Ramblings: Couture Heating Up, Chad Johnson’s Starter Potential (Dec 1)
Chad Johnson stays hot, Couture picking up steam, expansion draft thoughts and more. […]
NHL Injury Update – Latest on Hall, Hornqvist, Lehner, Stralman and others
Latest injury news on the likes of Landeskog, Hall, Steen, Toews, Lehner and many others Hey folks, it’s with a heavy heart that I let you know that this’ll be my last article up here. Life is taking me in another direction, but it can lead YOU to this very column! Check out the [...]
Cage Match: Jakub Voracek vs. Phil Kessel
Who is the better fantasy hockey own, Jakub Voracek or Phil Kessel? This week’s focus is on two players rebounding from poor 2015-16 seasons –Jakub Voracek and Phil Kessel. Are their strong starts sustainable, or at this point in their careers are they more like what we saw last season? Cage Match is here [...]
Ramblings: My Top 10 Calder Picks so far; plus Simmonds, Mrazek, Klingberg & more (Nov 30)
Ramblings: My Top 10 Calder picks to date and how they’ll end up, plus more news from around the fantasy hockey world. *** I’ve seen lots of chatter around the Internet, here at the quarter pole of the NHL season, with regards to the Calder Trophy – so far. There are plenty of worthy candidates. [...]
Lining Up: Rakell Teaming Up With Getzlaf and Perry
A look at the hottest lines in the National Hockey League since the beginning of the season, including a few defensemen producing offensively. You will also find below the "Cold as ice" line of the week. […]
Ramblings: Perron, Parayko and the Blues Running Hot (Nov 29)
Allen’s splits, Parayko’s potential, Klingberg isn’t shooting and more. * Despite having not yet scored a goal, Colton Parayko is on fire, with nine assists in the past 11 games. Not bad for a guy seeing third pairing/second power play deployment on a lot of nights. Now third pairing is overstating it a little because [...]
Real or Imagined – a look at Western Conference Goalies (2016)
Having just passed the quarter mark of the season for most of the teams in the NHL it is time for the third annual installment of the Real or Imagined feature in the Wild West column. As always it starts with a team-by-team look at the goalies of the Western Conference and gives buy/sell [...]
Fantasy Hockey Podcast: Leisure Suit Cammalleri
Welcome to the quasiquincentennial edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast! November 28, 2016 Injuries open this week's episode, as Elan and Brian get into who's out of the lineup, and who's moving up the depth chart as a result. We take a look at the top six in Pittsburgh, a nail in [...]
Top 10 Interesting Numbers (So Far)
Top 10 interesting numbers so far, early in the 2016-17 NHL campaign I’ve always been a numbers guy. Things that are strange and different than normal have always interested me. This fascination can help when it comes to fantasy hockey. Knowing which numbers are a sign of things can help you pick up on [...]
Ramblings: Impact in Florida, Arvidsson, Rieder, Stolarz and more (Nov 28)
Ramblings: Impact in Florida, as well as thoughts on Arvidsson, Rieder, Stolarz and more *** A team that adds Keith Yandle, Michael Matheson, Jason Demers and adds a savvy ‘sleeper’ signing like Jonathan Marchessault should be improving on their record and not regressing. Even if two key players are lost for an extended time. The [...]