For the most part, all is quiet on the Eastern fantasy front, which obviously makes a lot of sense considering the portion of the NHL’s schedule we’re currently navigating. However, with the calendar officially flipped to 2024 and NHL hockey set to return to regular-paced programming, there’s definitely a number of increasingly enticing fantasy spots [...]
Here are the Top 300 skaters to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - January edition! Happy New Year! Out January 12 - pre-order now! The 17th annual Midseason Fantasy Hockey Guide (order it here). As always, players with a rating within +/-5.0 of each other should be considered equal value, and at that point [...]
Welcome back to another edition of Lining Up and a Happy New Year to you and yours! This week and over the next couple of weeks, we will review the most noteworthy line combinations from each team over the last calendar year and see if there is any information we can use moving forward. Let’s [...]
The Professional Women’s Hockey League launched their inaugural season yesterday. Through all the ups and downs of the professional women’s hockey leagues over the last five-ish years, all the top players now have one league to play in. I will not profess to know the details of the behind-the-scenes machinations to get this done, so [...]
Happy New Year! This week, we are going to look at players in the Western Conference who are seeing top-six (forwards) or top-four (defenders) minutes, evaluating who might see that opportunity end sooner rather than later. The flip side to these players having their ice time reduced is that someone will need to replace them. [...]
Any time the calendar flips over to a new year, it's always fun to look back at some of the best fantasy performances from the previous year. Maybe the craziest thing about 2023 is that there weren't many awesome fantasy performances compared to 2022. There wasn't a Tage Thompson-type game, where he scored four goals [...]
In both life and fantasy hockey, perspectives shape information. The way you look at something influences what you take away from it, and how you feel about it. Usually, when we analyze a player’s production, we look at performance in a season – from October to April. However, shifting our lens gives us new perspective [...]
