is a refresher. The number next to the team indicates the 'multiplier' to use on a player's point-per-game pace to give you an idea how many points to expect for that week.
Studs and Duds for today can be found here. Despite the struggles of the Montreal Canadiens team as a whole, fans and fantasy owners have to be pleased with the offensive performance turned in by 23-year-old winger Max Pacioretty. The Habs winger notched a hat trick Thursday evening in a 4-2 road win [...]
Whether it’s in our minds or with our buddies, we all dabble in trade rumors. Even I can’t deny I get weak in the knees when I pontificate potential “perfect fits” for my favorite puck-stoppers. And no matter how hard we want to ignore wild rumors that wedge their way into our daily lives, once we see one or two, we can’t stop thinking about others. But for goaltenders, I think it’s important to flip the traditional rumor logic upside down by looking at things in a specific order.
The term “freak” is defined in the dictionary as “Claude Giroux”. OK, it's not really, but the definition does have a description of our boy dressed in orange.
