Monthly Archives: August 2020

Wild West: Three-One Leads in the Bubble

By |2020-08-31T14:19:06-04:00August 31st, 2020|The Wild West|

Playoff Western Leaders Goals – 9 – Bo Horvat - Vancouver Assists – 13 – Nathan MacKinnon - Colorado Points – 21 – Nathan MacKinnon - Colorado PPP – 10 – Elias Pettersson - Vancouver Shots on Goal – 54 – Nathan MacKinnon - Colorado PIM – 44 – Antoine Roussel  - Vancouver Best plus/minus [...]

Top 10 High Offensive Zone Starts

By |2020-08-31T01:42:39-04:00August 31st, 2020|Fantasy Hockey Top 10|

Last week, we looked at fantasy-relevant players that had significant more defensive zone starts than in the offensive zone. For some of these players, that usage has hindered their offense. After all, starting in the defensive zone means you’re 200 feet away from scoring. However, starting in the offensive zone doesn’t always help either. As [...]

Ramblings – Thoughts on the Avalanche getting steamrolled, Beauvillier, Fleury, Miller and more (August 31)

By |2020-08-31T01:38:15-04:00August 31st, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

Last week I broke ground on the 2020-21 Fantasy Hockey Guide. It’s my 15th Guide. The timeline will be tight this year, with Free Agency opening up on October 9 and the season kicking off December 1 (tentatively). Many of your drafts will be held in late October, so I want to get this guide [...]

Keeping Karlsson: For Boeser or Worse

By |2020-08-31T00:31:13-04:00August 31st, 2020|Keeping Karlsson|

On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast: What does anti-racism have to do with hockey?See a list of hockey+anti-racism Twitter accounts, podcasts and recent articles at keepingkarlsson.com/blmDoes Kapanen going to Pittsburgh change anything for his or anyone else's fantasy value?Why is Dallas scoring so much, why is Philadelphia scoring so little, and what [...]

Ramblings: Another Lehner Shutout, Varlamov Continues to Shine, Palat Scoring on Top Line (Aug 30)

By |2020-08-30T01:51:07-04:00August 30th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

After a two-day pause to promote social justice and racial equality, NHL teams were back in action on Saturday with three games. Tampa Bay 3, Boston 1 (Tampa Bay leads series 3-1) After losing Game 1, the Lightning have struck for three consecutive wins and are now one win away from the Eastern Conference Final. [...]

The Journey: Prospects Needing A Change of Scenery

By |2020-08-29T10:23:18-04:00August 29th, 2020|The Journey|

Welcome back for another installment of The Journey. In the midst of all this entertaining playoff action, two clubs, both of which were eliminated in the qualifying round, blessed us with a fun announcement. That’s right folks, we had a trade. In case you missed it, here is a recap of the deal: Pittsburgh Penguins [...]

Ramblings: Postponements; new articles and pods; Pietrangelo’s future; the Islanders; game presentation – August 28

By |2020-08-27T15:04:40-04:00August 28th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

I wanted to take the time to highlight some of the work our writers, podcasters, and editors have been doing around the site of late. Of course, there needs to be a mention of our Prospects Report. Dobber and our prospect team put in thousands of combined hours of scouting, writing, and editing to put [...]

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