Rambling about Elliott, Bishop, Giroux, a couple of prospects and more *** Seven wins. That’s all that’s left from declaring Brian Elliott a Stanley Cup winner. So if he wins the Cup, would that finally put an end to the Elliott vs. Allen battle for next season? I would give you an unequivocal “yes”…were [...]
The Top 50 Prospect Defensemen to own in fantasy hockey, May edition. Parayko, Werenski make strides... Here are this month's top defense prospects to own in a points-only keeper league. Taking into account the organization depth chart, wait time, upside and NHL certainty. This month the graduated players from this list were: Noah [...]
The Top 200 Prospect Forwards to own in fantasy hockey, May edition. Aho, Vrana, Prince move up, Caggiula debuts... Here are this month's top prospects to own in a points-only keeper league. Taking into account the organization depth chart, wait time, upside and NHL certainty. "Type" is measured by offensive/offense-small/power forward/two-way. Because every player [...]
Rambling about the puck-over-glass-gate; Also – Vey, Hamonic, Husso, Johnson and more *** The Penguins will face the Lightning in the Eastern Conference Semi-Final. If you missed the game, just know that for the next two or three decades, Washington fans will refer to it as the ‘5-on-3 game’. Because in the third period of [...]
Ramblings: Isles post-mortem; more thoughts on Caggiula; Khokh is gone; Boudreau should relax; and more... *** In case you don’t follow me on Twitter or missed this Thursday, or you don’t subscribe to our newsletter, this year’s products are now available for presale in the shop. The first product – the Fantasy Prospects Report – [...]
Top 100 Defensemen (May): Letang, Shatty, Carlson get bumps... These defensemen were pulled from the Top 300 Keeper League Players list. Get details on criteria (points-only keeper leagues - and other factors) here. Def. Rk Player Team Rating May Apr 1 Erik Karlsson OTT 135.1 11 9 2 John Klingberg DAL 100.6 28 28 [...]
Top 300 Fantasy Hockey Keeper League Players - May edition. Crosby recaptures the crown. And look! There's McDavid... In your points-only keeper leagues, here are the top 300 players to own. Remember, positions don't matter (so a defenseman may be undervalued here vs. in your league). Other factors - potential points longterm, their likely [...]
Ramblings: pylons in Dallas, injuries in Boston, Wilson on fire, my Calder picks and more *** Big day tomorrow. It should have been Monday but I’ve been waiting for the final word from Draft Kings as to whether or not they want me to offer their $10 Ultimate Fantasy Pack deal for the third straight summer. [...]
Fantasy Impact: Toronto Maple Leafs have signed KHL star defenseman Nikita Zaitsev to a one-year contract. The Leafs get: a 24-year-old offensive defenseman who is a late bloomer. Never drafted, Zaitsev blossomed in the KHL in 2014-15 when he finished ninth among defensemen in scoring with 32 points in 57 games. He finished 15th [...]
Ramblings: Everything is coming up Milhouse for the Leafs. Also – Matt Murray, Brooks Orpik and more *** Last call! Details on the DobberHockey Hockey Pool winners and prizes – find out here if you won, and how to claim your prize. Fourteen out of the 20 winners have reached out to me and claimed [...]
