Ramblings: Second-Half Sam, Kicking the Tires on Kinkaid (Mar 18)
Ramblings: Second-Half Sam, Kicking the Tires on Kinkaid, plus more… […]
The Journey: Undrafted College Players to Watch
Undrafted college free agents are usually better in theory than they are in practice. For every Martin St. Louis, Torey Krug and Brian Rafalski there are endless Matt Gilroy’s and Matt O’Connor’s. But they are low-risk, high-reward moves since all they cost in money. Here are three potential free agent signings that we’ll be hearing [...]
Saturday’s NHL Game Picks – March 17
Welcome back Dobberheads! If you've been following me throughout the season, you'll know that I didn't get off to a great start, and it's been a long uphill battle to get to the 63% average I've come to pursue year over year. Well, after a 4-2 Saturday, and having gone 25-5 over the last 2 [...]
Ramblings: Evander Kane Pops Four; Kuznetsov Injured; Forsberg Friday – March 17
While the Sabres wouldn’t commit to it, Jack Eichel looks ready to make his return to the lineup Saturday for their afternoon tilt against Chicago. He has missed 15 games with an ankle injury. For those on their way to the head-to-head semi-finals, this is huge. The team has four games next week including the [...]
Desert Dogs
Don’t look now but the Arizona Coyotes have won 11 of their past 17 games and look to be righting the ship on another lost season to finish strong. Several of their go-to players have greatly improved their play in the past month, posting solid well rounded stat lines. Making for one of the [...]
Mikkel Boedker and the Sharks Have a Potent Week Ahead
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 to bench for the coming week, and a fourth who will struggle to meet expectations [...]
Ramblings: Tentpole Defensemen (Mar 16)
Earlier this season I examined which players had recorded primary points on the highest percentage of their team’s goals. It was a meaningful exercise highlighting the players who could generally be relied upon to score regardless of the fate of their team because for the most part, these were the guys driving the bus. [...]
How to Follow the Vegas Model
This week's Capped looks into what Vegas did right, and what may be coming for the upstart expansion franchise. **** With less than a month left in the regular season, it should be safe to officially say that the Vegas Golden Knights locking up a playoff spot (and likely the division title) is the [...]
Top 50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen – March 2018
Here are the Top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your fantasy hockey keeper league (points only). March edition! Takes into account several aspects - each one is very important and how you prioritize them for your fantasy squad depends on your current needs (long-term, high upside or short-term, NHL-ready, lower ceiling). As always, [...]
Daily Fantasy – Sniffing Out the Best DFS Bargains for Thursday (Mar 15)
Match-Up Spotlight: With the nine-game slate, there are several games to look at. The Florida Panthers face the Boston Bruins in what is expected to be one of the highest event games of the night. These are two teams that can shoot the puck a lot. Washington vs. Arizona is another game where scoring should [...]