Coming down from my sugar-high, as I had fewer trick-or-treaters than I’d bought candy for…. I think Tage Thompson probably understands this “high” after his 6-point, 9-shot night, eh? But getting down to business, I was looking at unsustainable numbers both for highs and lows, and drawing up potential stacks for fantasy plays tonight. With [...]
Happy Halloween! First, my “costume” for this past Tuesday, as an NHL prognosticator, didn’t win any contest but wasn’t totally torn in half either. Marc-Andre Fleury shined in Montreal (26 saves on 27 shots, 0.963 Sv%), and while neither Artemi Panarin nor Aleksander Barkov found the scoresheet, they totaled 12 shots on goal, so the [...]
Today I’m beginning the transition from Yahoo DFS to the DraftKings site, which I prefer - although today I’ve intentionally made my selections similar for comparison. I’d prefer not to celebrate my results from Thursday, first truly spectacular “miss” of the season. For today and Thursday, I’ll list both the Yahoo and DraftKings fantasy costs. [...]
So I hit the nail squarely on its head Tuesday, with my New Jersey coming-out party. Dougie Hamilton, Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt, and Mackenzie Blackwood totaling 54.5 fantasy points, AND then my foresight of Philly and Buffalo traveling into Tampa and Edmonton and coming away with road wins…. Yeah, you didn’t see that coming either. [...]
The season has started, and some teams have outperformed expectations (Boston, Vegas, Philly), while others have laid the proverbial eggs (Vancouver, Minnesota, Ottawa). Trust me, no team will be 82-0 or 0-82 by mid-April, so those deep breathing exercises might be warranted. For today’s matchups, I’m choosing to focus on the New Jersey Devils. Two [...]
Like many fantasy managers, I scan the free agent market for each of my leagues. Sometimes I’m looking for replacement players due to injuries (or just questionable drafting), but just as often it’s for a spot starter or a few games’ gamble on a young guy... which brings up my quick comments before a DFS [...]
Oh my. Another NHL season is already underway, and I hope your fantasy drafts went better than my last one. Trying to beat the clock in round 8, I typed in B J O R and accidentally rested my thumb on the edge of my phone… BJORNFOT instead of the Seattle first-liner. Yeah. DFS. I’m [...]
This is the fourth and final installment of my bold and too-early predictions for the NHL season. Just before Labor Day, I saw that there were no real playoff predictions yet, and thought I would get in my prognostications before the floodgates opened. Let others pick me apart afterwards. My first three entries are here, [...]
Just as the Eastern Conference saw many teams add key players over the off-season, the Western half of the NHL isn’t looking like the same 16 teams that started out last season. 2021 saw the Colorado Avalanche win Lord Stanley’s Cup, Connor McDavid’s team (finally) win two playoff rounds, and the Vegas Golden Knights miss [...]
This is my second article predicting the final 2022-23 NHL standings. Who’s in, who’s not. Obviously, I have no fear of sticking my neck out, as my Daily Fantasy plays have taught me that the safe options rarely pay. The first article, teams #16 - #9, is here. These are my playoff teams, each with [...]
