Monthly Archives: September 2020

Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Salary Implications, Keeper Decisions, and Trading First Overall

By |2020-09-28T13:17:04-04:00September 30th, 2020|Roos Lets Loose|

Normally, we’d be on the cusp of opening day for the 2020-21 campaign. But instead, things are vastly different, and we’ve just begun the offseason! Of course, there is no offseason for the mailbag, where I answer your fantasy hockey questions while also giving advice that should be useful to all poolies even if they [...]

Ramblings: A New Era Begins on Broadway, Trade Rumours, and Players Heading Overseas (Sept. 30)

By |2020-09-29T22:45:59-04:00September 29th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

We are now in full-on offseason Rambling mode. I’m not going to lie, this hurts me. Normally, we have to slug our way through this seek and destroy situation for about four months. We already did it from March to July and now we’re looking at four more months of offseason rambling before the puck [...]

Eastern Edge: Krug’s value outside of Boston; Provorov and Chabot on the power play

By |2020-09-29T14:33:37-04:00September 29th, 2020|Eastern Edge|

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll take a look at power-play production from defensemen across the Eastern Conference. In particular, we’ll take a look at Torey Krug’s anticipated departure from Boston and how that may affect his fantasy hockey value. You’ll also see a few notes on Ivan Provorov and Thomas Chabot. There’s definitely a [...]

Ramblings: Tampa lifts the Cup; thoughts on Petry; Stewart retirement; Hägg extended; Pirri and Sikura traded – September 29

By |2020-09-28T23:18:45-04:00September 29th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final had much the pace of most of the series: slow but controlled by Tampa Bay. To wit: at the mid-point of the second period, the game had seen 20 total shots on goal, with just seven from Dallas Stars sticks. That control led to a 2-0 lead for [...]

Top 10 Young Iron Men

By |2020-09-27T22:58:25-04:00September 28th, 2020|Fantasy Hockey Top 10|

Generally speaking, you always hear the bit of fantasy advice that tells you to stay away from Band-Aid boys. After all, you can’t trust them to stay in your lineup, and getting injured at the wrong time can sink your championship dreams. However, if you’re staying away from Band-Aid boys, don’t forget to give iron [...]

Keeping Karlsson: Mikko Mill

By |2020-09-28T01:20:47-04:00September 28th, 2020|Keeping Karlsson|

On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian are joined by Short Shifts' Ben Burnett, who makes his triumphant return to the podwaves after 6 months! Together, they share their takeaways from the NHL's Return to Play. Do player performances in the RTP have any real impact on the way [...]

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