The Sabres goaltending plans, Staal's season hasn't been that bad, ane's importance to the Blackhawks and more... *** Dobber is taking your fantasy hockey questions - here. *** The Sabres blew it. They had a chance to clinch dead last with a loss to Carolina and they went out and won. You [...]
Lehtonen's shocking fantasy value, Calcutta auction as a way to spice up your office playoff pool and more... * Yesterday’s discussion of the loser point led to an interesting suggestion from a reader: make all overtime/shootout wins worth one point and overtime/shootout losses worth none. That certainly would certainly incentivize teams to go [...]
Bobrovsky with another late-season run, Carlson threatening the top five, Mark Stone's Calder push and more... * Sergei Bobrovsky is making a great late-season push for the third straight season. His numbers since returning from injury in early March: 11-2-0 – 2.44 GAA – .924 Save% Not quite as gaudy as [...]
Malkin and Kesler sit out, Brayden Schenn's outlook, why Penguins might fall in playoff pools and more... * No Malkin for the Penguins last night as he was a late scratch due to an undisclosed injury. Things are really going off the rails for Pittsburgh on the injury front. No Letang or [...]
The Flames have the best line in hockey, Hedman and Tarasenko hurt, Galchenyuk's woes, and more... * No Tyler Johnson for the Lightning last night, no problem. Ben Bishop stepped up with two assists. If your league doesn’t score goalie assists (and if you use Yahoo! it certainly doesn’t) then you aren’t getting the [...]
Byfuglien and Krejci return, Kreider's upside, Marleau slipping and more... * Dustin Byfuglien returned for the Jets last night and scored a goal but we might be dealing with too little, too late for most folks. I was hanging onto him in a couple of leagues and his absence and lack of IR [...]
Playing the splits with Varlamov and Mason, Simmonds done for the year, Sean Burke's impact and more... * I know that the use of split stats can be a highly contentious issue but I really feel as though when used properly they can have an extraordinary impact on your fantasy roster. Consider the [...]
Hamilton's injury is trouble for the Bruins, the Rangers offense awakens, Ekman-Larsson scores 20 and more... * The Bruins were without Dougie Hamilton yesterday due to injury. We still don’t know the severity as he’ll undergo tests today but generally that’s not a good thing. Certainly not for anyone vested in the Bruins. [...]
The Ducks’ confounding goaltending situation, Palat returns, Hall getting healthy and more… * Bruce Boudreau might be the biggest thorn in the side of fantasy players. His goalie strategy is a total enigma. I never know who is going to start games for the Ducks. Not the day of and certainly not [...]
Luongo returns, Soderberg's first goal in two months, Pirri's goal binge and more... * Huge win for the Senators last night pulling to within two points of the Bruins with a game in hand to boot. It wasn’t Andrew Hammond’s best start. In fact, it was his worst as the first time he [...]