In this first instalment, we’re going to be looking at some team’s top lines and how they have been producing to start the year. Although we’re working with a small sample size, these players have been spending most of their time on ice together and as a result their production as a unit can be used to predict their future [...]
Our first defenseman battle of 2017-18 features two who, despite their young ages, are arguably the most important rearguards on their respective teams – Cam Fowler and Morgan Rielly. What poolies want to know is whether one, both, or neither will eventually post fantasy stats rivaling their real-world skill and value. Cage Match is here to find out! Career Path and Contract Status Fowler, 25, was the tenth [...]
As Dimitri Filipovich said, “It’s Nikita Kucherov’s world, we’re all just lucky enough to live in it.” The 24-year-old Russian superstar has scored a goal in each of his first seven games of the season, joining Mario Lemieux as the only players to accomplish that feat in the past 30 years. Before [...]
In most of my fantasy leagues, I am known as a guy who places a premium on defensemen. This week, I’ll try to see if the pace of some of the defenders from the Eastern Conference can sustain their early season pace or are destined to take a step back. Kris Letang The Penguins’ [...]
There was just one game Monday night with Tampa Bay heading to Detroit. That means there isn’t a lot of scores or performances to review. Instead, some lineup information that came up throughout Monday seems a worthwhile place to start. * HE’S BACK. Erik Karlsson is expected to suit up for the Senators in their [...]
At this very early point in the campaign we see plenty of players shifting between lines. While each team employs a different strategy, many test out young players under contract with junior teams to see if they might warrant more than a nine-game stay. Others might gauge if newcomers gel quickly with returning players to [...]
We’re just two weeks into the season, and there are some interesting trends starting to emerge when it comes to power-play usage. Of course, it is still early in the season and we are dealing with a fairly small sample size, b looking at these things early can help make a final decision if you [...]
On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian discuss two newly-minted NHL first-liners and one newly-minted PPQB, a dominant blue-liner who could make for a great sell-high candidate, a dormant defenseman who may yet have more to offer, and the shockingly thin list of candidates to be the 3rd best non-injured player [...]
There were just three games in the NHL on Sunday night and most of the important news surrounded the expansion Vegas Golden Knights. Not only did they finally add Vadim Shipachyov to the roster, but 23-year old Malcolm Subban, claimed off waivers at the start of the season from Boston, made his third career start [...]
Alex Ovechkin is on a goal-scoring binge, but has he added much in other categories? […]
