A Carter Hart shutout during the fantasy playoffs? That’s right. Hart stopped 29 shots in a 3-0 blanking of the Red Wings in one of many early games on Saturday. John Tortorella definitely doesn’t believe in tanking, and that has shown in the Flyers’ recent play. Hart has now won his last four starts, while [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. With three weeks left in the regular season, most head-to-head leagues are in the midst of critical playoff matchups. At this point in the year, most players are known commodities—we know [...]
You asked, and then you asked again. I have listened, and finally had time to re-jig the whole cap rankings system. Regardless of league, Connor McDavid should be the first overall player, the highest rated player, and the first player ranked in any kind of trade or draft. I know that, you know that, and [...]
With many season-long leagues in the middle of their playoffs, I thought I’d briefly share the “playoffs” I’m participating in over on Underdog Fantasy, which may or may not be available for you to play depending on your location. This was a “best ball” type format which if you’re not familiar, you snake draft a [...]
I’m starting with a bone to pick. Another hockey writer, on another site (and no I don’t do their advertising work for them) wrote about the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lack of younger quality players - specifically top-five draft picks over the past several years - and that being the reason the Pens are fading, and will [...]
Patrik Laine is expected to miss the next two to four weeks with a tricep strain from Thursday’s practice. Unfortunate timing, as Laine had posted multiple points in each of his last three games and four of his past five games. Try to move Laine to an injured slot or the bench if you can, [...]
Welcome back everyone! As we move further into fantasy playoffs, I just want to stress something for those who may have not gotten this far before or are clinging onto the roster you already have. At some point there is going to be a player that you’re likely rostered for all or most of the [...]
In our last column we focused on short-term streaks, players that you want to take a look at for your do or die matchups. This week we are going to take the same sort of approach, but in terms of goalies. We will highlight a few teams that have had some changes, take a look [...]
For the next couple of weeks, I plan on doing an episodic series that will involve me breaking down a few players per week that I think are valuable additions for your fantasy playoffs. This is probably the tensest time of the year when it comes to calculating who you should target on the waiver [...]
Once the details of what happened to Washington defenceman John Carlson a few months ago, just seeing him back on the ice with the Capitals in practice was great to see. On Thursday night, he made his return to the lineup, playing on a pairing with Martin Fehervary. It is just nice to see a [...]
