Roos Lets Loose

 
Despite never having laced up a pair of skates (except for those of his two young sons) and growing up in Red Sox crazed Massachusetts, Rick Roos has been a huge hockey fan nearly all of his life.  Inspired by often wearing a Canadiens jersey to the old Boston Garden (it’s a long story…) and living to tell about it, Rick started to join fantasy hockey leagues back in the 90s, where he found himself waiting eagerly by a fax machine for weekly stats updates.  He has since been in – and won – leagues featuring elite fantasy hockey writers. In real life, Rick is an attorney, which made him the perfect choice to write his previous “Holding Court” column on DobberHockey, where he debated both sides of a fantasy hockey issue and rendered a verdict for readers to debate. Later, for several years, he did similar for the popular “Cage Match” series. Today, Roos is freewheeling through a variety of monthly pieces: Forum Buzz takes a look at some hot topics our readers are discussing in the forum; Mailbag allows readers to write in to Roos with fantasy hockey questions; Goldipucks and the Three Skaters takes a look at three players (in the spirit of the old Cage Match, except Roos determines who is too hot, too cold…and ju-u-ust right); The Tournament is where Roos polls the readers and the forum community on a certain topic, just the way Tourneys ran in the old Cage Match, until a winning player in that topic is declared.
 
  

Cage Match: Nazem Kadri vs. Jakob Silfverberg

By |2016-08-31T00:31:38-04:00August 31st, 2016|Roos Lets Loose|

Jakob Silfverberg a better fantasy own than Nazem Kadri? Rick Roos says "yes" - and here's why...   This week’s match came to me as I was preparing the recent Breakout Forwards Tournament. It features two players – Nazem Kadri and Jakob Silfverberg – who enter 2016-17 as fantasy question marks. Does either have what [...]

Cage Match: Colton Parayko vs. Seth Jones

By |2016-08-23T16:45:16-04:00August 24th, 2016|Roos Lets Loose|

The better fantasy own: Colton Parayko or Seth Jones? (As well as last week's poll results)   Thanks again to everyone who voted in the summer Cage Match Tournaments. Participation and readership were far above 2015 levels; hopefully I can measure up when it comes time for the next tournament, which I have pegged for [...]

Cage Match Tourney: Breakout Players 2016

By |2016-07-20T08:52:10-04:00July 20th, 2016|Roos Lets Loose|

Which players do you see breaking out in 2016-17? Have your say as fantasy owners from around the world weigh in   Right about now many of you are wondering where to focus your fantasy attention, what with this summer’s free agent (and trading) frenzy having largely come and gone and only a precious few [...]

The Center-Only Eligible Player: Rightly or Wrongly Undervalued?

By |2016-07-05T22:36:54-04:00July 6th, 2016|Roos Lets Loose|

The center-only eligible player: rightly or wrongly undervalued in fantasy hockey?   As with my column about embracing or avoiding Band-Aid Boys, the stakes here are arguably more significant than a normal Cage Match column, as more players are directly involved, so let’s dive in!   What is positional eligibility, and why/when does it matter [...]

Cage Match: Jeff Carter vs. Jason Spezza

By |2016-06-28T23:33:49-04:00June 29th, 2016|Roos Lets Loose|

Who is the better #fantasyhockey second-line center - Jeff Carter or Jason Spezza?   This week’s battle features two of the NHL’s best second line centers - Jeff Carter and Jason Spezza, who each posted 62+ points in both of the past two campaigns. Will we see more of the same (or even better) from [...]

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