Ramblings: Laidlaw Breaks Down his Recent Fantasy Drafts (October 1)
Ramblings: Laidlaw checks in to break down his recent fantasy hockey drafts. […]
Looking Ahead: Early Team Schedules and Players to Target
'Looking Ahead' returns with a peek at early schedules, and effective short-term and long-term options. **** All fantasy owners need help in the short term AND the long term. The Looking Ahead feature identifies one player to plug into lineups in the short term, a second to invest in for the long term, a third [...]
Frozen Pool: Job Thieves, Part 3 – Young Forwards Looking for New Positions
This week's Frozen Pool Forensics looks at young forwards potentially being job thieves. **** In continuing our look at potential candidates to nip at the heels of established players, and potentially take the bread right out of their mouths, this week on Frozen Pool is a dig into the forward corps. Of all the [...]
Ramblings: Players That Are Being Forgotten in Drafts, Line Combos (September 30)
Ramblings: Looking at some players left as draft after-thoughts, and more line combinations **** It seems to happen every year in fantasy. There is always a handful of players that, at the end of the season, fantasy owners look back and think, “how did I miss him?” Last year, guys like Loui Eriksson, Jake Muzzin, [...]
Capped: Unheralded Signings from the Summer
This week's Capped discusses a few offseason contracts that may have flown under the radar. **** Good day to all. I hope you are all ready for the end of the World Cup of Hockey. I am looking forward to seeing how the end of this championship plays out. As exciting as this tournament has [...]
Ramblings: Training Camps, Exhibition Lines, Sobotka, Trouba (September 29)
Ramblings: Training camp, exhibition lines, Trouba situation, Sobotka to the KHL **** UPDATE: Dobber's taking your fantasy hockey questions today - click here! **** Training camp is here, which means that the fantasy preseason is in its final throes. There is still information that can be gleaned even though most projections have been finalized at [...]
Injury Ward – Preseason 2016 Edition
As training camps get rolling, Da Costa has the lowdown on current player injuries... Hockey’s almost here! Or it’s already here, depending on how you feel about the World Cup of Hockey. I’m a big fan, especially if it means we get the Unholy Trinity of NHL gimmicks: Team North America in 3-on-3 overtime in [...]
Alexander Wennberg vs. Sam Bennett
Great analysis here on which player is the better fantasy own - Alexander Wennberg or Sam Bennett? We’re sticking with youngsters again – this time to cover Alexander Wennberg and Sam Bennett. The promising pivots had better 2015-16 seasons than would first appear, as although they combined for only 76 points in 146 games [...]
Ramblings: My other draft; Gab’s injury; Shaw’s suspension? (Sept 28)
Rambling about my other draft, Gaborik's injury, Shaw's in hot water already, preseason stats and more … *** Last Fantasy Guide update was Sunday. I also updated the Draft List. At this point, updates are daily, so just re-download the Guide and/or Draft List as needed. Lots happening right now and if you want to [...]
Eastern Edge – Underrated cross-category contributors from the Eastern Conference
Over the last several years fantasy hockey has benefited greatly from the ability to create leagues with many different scoring categories. This change has allowed commissioners great flexibility in customizing their league setup which in turn makes the experience more enjoyable for users. However, this also adds a lot of complexity in assessing player [...]