Sometimes best laid fantasy plans don’t pan out. Take the Maple Leafs and Rangers defensemen -- this season, poolies grabbed Ryan McDonagh and Morgan Rielly, figuring they’d be in line for career best numbers. Not only did both fall short of lofty expectations, but fantasy attention shifted to Brady Skjei and Jake Gardiner, our Cage [...]
Ramblings: Zaitsev, Sid, Henrik, Rinne, Shipachyov and more (May 03) *** As you know (judging by the million comments in the Ramblings yesterday – touchy subject!), Sidney Crosby is out for Game 4 with a concussion. Given it’s Crosby and given that even a mild concussion costs at least two games, my guess is that [...]
Well, after a two-year hiatus, I’m back in a familiar spot, trying to dispense sage fantasy advice on Eastern Conference matters. I’d like thank Eric Daoust for raising the bar and hope that I can measure up over the coming months. […]
With the regular season behind us it’s a good time to look at our preseason predictions to see where we hit and where we missed. Last week we examined how several top-end rookies and breakout candidates fared against our prognostications. This week we’ll look at those we thought might rebound from a less-than-stellar 2015-16 as [...]
One of the first things I look at to determine if a player can bounce back after a down year is his shooting percentage. There are other factors of course, but I always like to see if a player’s shooting percentage took a dip. The reasons behind a dip could vary. Maybe he’s playing [...]
Ramblings: Pageau, Silfverberg, caution on Nolan Patrick, and more (May 01) *** I agree with Ian, who wrote yesterday that J-G Pageau’s success will be short-term due to lack of PP time. However, his performance on Saturday has certainly changed my strategy with him. I own him in my one league and he was a [...]
