Fantasy Impact: The Penguins re-sign unrestricted free agent defenseman Justin Schultz for one year at $1.4 million. In general, we don't break down a move when a player signs with the same team, but if it's a little unexpected and has fantasy implications, such as with Steven Stamkos (analysis here), then we will. The [...]
Rambling about Halak vs. Elliott, the Red Wings, Lou, Doan, Rask and more … *** I solicited questions in the comments area of the Ramblings Monday and there were some interesting topics that I’ll tackle today… * Jaroslav Halak vs. Brian Elliott I like this one because each is a topic unto himself. It’s also [...]
The Top 50 Prospect Defensemen to own in fantasy hockey, July edition. Provorov still rules, 2016 draftees debut... Here are this month's top defense prospects to own in a points-only keeper league. Taking into account the organization depth chart, wait time, upside and NHL certainty. +/- 5.0 rating points please consider them similar [...]
This week's edition of the Eastern Edge takes a closer look at the free-agent signings of Eastern Conference teams … […]
The movement has come fast and furious this year! Track the impact on your fantasy squad with this handy guide... Don't blink or you'll miss the fantasy analysis/breakdown of some players! A handful of trades and signings have already been knocked off the front page. Here is a list of all the breakdowns for [...]
Fantasy seasons to learn from and a recap of the Monday news … […]
Looking at the three best UFA signings in the Western Conference, as well as two more with potential upside... Free Agents (Part 1) The free agent season marks a brief period when NHL general managers overpay players who are way past their prime for far too much term. Whether the contracts themselves are [...]
Collins reviews Sportsnet's "grit stat" and brings you his Top 10 gritty NHL players While looking through a bunch of statistics recently, I found a fairly-new stat that could be useful in pools that count peripheral categories. Sportsnet developed the grit stat two years ago, a combination of PIM, hits, fights and blocked [...]
Rambling about the Ducks, Yotes, Bruins, Sabres and more … *** Great. Nothing controversial happened last week that I can take a contrarian stance on. Well there goes half a Ramblings right there. So now we’re in the dregs of the fantasy hockey season – the eight weeks of dead zone. The World Cup should [...]
The Top 200 Prospect Forwards to own in fantasy hockey, July edition. The 2016 draftees make their debut! Here are this month's top prospects to own in a points-only keeper league. Taking into account the organization depth chart, wait time, upside and NHL certainty. "Type" is measured by offensive/offense-small/power forward/two-way. Because every player [...]
