Sometimes when I need inspiration for these Ramblings, I go through our Frozen Tools to look for players that may be of interest to the readers. Generally, this is through our most-viewed tool which can help us identify who is a popular player at any given moment. However, I also dig into some other of [...]
Welcome back to another edition of the Roos Lets Loose monthly mailbag, where I answer your fantasy hockey questions by giving advice that should be useful to all poolies even if they don’t own the specific players being discussed. As a reminder, if you want your fantasy hockey question(s) answered in the next mailbag, check [...]
I'm back from a week "off" after the birth of my first daughter. She's happy, healthy, and completely overwhelming. Lack of sleep and baby brain are a real thing here, and as a result I haven't been able to really get much time for hockey or for my thoughts over the last two weeks; and [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss the fantasy impact of recent free agent signings. We’ll focus on Mike Hoffman in particular, but I’ll also share a few quick thoughts on Erik Haula and Keith Yandle. Mike Hoffman Hoffman signed a three-year deal with the Canadiens, which comes with an average annual value (AAV) of [...]
Here are the top 120 defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - August edition! The free agents have signed and the 2021 draftees are in. Adjustments have been made, but these are all via eyeballing it. As I put together the Fantasy Guide, I go over each and every player with a fine-tooth [...]
We have finally reached the offseason. It took to the long weekend in August, but we finally reached the offseason. Honestly, this past season is just one giant blur. I was looking through some of my old tweets the other day for a specific tweet from this season and remembered the time Ralph Krueger, the [...]
With today's column, I’m bridging a few topics to drafting, graduating draft picks and current prospect pools. The ideal scenario for a successful team should be having a high success rate for draft picks in general, graduating those draft picks to the NHL and continue to keep the pipeline going for future drafts by having [...]
The last seven-to-10 days have been an exciting one for fantasy hockey general managers. The NHL draft means GMs in keeper and dynasty leagues can start prepping for their fantasy draft. Trades and free agency will see players in new situations, and fantasy players are excited to see what Connor Garland can do in a [...]
Here are the top 300 skaters to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - August edition! The free agents have signed and the 2021 draftees are in. Adjustments have been made, but these are all via eyeballing it. As I put together the Fantasy Guide, I go over each and every player with a fine-tooth [...]
The Fantasy Guide is out August 14, which is a very fast turnaround (fastest ever). * Non-fantasy relevant mostly, but some thoughts on the Jack Eichel situation. For those of you who didn’t know, Eichel’s agents put out a statement saying they felt Eichel should have been traded by now and using some strong words [...]
