Ryan Brudner (@fantasycheddar) - Goalies are a special type of player in fantasy hockey. They are rarely consistent, hard to predict, and their perceived values are always in flux. Many have opted toward a #ZeroG (shout out to Nate at Apples & Ginos) strategy due to the unpredictability of goalies. What further muddies the water [...]
In the spirit of Christmas and the Holiday season, this week will examine even strength lines combinations or players that have been gifts to fantasy owners this calendar year. On the flip side, who has been a lump of coal? We will take a look at some players who despite receiving favourable deployment, have disappointed. [...]
In last month’s poll I asked you to vote on which players exceeding expectations were likely to continue to do so for the entire season, versus coming back to earth. Now it’s time to turn our attention to those who, entering this season, were considered by most to be underperformers, whether based on draft position, [...]
The Blues will be without Torey Krug who is going to be re-evaluated in six weeks, which likely means at best eight weeks that he’s missing. It appears he was injured on the last shift of the Blues’ final game before the break. Calle Rosen draws back into the lineup, and immediately scored last night. [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss each team’s most disappointing player so far this season. Boston Bruins – Jeremy Swayman Heading into the 2022-2023 campaign, Linus Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman were expected to share the net in Boston. As such, there wasn’t much separation between the two in terms of fantasy value. Fast forward [...]
The NHL season is just about at the 40% mark for 2022-23, but most of our fantasy leagues have hit the halfway milestone. In a standard 12-team league, we’ve just finished round #11, meaning you have opposed each of your mates once. Time to take account - are you comfortably in, fighting for a playoff [...]
Welcome back from the holiday break! Time flies when we only have a few days off but it’s back to daily NHL action and we’re here to give fantasy owners some help. They (we) could be forgiven for overlooking some fantasy teams as the hustle of the holiday season can take precedent, and some may [...]
I wanted to look back at the rookies I had profiled at the beginning of the season. Upon reflection, two of my players haven’t played a game in the NHL this year and five others have been up and down from the minors. Here were my picks from my early October article. I started off [...]
Christmas is the time of giving, and that also holds true for fantasy hockey. Last Christmas, you may have gotten everything you wanted, but did you get a defenseman who scored 90 points, a New York Ranger who potted 50 goals or a 23-game point streak from a Toronto Maple Leaf? This past calendar year [...]
The 15th annual Midseason Guide will be released on Friday, January 13! Pre-order it here. This is included in the Platinum/Gold subscriptions only, or the Ultimate Fantasy Pack (not the Keeper League Pack). Just three weeks away! * I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and is enjoying their holiday so far. Still some family [...]
