You couldn’t write this, and be believed! With three games remaining - under a week now - that last Eastern Wild Card has four teams scrambling, and all within one point in the standings. Do the Penguins hold a theoretical advantage, with the single point lead? They play three playoff teams (unless the Islanders implode), [...]
Who wants it? Years ago, as I coached a tournament championship soccer game, at halftime I sent my kids to just look at the trophies under the tournament tent, and then come back. I explained that whichever team wanted it more would play harder, and then win. Prophetic. But what craziness are we watching in [...]
2025-26 This IS fantasy hockey, right? Since most of the people who’ll read a DFS article play in at least one keeper or dynasty league, indulge me in looking forward. In two seasons, the aging process will have claimed fantasy relevance from Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin (tho he’ll stick around to break the goal-scoring record), [...]
Hottest team in hockey Quietly, as no one noticed until this week, the Nashville Predators have compiled a 14-0-2 record since February 17. Today, they have the pleasure to entertain Dylan Larkin and the Detroit Red Wings at 5 pm ET, thus missing my lineup of 7 pm or later. BUT if somebody wanted some [...]
Happy St. Patrick’s weekend! And for fantasy hockey players, we are down to the last week, or maybe the last two days of your league before playoffs begin for about half of us. We start looking at specific opponents, hoping we get two more points than the next guy, or maybe one more category. At [...]
The trade deadline. Yes, this year’s deadline was yesterday. Wow. But let’s look at an equally chaotic trade season from 2022-23, and see whether those gotta-do-it deals are worth it. The Vegas Golden Knights would be a great place to start - on February 26, they acquired Ivan Barbashev in a one-for-one deal that sent [...]
Lightning in a bottle If you are reading this column, you play fantasy hockey. What you’re looking for is that magical hot streak that you can grab on the free agent market. Sure, they’re not worth Connor McDavid or Connor Bedard, but maybe a Connor McMichael? Through mid-to-late February, the Capitals’ third-line center had five [...]
Tonight’s matchups What a wonderful collection of games to occur at 7 or 8 PM! Dallas at Carolina, Boston at Vancouver, and Toronto at Colorado. It will be hard to choose one, and I suspect many of us will be flipping channels. Of these, my recommendation will be to pass on the Stars/Canes contest. Dallas [...]
Straight to the DFS this weekend - again, there are plenty of earlier options to fill my platter of prop bets, but for a DraftKings lineup I’ll focus on the six matchups that drop the pucks at 7 pm Eastern or later. Anchors away! Columbus Blue Jackets @ San Jose Sharks. No, these teams don’t [...]
A little extra time on my hands over the All-Star break and with this week's slow start, this is probably a dangerous thing for a part-time hockey writer. I’ve taken to look at one of my favorite topics: fantasy defensemen. Dobber came out with his monthly ranking of keeper/dynasty D-men. I’d point out that his [...]
