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: Lessons Learned From 2015-16

By |2016-04-13T06:47:23-04:00April 13th, 2016|Roos Lets Loose|

Ten lessons we learned from the 2015-16 fantasy hockey season...   As a bookend to my 10 Fearless Forecasts column from back in September (remember - the key word was fearless….), I thought it would make sense to focus on lessons we learned (sometimes the hard way) during the 2015-16 regular season. After all, with [...]

Cage Match: Shea Weber vs. Mark Giordano

By |2016-04-06T00:22:32-04:00April 6th, 2016|Roos Lets Loose|

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 [...]

Cage Match: Nathan MacKinnon vs. Alex Galchenyuk

By |2016-03-30T06:57:34-04:00March 30th, 2016|Roos Lets Loose|

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 [...]

Cage Match: Andrew Shaw vs. Nino Niederreiter

By |2016-03-16T06:49:22-04:00March 16th, 2016|Roos Lets Loose|

  This week’s battle features two potential power forwards in the making, with Andrew Shaw taking on Nino Niederreiter. Can either become a multi-cat star; and who should you choose for your fantasy team? Time to find out – Cage Match starts now!   Career Path and Contract Status   Shaw wasn’t tabbed until pick [...]

Cage Match: Matt Duchene vs. Ryan O’Reilly

By |2016-03-09T00:06:34-05:00March 9th, 2016|Roos Lets Loose|

Who is the better fantasy hockey own - Ryan O'Reilly or Matt Duchene? Rick Roos presents the cases for both of them.   Facing off are forwards who were teammates this time last season - Matt Duchene and Ryan O’Reilly. Will Duchene keep producing the numbers he’s posted since O’Reilly left, or do even better? [...]

Cage Match: Jacob Trouba or Matt Dumba?

By |2016-03-02T00:49:19-05:00March 2nd, 2016|Roos Lets Loose|

Who would you rather own - Jacob Trouba or Matt Dumba? Rick Roos with some deep analysis, provides his answer   We’re sticking with defensemen again this week, as Jacob Trouba battles Matt Dumba in a flashback to draft day 2012. The two youngsters offer a combination of decent current scoring plus exciting long term [...]

Cage Match: Johnny Gaudreau vs. Taylor Hall

By |2016-02-10T07:49:34-05:00February 10th, 2016|Roos Lets Loose|

We get back to forwards this week, with Johnny Gaudreau taking on Taylor Hall. Both have already proven themselves to be elite, so the question becomes what their realistic near and long term points ceilings are, and which one makes the better own. Time to find out - Cage Match starts now!   Career Path [...]

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