be starting to see the beginning of some trends. However, we won't know if these are trends for a few more weeks, but it may be too late by then if you're hoping to snag some players off the waiver wire. Of course, it could be a game or two that is skewing numbers. Nonetheless, [...]
With the NHL preseason wrapping up on Saturday night and final roster decisions still to come (depending on what time you read this), fantasy GMs have been following the preseason action to determine who might be worth rostering on their squad. While you can expect the superstars to be ready for the start of the [...]
Maybe it was because it was the first full season in three years, but it felt as if plenty more players were reaching 70 points than we had seen in years, even though that wasn't the case. Pick up the 17th Annual Fantasy Guide here - always updated! One thing I've noted since I've been [...]
While 50 goals are the number most fantasy general managers drool over, scoring 40 goals in today's NHL is a great accomplishment. Only 37 players have scored 40 goals a season in the past 10 years. While there are plenty of the usual names, there are a few surprises (Matt Duchene, Brayden Point, William Karlsson [...]
This time of year, every fantasy general manager believes they are Nostradamus, especially when it comes to players that we think other general managers are sleeping on. Aside from winning the championship, there's perhaps no greater feeling than when we hit on those sleeper picks. It gives one a sense of validation that they know [...]
Hope and optimism are great things to have in fantasy hockey, but a healthy dose of realism can go a long way to ensuring your success. Not every player can always be great. And not every player can be successful every season. Some years, players have setbacks. Last week, I focused on players who might [...]
One of the things I've often been curious about is in regards to how long fantasy general managers will continue drafting a player believing this will be that player's bounce-back year. I am guilty of this. In my points-only keeper league, I drafted Ryan Kesler three years in a row, always in the last round [...]
I always believe that the release of the Dobber guide is the unofficial start of the hockey fantasy season, but many others consider the fantasy season begins when Yahoo opens their fantasy hockey site. The best part of the Yahoo site is the mock drafting, as it allows fantasy general managers to see which players [...]
Yahoo has recently opened up its fantasy hockey, and with it, its mock draft rooms. Mock drafts are an important tool in understanding how your fellow general managers feel about certain players. It allows you to prepare different draft strategies in preparation for your fantasy draft. For instance, maybe you want to try the zero-goalie [...]
Figuring out which bubble players to drop and which ones to keep will lead to the most challenging decisions a fantasy general manager will have in the offseason. There are just too many unanswered questions. "Will the player be used on the top line or third line on their new squad? Will they lose their [...]
