It’s a relatively minor injury for Connor McDavid, but fantasy teams will be without his services for at least a few games. The Oilers announced on Sunday that McDavid will be sidelined 1-2 weeks with an upper-body injury. McDavid appeared to be in discomfort late in the third period of Saturday’s game and left the [...]
Jake Sanderson is off to a fast start and appears poised for a breakout. Sanderson scored a power-play goal while taking four shots, giving him goals in back-to-back games and six points over his last four games. Sanderson has also taken over the top power play from Thomas Chabot. Sanderson is also being used on [...]
Since Friday features just two games, I’ll dive into analysis of the late games on Thursday. In a seven-goal outburst for Seattle, Matty Beniers recorded his first point of the season (an assist) in his fifth game. In terms of total icetime, it’s difficult to determine which power-play unit is the top one for the [...]
Before I start on the usual fantasy hockey discussion, Dobber shared some tough news earlier in the day. https://twitter.com/DobberHockey/status/1715022525904609534 It’s not easy to find the right words when something like this happens. When Dobber phoned me earlier to deliver this unfortunate news, all I could say is that I was sorry and that I hoped [...]
With very few games played so far, the October rankings simply include some minor tweaking to factor in early-season injuries. As of September, the updated stat categories for the Roto Rankings are as follows: Goals, Assists, Special Teams Points, Shots on Goal, Penalty Minutes, Hits, and Blocked Shots. Bangers also has full projections available, which [...]
First Saturday of the season! Lots of hockey to break down. No Taylor Swift coverage, I promise. Because of Connor Bedard, the Blackhawks have become must-watch TV whenever they are broadcasted nationally. Nothing against the Wild/Leafs or Flames/Penguins, which are both decent matchups in and of themselves. Yet here I am viewing two of the [...]
With many teams, it’s a matter of picking between one goalie or the other. Yet with the defending Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights, both can be rostered in fantasy leagues. After Adin Hill was in net for a 4-1 win over Seattle on opening night, Logan Thompson also picked up a win with the same [...]
The Minnesota Wild have signed Ryan Hartman to a three-year extension with a $4 million AAV. After scoring an outlier 34 goals and 65 points in 2021-22, Hartman fell to just 15 goals and 37 points in 59 games last season. Over a full season, he still would have reached 50 points, so there’s still [...]
With the puck about to drop on the 2023-24 season, our writers weigh in on their predictions for both player and team awards and accomplishments. Brief observations: The Edmonton Oilers are all over both our player and team picks. From a player standpoint, Connor McDavid is the clear favorite for both the Hart Trophy and [...]
At this time of year there’s a ton of injury and roster cut news to sift through, so I’ll try to pull out the most fantasy-relevant stories. Jared Spurgeon is currently listed as week-to-week with an upper-body injury (possibly a shoulder injury) suffered in Thursday’s preseason game. Spurgeon has been an underrated fantasy defenseman for [...]
