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Is there a way to determine which playoff success stories will continue into next season? […]

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Rick reviews his 10 fearless forecasts from the fall. How did he fare? […]

  Poolies were hoping by now to have a better idea of what the future holds for Mika Zibanejad and Bo Horvat. Yet after another season in the books for each, we remain unsure of their fantasy trajectory and which one of the two is the better short and long term fantasy own. Fortunately Cage [...]

  Some highly rated prospects pan out; however, far more end up falling short of expectations, leaving a trail of disappointed poolies in their wake. Many of you were hoping for more/better by now from Sam Reinhart and Teuvo Teravainen, so the question becomes whether they’re simply taking a little longer to see their production [...]

Sometimes best laid fantasy plans don’t pan out. Take the Maple Leafs and Rangers defensemen -- this season, poolies grabbed Ryan McDonagh and Morgan Rielly, figuring they’d be in line for career best numbers. Not only did both fall short of lofty expectations, but fantasy attention shifted to Brady Skjei and Jake Gardiner, our Cage [...]

Cage Match - which disappointing power forward is the better fantasy own: Gabriel Landeskog or Boone Jenner? Rick Roos digs deep   Among the bigger fantasy disappointments for 2016-17 were Gabriel Landeskog (whose 33 points were barely half the 65 he posted just three seasons ago) and Boone Jenner (who managed only four more points [...]

Cage Match! Poolies who invested a lot in Jonathan Drouin and Jonathan Huberdeau have reason to be pleased with how both players fared in 2016-17. The question is whether their solid seasons were stepping stones to fantasy greatness. Let’s find out – Cage Match starts now!   Career Path and Contract Status Drouin, who just [...]

Goldipucks and the Three Skaters: Which player is too hot, which one is too cold...and which player just right?   Welcome back to another Goldipucks and the Three Skaters column! This will be the third and final installment for 2016-17, unless I decide to do a playoff edition. But either way, chances are it will [...]

In last week’s match, we covered two of the most pleasant surprises for 2016-17; so let’s pull a 180 and tackle two players who didn’t meet lofty expectations – Evgeny Kuznetsov and Ryan Johansen. At 24, both should be entering their prime; yet instead, it’s not even clear if/when they’ll again equal their previous highs [...]