With Kailer Yamamoto and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins sidelined, the Oilers iced a less-than-ideal lineup. And you can tell that Coach Jay Woodcroft felt that way because man did he ever shorten the bench. Four players saw under 7:45 of ice time, three other players saw under 12:45. That means five players topped 21:56, with Leon Draisaitl [...]
Here are the Top 100 goaltenders to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - February edition! Click any name to be taken to his fantasy hockey profile. Below are the first three tiers. I posted the an additional two tiers over at Goalie Post here (as well as a few bonus names to watch). Tier [...]
This injury to Brendan Smith looks pretty serious: https://twitter.com/SportsLigma/status/1495466054201622532 The result was Brady Skjei, Jaccob Slavin and Brett Pesce each seeing over 25:30 of ice time on Sunday against the Penguins. Seth Jarvis saw a near season-low for ice time. His 9:22 was only above the 9:14 that he saw in the second game of [...]
Here are the top 50 defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - February edition! As always, players ranked between +/-5.0 rating points should be considered equal and at that point become a matter of personal bias or team need. Don't forget, you can check out all of our rankings going back over a [...]
Here are the top prospect forwards to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - February edition! As always, players with a Prospect Rating between +/-5.0 rating points should be considered equal value and at that point become a matter of team need or personal bias (i.e. wait time vs. upside vs. certainty). Click a player [...]
The Montreal Canadiens have traded Tyler Toffoli to the Calgary Flames for prospect Emil Heineman, a first- and a fifth-round draft pick. The Flames get: a (COVID pro-rated) two-time 30-goal scorer coming off a pro-rated 38-goal season. Toffoli is only on pace for 58 points this season, but he has 17 points in his last [...]
As a reminder from your friendly neighborhood fantasy guy – do not forget to acknowledge Valentine’s Day with your loved one. Between COVID and the Superbowl, it will be easy to let things like that slide. * It’s been a surprising season in many regards when it comes to surprise player production. Leading the way, [...]
A couple of years ago, I posted this article and was asked to provide updated thoughts by a reader. Checking that article again, I found it interesting. Seeing the value of players then versus now. I thought I nailed it, though Fox is obviously no longer a “long shot”. Hey – at least I mentioned [...]
Here are the top defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - February edition! As always, defensemen rated within +/-5.0 of each other should be considered equal, which is why I put them in groups as we get further down. *** Jonesing for some fantasy hockey during the All-Star Break? It's not too late [...]
Here are the top skaters to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - February edition! As always, players with a rating within +/-5.0 of each other should be considered equal value. Players are ranked based on upside, 3YP (three-year average of likely future peak seasons in the NHL), proneness to injury, current season's pace, strength [...]
