Top 10 WW Grabs (November 2014)
Tom Collins
2014-11-24
Top 10 guys likely available on the waiver wire in your fantasy hockey league…
Not everyone can have a perfect draft. That's why the waiver wire was created.
Some of the most successful managers know how to use the waiver to their benefit. They look for players on hot streaks, rookies making their debut, or penalty guys playing against their former teams.
Klingberg is the latest hot thing in defensemen this season (following in the footsteps of Damon Severson and Trevor Daley), but there are some good signs that he can keep it up. In just seven games, Klingberg has two goals, six points, a plus-three, six pims and eight shots. He's already averaged 2:20 per game of power play ice time per game and 23:36 overall per game.
1. Marcus Johansson, 18 percent owned
While Johansson has slowed down a little bit recently (just one point in his last five games), there's plenty of optimism for Johansson this season. Here are the top Washington power play lines so far this year, according to Frozen Pool:
|
Frequency |
Strength |
Line Combination |
|
50.97% |
PP |
19 BACKSTROM,NICKLAS – 20 BROUWER,TROY – 90 JOHANSSON,MARCUS – 8 OVECHKIN,ALEXANDER |
|
13.65% |
PP |
65 BURAKOVSKY,ANDRE – 92 KUZNETSOV,EVGENY – 42 WARD,JOEL |
|
4.18% |
PP |
25 CHIMERA,JASON – 42 WARD,JOEL |
|
3.9% |
PP |
19 BACKSTROM,NICKLAS – 90 JOHANSSON,MARCUS – 8 OVECHKIN,ALEXANDER – 42 WARD,JOEL |
|
3.34% |
PP |
65 BURAKOVSKY,ANDRE – 92 KUZNETSOV,EVGENY – 8 OVECHKIN,ALEXANDER – 42 WARD,JOEL |
|
2.51% |
PP |
19 BACKSTROM,NICKLAS – 20 BROUWER,TROY – 8 OVECHKIN,ALEXANDER – 42 WARD,JOEL |
The fact that he's playing on the Capitals top power play line more than half of all Caps power plays is a great omen. He averages 2:47 a game on the power play, although he's averaging just 16:24 overall. So while his last five games haven't been that great offence-wise, it's a great sign that the coach trusts him enough to keep putting him out there with the likes of Ovechkin and Backstrom.
| Top 10 NHL Rookies 2014-15 | |||
| Top 10 Surprising Goalies | |||
| Top 10 Surprising Stats |
Related Posts
UPCOMING GAMES
| Nov 13 - 19:11 |
 WSH
| vs |
 TOR | |
| Nov 13 - 19:11 |
 PIT
| vs |
 DET | |
| Nov 13 - 21:11 |
 UTA
| vs |
 CAR | |
| Nov 13 - 22:11 |
 ANA
| vs |
 VGK | |
| Nov 13 - 22:11 |
 COL
| vs |
 L.A
| |
Starting Goalies
Top Skater Views
FLA
PHI
DAL
VANTop Goalie Profile Views
CGY
N.J
LINE COMBOS
| Frequency |
 WPG Players
| |
|---|---|---|
| 25.5 | GABRIEL VILARDI MARK SCHEIFELE KYLE CONNOR | |
| 23.1 | COLE PERFETTI VLADISLAV NAMESTNIKOV NIKOLAJ EHLERS | |
| 19.9 | NINO NIEDERREITER ADAM LOWRY MASON APPLETON | |
DobberHockey Podcasts
Keeping Karlsson: Ovi and Ovi Again
Elan and Brian disagree on what to do about a red hot Alex Ovechkin, celebrate the delayed arrival of one Oiler while waiting for another, consider forgiveness for a handful of goalies, and get panicked about a trio of power-play defensemen.
Fantasy Hockey Life: Kraftser’s Korner
In the first edition of Kraftser’s Korner, TiDy Co-commish and all-around smart guy Kraftser joins Victor to break down some fantasy hockey enigmas. Listen for in-depth discussion on Connor McMichael, Drake Batherson, Jamie Drysdale, and Brock Faber. Our show is part of the Dobber Podcast Network and sponsored by Fantrax.com. Email [email protected] and ask to […]
Keeping Karlsson: Matchup Maximizer Week 6
Elan looks at the schedule for the upcoming week of NHL action and recommends some players with good schedules that you should consider streaming in to win your head to head matchups.
Keeping Karlsson Short Shifts – Quick Hits
Jeremy and Shams serve you a true Short Shift but is still packed with the latest headlines and streaks.
Keeping Karlsson: Drool To Be Kind
Elan and Brian look at life without McDavid in Edmonton, top offenses in Winnipeg, Vegas and Washington, and those sputtering at the other end of the spectrum in Philadelphia, St. Louis and Calgary.