Here are the Top 200 forward prospects to own in fantasy hockey (points-only leagues). This month the 2017 draftees make their debut. Prospects within +/-5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal and become just a matter of personal preference. o= offensive t=two-way p=power forward os=offensive small Get our 11th annual Fantasy [...]
Ramblings: Thoughts on Marleau, Yakupov, Radulov and cheap but solid signings, (July 05) *** I was just giving kudos to the Maple Leafs for an excellent July 1st. At this point my advice to NHL GM’s is to just sign nobody except depth players and fill out your AHL team. That’s what’s best. I don’t [...]
Here are the Top 100 points-only keeper league defensemen to own - July edition Curated from yesterday's full Top 300 skaters (click here), here are the defensemen broken out. Don't forget - +/-5.0 ratings are considered equal value and at that point depend on need and preference. Def. Rk Player Team Rating July [...]
Here are the Top 300 skaters to own in a points-only full keeper league - July edition. For this month I adjusted for new teams and added in this year's draftees. However, the full player-by-player audit (because of the Fantasy Guide) will be reflected in this list in the August version. Also note that [...]
The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed veteran winger Chris Kunitz to a one-year deal worth $2 million. The Lightning get: an experienced Cup-winning veteran who plays with grit, can still chip in some offense and steps up his game in the postseason. Kunitz has 23 points in 44 playoff games over the last [...]
Delayed as I waited for the dust to settle from the past week. Here are the Top 100 goalies to own in your keeper league, June edition Compare goalie value by tier, not by rating. Rating is left in there in case you really want to split hairs, but within the same tier it becomes [...]
The Arizona Coyotes acquired center Derek Stepan and goaltender Antti Raanta from the New York Rangers for defenseman Anthony DeAngelo and a 2017 first-round pick. The Coyotes get: Their No.1 center and a new No.1 goaltender. I think Coyotes' fans will find that Raanta is a better goaltender than Mike Smith - especially [...]
Further to my post earlier today on the forwards (read it here), here are the defensemen and goaltenders for the Vegas Golden Knights. Vegas loaded up on defensemen with the strategy that they would use them as trade bait and further stockpile draft picks. So much of the below will change. Defensemen Theodore – [...]
This year’s expansion process is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. Prior expansion teams were selected without worrying about a salary cap. They didn’t have Cap Friendly to run through hundreds of mock scenarios. They didn’t have Twitter from which they could gather feedback and opinions. They also didn’t have 30 teams from which to [...]
The Top 50 prospect defensemen to own in fantasy hockey - June edition. Also see the Top 200 prospect forwards for fantasy hockey, posted here yesterday. As noted in yesterday's list, the players are rated based on upside, certainty and wait time. See yesterday's post at the bottom for a list of this month's [...]
