Monthly Archives: January 2017

Wild West – Deep Dive I (the Peripherals) – 2017

By |2017-01-30T01:10:56-05:00January 30th, 2017|The Wild West|

  Leagues that count peripheral categories such as blocks, hits, penalty minutes, and faceoff percentage often require that teams search a bit harder for depth options. Players that score goals and dish assists are often already well-known based on traditional value, but players who contribute to peripheral categories traditionally lack fantasy value. Many such players [...]

Fantasy Hockey Podcast – 30 Teams, 30 Takes

By |2017-01-30T10:16:22-05:00January 30th, 2017|Keeping Karlsson|

On the 133rd episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, we're trying something for the first time. With the All-Star Break upon us and the NHL schedule quiet, Elan and Brian take the opportunity to do a lap around the entire NHL, serving up one fresh, organic, ethically sourced, fair-trade, handcrafted and piping hot fantasy [...]

Top 10 Power-Play Disappointments

By |2017-01-30T00:24:17-05:00January 30th, 2017|Fantasy Hockey Top 10|

  This season's Top 10 power-play disappointments...   The difference between great and good fantasy players often comes down to power play production. Many leagues use power play points as a category. Even those leagues that don’t use it, savvy GMs keep track of how players are utilized with the man advantage. A player who [...]

Ramblings: Dobber’s proposal for future Skills Competition; Opening up the Twitter mailbag… (Jan 30)

By |2017-01-30T00:19:53-05:00January 30th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

Ramblings: Dobber’s proposal for future Skills Competition; Opening up the Twitter mailbag… *** First, some non-fantasy hockey stuff. My thoughts on the NHL All-Star weekend. I think the surrounding hype and fan-friendly events leading up to Sunday was fantastic. I also think the NHL nailed the ASG format. Love it. Three-on-three action was enjoyable, and [...]

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