It’s never a good thing to overreact to early-season returns in fantasy hockey. Every season is littered with players that start off hot before quickly fading. Remember when Sven Andrighetto started the season with six points in five games? He went pointless in his next five games and was a minus-eight in the span before [...]
This is the time of year when it’s easiest to take advantage of a general manager who is freaking out over their superstars slow starts. There are many players that are struggling. If you believe these players will rebound (as the majority of them will undoubtedly do), you may be able to get them for [...]
We’re just two weeks into the season, and there are some interesting trends starting to emerge when it comes to power-play usage. Of course, it is still early in the season and we are dealing with a fairly small sample size, b looking at these things early can help make a final decision if you [...]
It’s impossible to find trends this early in the season. After all, most teams have played one or two games. One bad match can really skew numbers one way or another. But it is a good time to have a look at those games and see if you can find anything that is worth [...]
We are two days away from the start of the NHL season, and it feels like we have more unanswered questions than usual as we move into the season. Most drafts are finalized, and we’re all sitting back expecting to contend for the championship, but there are plenty of things left up in the air. [...]
With most fantasy drafts taking place over the next couple of weeks, this is a good time to look at players that are on the injury list and how it could impact a teammate or two. It’s important to not overlook anyone when finalizing your draft rankings. As an example, an injury to Jonathan Huberdeau [...]
One of the most frustrating aspects of fantasy hockey is getting stuck with goalies that are stuck in a timeshare. This why it is so important to draft a true number one goalie instead of waiting until the later rounds. It’s better to draft a netminder who is guaranteed 60 starts than to be stuck [...]
We’re now at the stage where a 70-point season has to be considered elite. Only about 2.6 per cent of players will get to 70 points this year, if recent history is any indication. Nineteen players had at least 70 points last season. Seven of them hit the mark for the first time in their [...]
Players who start the majority of their shifts in the offensive zone means one of two things: Either that player is excellent on offense, or horrible on defense. As a Habs fan, I always remember Yanic Perreault’s seasons with Montreal. Even though he was the best faceoff guys in the league (he won 61.4 per [...]
In every hockey league season, there are always a few players who completely shock us with their production. Last year saw guys like Eric Staal, Brad Marchand and Conor Sheary outperform pretty much every projection there was. This year will be no different. Predicting these players is difficult, but it’s also a lot of [...]
