Ramblings: Sens Rebound From Uber Video, Coaching Changes (Nov 7)
Sens Rebound From Uber Video, Coaching Changes, plus more… […]
Eastern Edge: Expected Goals vs Actual Production
Reading Tom Collins article on Top 10 disappointing goalies was fun. I still firmly plant my flag in the goalies don’t matter group so we’ll see if that changes at the year chugs along. I’m benefiting from the otherworldly play of Jaroslav Halak in Boston who continues to thwart off Tuukka Rask’s starts. Two [...]
Fantasy Impact: Blackhawks Fire Quenneville
In a surprising move, the Chicago Blackhawks fired coach Joel Quenneville on Tuesday morning. The team missed the playoffs in 2017-18 and had started this season with a 6-6-3 record. Quenneville won three Stanley Cups with the franchise and is the second-most winningest coach behind only Scotty Bowman. A pretty impressive record. Jeremy Colliton, [...]
Lining Up: November 6
In this week’s installment, we take a look at the top 15 line combinations around the league (one from each team). This top 15 was determined by which lines had tallied the most even strength points so far this season. Using Dobber’s Line Production Tool, I compiled a list of the highest scoring line [...]
Ramblings: FanDuel Partnership; Senators; Updates on Arvidsson, Schenn, JvR; Shot Rates – November 6
A week after the MGM partnership announcement, the NHL has announced another partnership, this one with FanDuel, the daily fantasy sports site. Beyond advertising, the partnership will include things like contests for ‘experiences’ like the Winter Classic. From someone who plays a lot of DFS, all I have to say is, “lol.” FanDuel is [...]
Western Goalie Round-Up
With our first month in the rearview, let’s take a quick look at how our goalies in the West are stacking up. We are using the Fantasy Hockey Geek (FHG) tool for rankings and the categories of save percentage, saves, goals against average, and wins. In our rankings below we have a player rank which [...]
Fantasy Hockey Podcast: Aberg! Stream Ahead!
Goalie confusion abounds on the newest episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast! Why are some of the best goalies actually awful so far? Why are some of the oldest 'tenders dodging regression for their 3rd year in a row? How badly should you want an awful goalie on one of the best teams [...]
Top 10 disappointing goalies
There’s no more important position in fantasy hockey than the goalie position. After all, you dress so many skaters that if a left winger has a bad week, the impact isn’t felt that much. If your netminder has an off week, you’re screwed and more than likely losing your matchup in head-to-head leagues, or [...]
Ramblings: “Slide” candidates down to two, Yanni’s out of his Gourde, and why is Skjei producing now? (Nov 05)
Ramblings: “Slide” candidates down to two, Yanni’s out of his Gourde, and why is Skjei producing now? (Nov 05) *** I remember when Barry Trotz coached the Predators. Year after year the prognosticators, myself included, would put the Preds near the bottom of a playoff spot, or just missing. Nashville always had a solid enough [...]
