Who would you rather own - Claude Giroux or Nicklas Backstrom? Rick Roos breaks it down... Although any poolie would be happy to have either Claude Giroux or Nicklas Backstrom on their fantasy team, both players will enter 2016-17 with new concerns for poolies who own them. In particular, can Giroux recover from three [...]
Should we be avoiding injury-prone players, or taking advantage of others' aversion to them? After I finished my winter 2015 Cage Match Tournaments on Band-Aid Boys, I made a note to do a future column where, instead of matching two players against each other, the battle (or I guess we’d call it a debate) [...]
Who is the better fantasy hockey option - Evander Kane or Boone Jenner? Breaking it all down for you... Battling this week are two coveted young multi-cat forwards: Evander Kane and Boone Jenner. Should we expect either to hit 60 points – health permitting – in the near future; and which one might have [...]
Great Cage Match this week - Cam Atkinson vs. Reilly Smith. Who is the better fantasy own both short and long term? This week we focus on two players who both made the leap from exactly 40 points in 2014-15 to 50+ this past season – Reilly Smith and Cam Atkinson. Were their jumps [...]
Digging deep on defensemen Alec Martinez and Erik Johnson. Who's the better own? Facing off this week are defensemen Alec Martinez and Erik Johnson. Both are 28, and seemingly at career crossroads. Can Martinez continue his late blooming to further improve? Will Johnson be able to climb back to previous production levels, which saw [...]
Who is the better fantasy own: Schwartz or Forsberg? Roos investigates - with a conclusion you might not expect One of the keys to winning fantasy leagues is determining the difference between players who’ve peaked early, versus those who’ll continue to improve. With that in mind this week’s battle is between Jaden Schwartz and [...]
Taking a close look at why two young players - Kevin Hayes and Ryan Strome - took a step back this season... This week we shine the Cage Match spotlight on two young players who took a step back in production this season - Ryan Strome and Kevin Hayes. Can both right their [...]
Who is the better fantasy own? Taking in-depth look at Shea Weber and Mark Giordano... A key question always facing fantasy GMs is whether established stars will continue to produce. After all, as they age, many top players can morph from fantasy force to liability, sometimes within the space of just one season. With [...]
Who is the better fantasy own - Nathan MacKinnon or Alex Galchenyuk This week we focus on Nathan MacKinnon and Alex Galchenyuk. Both have tasted success but also are seen as somewhat of a disappointment in fantasy circles given their draft slots and expectations that accompanied them entering the league as teens. Can either [...]
Battling this week are two forwards who were among the hottest in hockey at different points during 2015-16: Mark Scheifele, who’s been on fire of late, and Leon Draisaitl, who was lighting it up earlier. Which one is the best own for 2016-17 and beyond? Time to find out – Cage Match starts now! [...]
