Central Division Trade Deadline Primer (2017)
This week we’ll take a look at positional needs and potential swap scenarios in the Central Division. […]
This week we’ll take a look at positional needs and potential swap scenarios in the Central Division. […]
The Wild West: Trade Deadline – A Seller’s Market: Who’s Buying? Pacific Division With the Eastern and Western Conferences tightly-bunched and most teams still having playoff aspirations, just who will buy vs. sell vs. stand pat is largely undetermined, with bottom-dwelling Arizona and Colorado the only sure sellers. The next few weeks leading [...]
Leagues that count peripheral categories such as blocks, hits, penalty minutes, and faceoff percentage often require that teams search a bit harder for depth options. Players that score goals and dish assists are often already well-known based on traditional value, but players who contribute to peripheral categories traditionally lack fantasy value. Many such players are [...]
Leagues that count peripheral categories such as blocks, hits, penalty minutes, and faceoff percentage often require that teams search a bit harder for depth options. Players that score goals and dish assists are often already well-known based on traditional value, but players who contribute to peripheral categories traditionally lack fantasy value. Many such players [...]
Many factors can lead to a player overachieving. A player exceeding expectations can occur as much due to a player taking the next step in his game as a blip in shooting percentage. Either way the points are just as pleasant a surprise for poolies regardless of whether they are likely to continue long-term. [...]
In hockey, as nearly everywhere else, things look different in the summer and early fall. In this pre, pre-season time, NHL teams try to pick up key pieces to help their teams, and we follow suit on our fantasy teams thinking perhaps a change of scenery will spur great production from a bargain free [...]
Well damn! It was a wild World Junior Championships indeed. Not just because of the finish (fantastic or disappointing depending on whether you hang your skates north or south of the border) but also for the extraordinary performances the Minnesota Wild’s young guns displayed. Let’s take a look at these, and other notable efforts [...]
As vexing as It can be to rely on goaltenders that spend half their time on the bench, there can be benefits. We all know to pick up handcuffs, but sometimes we must look less at obtaining a handcuffed pair and more at collecting mismatched pieces. Unless you can nab one of the upper echelon [...]
Which goalies face the toughest shots? Using shot distance to consider goaltender performance. […]