The tortoises and hares among Western Conference forwards, four weeks into the season Tortoises and Hares: Forwards (2016) 10 games into the year pretty much marks the kick-off of panic season. It becomes easier to slip into panic mode the more players off to bad starts that reside on one team. Now is the [...]
The tortoises and hares among Western Conference defensemen, three weeks into the season Tortoises and Hares: Defensemen (2016/17) If hot starts meant good seasons and slow starts meant bad seasons than Brian Savage would still be playing and Jarome Iginla would be out of the league. This early in the season wacky inflated shooting [...]
The tortoises and hares among Western Conference teams, two weeks into the season... The Canucks and the Oilers are running away with the Pacific division, while Nashville, a preseason favorite, has struggled to get off the blocks. The Kings look to have had their season ruined by Jonathan Quick’s injury unless they can find [...]
Taking an early look at nine key Western Conference line combos/defense duos so far. Line Combos of Note There are always some line combinations that bear watching at the beginning of every season, combinations that if they hold could foretell a changing in the fortunes of a specific player. It could mean that a [...]
Six Western Conference training camp surprises with fantasy implications With all the preseason games having come to an end and the last cuts happening the opening day rosters are coming into focus. As always there will be surprises and players no one expected to have an impact will suddenly become relevant. In something of [...]
Four interesting training camp battles of fantasy note in the Western Conference Camp Battles With the start of the NHL regular season roughly 10 days away and most players in camps with the completion of the World Cup camp battles are starting to sort themselves out. In some cases the results of these battles [...]
Deep Dive: Explaining shooting percentage and what it means to fantasy hockey. (Editor's note: Although Rick Nash is in the Eastern Conference, he is a great example to use for changes in shot percentage) Shooting percentage has become a major tool in fantasy hockey because of its potential ability to identify players due [...]
Six Western Conference players who are bound to decline this season... This week we’ll start with Patrick Kane, as he is the surest bet to decline this year - but nobody should care. Writing about Kane in this column would not, and should not, change anyone’s mind about him. Kane could decline by 20 [...]
Seven slumping players in the Western Conference destined to rebound in 2016-17 On the Rebound This list, as per usual, is largely a list of the players in the Western Conference who are most likely to rebound from an off year. Injuries are largely ignored unless the rebound is in their rate of production [...]
Six players in the Western Conference poised for a breakout season... Picking a breakout player can be a huge boon for a fantasy hockey team as it is the epitome of buying low and maximizing return on the value of a player. At almost no other time, other than a major rebound season, a [...]
