For part two of this series we are going to look at Centers in the West. We will be using the Fantasy Hockey Geek ranking tool to get a ranking that combines all of a player’s stats for the searched categories. For the purposes of this series, the ranks are based on a 12 [...]
We are going to start this offseason by doing a quick recap and reviewing some top performers at each position in the West. We will touch on what happened to make their seasons so successful and I will give a few thoughts on if I think it is going to be sustainable. For [...]
Throughout the regular season the weekly Wild West column attempted to provide some player options of for your week ahead. About halfway through the season we did a check in to see how accurate those predictions were. I presented it for a couple of reasons: 1. My recommendations are only any good if they [...]
Last year around playoff time we took a break to look back and examine what we called “unlikely playoff heroes.” The idea is that every year a couple of very surprising players emerge as key players for their team’s playoff runs. As a fantasy drafter you don’t really need me to tell you who are [...]
There is an open debate about whether or not the final week of the regular season should be used during the fantasy hockey playoffs. On the one hand teams often change their lineups around. Key players on playoff teams might sit star players as a precaution. Similarly teams well out of the running might [...]
Chances are if you are reading this you are still involved in your playoffs. Maybe you made the final (Congrats!) or maybe you are playing for pride in your consolation (condolences). Either way there are two weeks left of the regular season and this is likely your last matchup. Like last week we are [...]
My leagues are in the thick of playoff season and at this point all of yours are likely there as well. For the last few weeks I have been trying to outline some players who seemed like they were well poised to help you get to the playoffs or in your first week. Part [...]
Over the last several weeks this column has provided some updates and recommendations for players that could be helping you in push for the playoffs, or your first round matchups. The one place that we haven’t touched on that review is goaltending. This week we are going to take a quick trip around the [...]
In a similar vein to last week, we are going to break with our usual mode slightly. Given this is the last week for many before their playoffs I wanted to make sure to spend some time going through a few more streaking players and provide a little commentary. If your playoffs start this [...]
(Editor's Note: due to the expected volume of content Monday, we are posting the Wild West a half day earlier) As everyone’s seasons start to wind down these last few weeks are key for anyone in the hunt for a playoff spot or a playoff bye. In honor of that need we turn to [...]
