Eastern Edge

 

In the weekly piece “Eastern Edge”, TJ Branson breaks down the latest fantasy information from the standpoint of the Eastern Conference – the streaks, the slumps, the line combinations and much more. 
 

Eastern Edge: Matchups to target

By |2020-03-03T12:27:10-05:00March 3rd, 2020|Eastern Edge|

 In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll take a look at which skaters you should target, based on the quality of their opposition’s defense this week. First, I sorted each team based on the average number of goals they allowed over the past month. You’ll notice this allows us to better appreciate recent trends. For example, [...]

Eastern Edge: Analyzing head-to-head playoff goaltending schedules

By |2020-02-25T14:10:57-05:00February 25th, 2020|Eastern Edge|

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll take a look at which Eastern Conference goalies to target during the fantasy hockey playoffs, based on the offensive strength of their remaining opponents. To determine ‘offensive strength’, I ranked each team based on their goals scored per game and assigned a score based on that ranking. For example, [...]

Eastern Edge: Using the remaining schedule to your advantage

By |2020-02-18T18:14:49-05:00February 18th, 2020|Eastern Edge|

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll focus on fantasy playoff schedules. I created a few tables to help you visualize your fantasy lineup over the next few weeks. In addition, I tried to share some advice on who to target and who to drop as you prepare for your championship run.   In this first [...]

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Eastern Edge: The struggles of Bobrovsky, Subban, and Skinner

By |2020-02-11T14:31:35-05:00February 11th, 2020|Eastern Edge|

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we take a look at a few players in the Eastern Conference who have had incredibly disappointing seasons – Jeff Skinner, Sergei Bobrovsky and P.K. Subban. As always, shoot me a message on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza if there’s ever a topic you want me to cover in one of these articles.   Jeff [...]

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Eastern Edge: Unprecedented hot streaks

By |2020-01-21T11:28:30-05:00January 21st, 2020|Eastern Edge|

  In this week’s Eastern Edge, we take a look at a few underappreciated hot streaks from the Eastern Conference. As always, shoot me a message on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza if there’s anything you want me to cover in one of these articles.   Bryan Rust By now, most of you have probably heard that Bryan [...]

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