The NHL season starts Tuesday, which means on Wednesday, we'll start to see fantasy general managers either start to panic or be overly optimistic based on the first day of action. Over the last few weeks, this top 10 column has also focused on optimism. We've looked at players who could score 50 goals for [...]
One of my favorite things to do each preseason is to try to figure out which players have a shot of reaching 70 points for the first time in their careers. Some of these players may be obvious choices, some may be sleepers and some may be complete long shots, but in points-only leagues, finding [...]
Each preseason, one of my favorite columns to write tries to point out potential first-time 70-point players. Last year saw eight defensemen reach the 70-point mark. It could have potentially been 10 players to reach that plateau, however, injuries to Cale Makar and Roman Josi put a stop to that. The last time we experienced [...]
Scoring 50 goals is a tough benchmark to hit, but we've been seeing it more in the past couple of years. The last two seasons have seen nine 50-goal seasons, with Leon Draisaitl as the only player to hit the mark twice. The last time we had this many 50-goal scorers within a two-season timeframe [...]
As the popular expression goes, fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. All too often, fantasy general managers can be found to be the fools, trusting players to bounce back to heights that are normally too high to begin with. We have seen this with Mathew Barzal for the past [...]
Impatience is too often one of the root causes of a fantasy team's downfall, and it's not just when dealing with younger players taking a while to break out. Veterans who struggle, either on the ice or with injuries, are often discarded too quickly. Fantasy GMs believe these players have lost a step, have been [...]
One of the things I love about the keeper leagues I participate in is the uniqueness of a couple of rules. I've been in leagues that are straightforward keeper leagues, which are great but always seemed to be lacking something that made them stand out. I know there are plenty of people who prefer the [...]
Let the fantasy season begin! That's the thought that goes through many fantasy hockey general managers when Yahoo opens up its fantasy hockey website. I've always said that the opening of Yahoo is the unofficial start of the fantasy season, and you can see it start to reflect in some of Yahoo's rankings. Already there [...]
Last week, Yahoo! opened its NHL fantasy website, which gives many fantasy hockey general managers a great option to get a glimpse of how the fantasy general public feels about certain players. Maybe the best aspect of Yahoo fantasy is its mock drafts. This gives you a chance to see where players are ranked in [...]
Once again for Dobber's fantasy guide, I contributed a column talking about 20 non-rookie players who probably won't do much this season, but will be awesome in a few years. Normally when I finish this column for the guide, I have a grouping of leftover players that didn't make the final list as there are [...]
