With the NHL season now officially past the unofficial quarter pole, teams across the league are already starting to jockey for position and separate pretenders from contenders - which means we are in store for some tantalizing betting situations this fine Saturday. Aside from the juicy 13-game schedule on tap, there is also no shortage [...]
After an uncharacteristically small slate of games for last week’s DFS Saturday, we’re back to regularly scheduled programming tonight with a hefty 12-game one. With so many teams and players in action, I strongly recommend giving our tools at DFS Central a look. They can help you sift through all these names and single out [...]
I’m covering for Ian today, and since I’m out of my normal routine, I’m going to jump out of my usual wheelhouse and focus a bit more on some prospects today. Before I get to that though, a few game and injury notes, updates, and thoughts. * Patrik Laine made his return (again) from an [...]
Anyone out there ever been in one of those dog fight fantasy matchups? You know the ones if you play in head-to-head leagues, between the two of you the lead has changed daily and both of you are so far and away have the highest points totals in the league. If that’s you this week [...]
Today I want to return to an article I wrote back in August attempting to predict some players on the cusp of a breakout. We will be taking a look at some of the predictions made, and see how the recommended players are performing now. The premise was based on an article posted in June [...]
Cal Petersen being placed on waivers wasn’t something I had predicted before the season, even if he wasn’t going to unseat Jonathan Quick as the Kings starter. Yet with an .888 SV% and negative GSAA (goals saved above average) dating back to the start of last season, it was becoming more and more apparent that [...]
Here are the Top 300 skaters to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - December edition! As always, players ranked between +/- 5.0 rating points should be considered equal value and at that point it becomes a matter of team needs or personal bias. Announcement: The 15th annual Midseason Fantasy Hockey Guide will be out [...]
It is Thursday once again, so let’s find some winning NHL props. We have 11 games on the NHL schedule tonight, which is plenty when trying to find some winning prop bets. I’ve taken my time to look over every matchup tonight, and I think I’ve found a few props that can win us some [...]
Starting this month, as part of my NHL DFS column, I’m planning a Thursday feature that’s tentatively titled “What’s wrong with…(playoff teams),” and my first examination will be the Tampa Bay Lightning. No, they haven’t collapsed, they’re not tanking, they have no plans to enter the Connor Bedard sweepstakes - - in fact, not a [...]
Kris Letang missed Tuesday night’s game for Pittsburgh with what the team said was an illness. He wasn’t on the ice for practice on Wednesday and missing that kind of time with an illness made me think he had whatever is going on with Aleksander Barkov. Unfortunately, it seems a lot more serious than that: [...]
