The Anatomy of Fantasy Trading and Identifying Strategies to Help You Win

By |2015-07-24T09:00:03-04:00February 28th, 2013|z-Archives (other articles)|

 

Pitkanen USA TODAY

 

Ryan Ma shares his thoughts on how to be a successful fantasy hockey GM through trading and negotiating.

 

Last year I wrote a similar column regarding trading strategies, this year I’ve updated it and hopefully will also catch a few of the new Dobberities who missed it the first time around. A couple of years ago I read a life-changing book penned by Steven R. Covey titled “7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” One habit that he focuses on is to always think win-win.

 

With this being a shortened 48-game season, and nearing the half way mark, I thought it would be a great idea to see if I can apply some of his thoughts into the realm of fantasy hockey trading to improve your fantasy squad and ultimately help you win your league. Most of the strategies will be centered around rotisserie leagues, but many of these concepts can be easily transferrable to head-to-head leagues.

 

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Capped: Breaking Down the Cole/Ryder Trade

By |2017-08-15T09:02:20-04:00February 28th, 2013|Capped|

 

Michael Ryder USA Today

 

Eric Daoust takes a look at the recent trade between Dallas and Montreal.


Two days ago there was a trade that saw Erik Cole traded from Montreal to Dallas in exchange for Michael Ryder and a third round draft pick in 2013. Dobber’s fantasy take on the transaction can be found here. Here we will dig deeper and look at the deal from each team’s perspective with a dedicated focus on their respective situations within the NHL’s salary cap structure.

 

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February 28, 2013

By |2013-02-28T05:02:26-05:00February 28th, 2013|Hockey Rambling|

  *   Dobber's latest piece for Puck Daddy - great advice as we have come to expect.   *   It shouldn’t really be a huge surprise, but last night’s game was a great example as to why Scott Hartnell is s valuable. He had two helpers in the first period, and was a [...]

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Cage Match Rookie Tournament – Week 3

By |2015-07-24T09:00:11-04:00February 27th, 2013|Roos Lets Loose|

 CoryConacher


Granlund vs. Galchenyuk, Huberdeau vs. Conacher - and more in the Cage Match Rookie Tournament

It is now Week 3 of the Cage Match Rookie Tournament and we are already off to the second round. Things are moving fast up in here! Week Two brought a lot more excitement to the table than Week One, likely because the Ovechkin Bracket was the deeper of the two brackets. Let’s see what went down.

 

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February 27, 2013

By |2013-02-27T06:50:30-05:00February 27th, 2013|Hockey Rambling|

If you need something to listen to on the way to work this morning, why not give the Dobber Nation podcast a listen? Grab it here. * Pick up the updated Fantasy Baseball Guide here. And don't forget that DobberBaseball has content flowing daily. Let them know what you think of the new team of [...]

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Category Killers – Part 2 (FOW and PPP)

By |2015-07-24T09:00:15-04:00February 27th, 2013|Roos Lets Loose|

StevenStamkos

 

 

Taking a look at Face-off Win % and Power-Play Points

In last week’s column I highlighted the “Category Killers” (players who drag your team down by doing major damage in at least one category) for Hits and Blocked Shots.  This week I shift to two other secondary categories – faceoff percentage and power play points – where it is just as hard (if not harder) to notice the effects of a category killer but where the effects can be just as bad (if not worse) to your team.  Once again I examine the full season results from 2011-12, and then see if any of the players are on pace for improvement based on their 2012-13 numbers so far.

 

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