Ramblings: Eichel continues to roll, Spooner out, Avs have an intriguing new line (Mar.08) *** First, some NHL news that is interesting, though perhaps lacking in fantasy tips… At the GM’s meeting in Florida, the NHL GMs shot down all rule change proposals. Among the rules that were shot down: - Icing called during [...]
The Top 100 defensemen to own in your points-only keeper leagues... As always, this ranking is for points-only keepers. Two players within 5.0 rating of each other are equal value and would depend on your needs. Factored are proneness to injury, immediate production, long-term production, depth chart and distance from prime years (age). [...]
The Top 300 skaters to own in your points-only keeper league - March edition. McDavid back on top The adjustments from the trade deadline are in and here are the results. Don't forget, +/- 5.0 rating points should be considered equal value and any trade involving two players in that range would depend on [...]
Ramblings: Elliott’s hot, Greiss is not; Plus Sheary, Guentzel, Pietrangelo and more (Mar.06) *** I hope you enjoyed Trade Deadline week. I know the “Day” was a bit of a dud, but GM’s are now making their moves several days prior. You know – as in…not waiting until the last minute. That’s smart policy, and [...]
Breaking down the 2017 Trade Deadline from a Fantasy Hockey perspective. March 1, 2017 JACKETS, STARS SWAP DEPTH To Columbus: Lauri Korpikoski (LW) To Dallas: Dillon Heatherington (D) Discuss here BRUINS PICK UP STAFFORD To Boston: Drew Stafford (RW) To Winnipeg: Conditional sixth-round pick (2017) See Analysis / Discuss here BOLTS FLIP [...]
The Winnipeg Jets have traded Drew Stafford to the Boston Bruins for a conditional sixth-round draft pick. The Jets get: cap space and a draft pick. The Bruins get: a player who was at one time a good fit as a second-line complimentary winger, but Stafford never fulfilled his potential and [...]
The Pittsburgh Penguins cleared some cap space by trading Steve Oleksy, Eric Fehr and a fourth-round pick to Toronto for Frank Corrado. They then grabbed Mark Streit from Tampa Bay (a team that just acquired him) for a draft pick. The Penguins get: a lot of depth on defense. Corrado is a sneaky [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers trade defenseman Mark Streit to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Valtteri Filppula, a fourth-round pick and a conditional seventh-round pick The Flyers get: an experienced centerman who can kill penalties and play on the power play. They had excess puck-moving defensemen and a shortage of experienced two-way forwards. The [...]
The Colorado Avalanche traded Andreas Martinsen to the Montreal Canadiens for winger Sven Andrighetto The Canadiens get: size. More size! In the past day or two they have added a 200-pound shot-blocker in Jordie Benn, a 210-pound two way defenseman in Brandon Davidson, a veteran agitator in Steve Ott and a 230-pound checker in [...]
The Los Angeles Kings have acquired Jarome Iginla from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a conditional pick in 2018 The Kings get: an aging and declining former superstar who offers up a lot of experience. Jarome Iginla is on pace to score 11 goals this year, which would be a career low. But you [...]
