Flip Livingstone is an NHL betting and NHL fantasy writer and daily podcast host with experience at outlets such as theScore NHL, Narcity Media, Postmedia, and Hockey Night in Canada. You can follow him on X @Flips_Picks.
Top 10 Players That ‘Should’ Be On the Bubble
Last week, all of the writers here at DobberHockey have been talking about our top bubble players. We were given a list of about 144 players that were definite keepers (in other words, in a 12-team league, about 12 keepers each). There were plenty of great suggestions about bubble players (those that weren’t on the [...]
Top 10 Keepers on the Bubble, Summer of 2019
We are getting to that time of year when many fantasy general managers are faced with tough decisions: Who to keep in your keeper pools? In my main points-only keeper, I have to choose between Eric Staal, Adam Boqvist or Lias Andersson. I am leaning towards Boqvist since I need to rebuild slightly, but [...]
Top 10 value losses from offseason moves
Fantasy general managers are, by nature, a very optimistic lot. We have a tendency to believe the best in the players we own, and that those players can continue to have huge success even when things are conspiring against them. Nowhere is this truer than during free agency and trading. However, things are not always [...]
Top 10 players who filed for arbitration
While many fantasy hockey general managers are still focused on where available unrestricted free agents might still sign and for how much, there could still be some battles left to follow. Forty players have filed for arbitration (although Cedric Paquette agreed to terms with the Lightning after filing, so there are 39 names left) [...]
Top 10 Players With an Inflated Shot Percentage in 2018-19
There are all sorts of statistics that can show whether a player should bounce back or regress next season, but one of the simplest, and my personal favourite, is to look at shooting percentage. If a player’s shooting percentage went through the roof for whatever reason, there should be reason to be concerned for [...]
Top 10 trade candidates with fantasy implications
For many hockey fantasy general managers, the next two weeks are like Christmas. To start, there’s the NHL draft this weekend (for great coverage, visit Dobber Prospects and don’t forget to pick up a copy of Dobber’s 2019 Fantasy Prospects Report as well). Then there’s free agency in two weeks. Both of these events tend [...]
Top 10 players whose value increased this postseason
Every postseason, there’s a group of players who exceed expectations, which in turn inflates their value in fantasy hockey. Last year, for example, a strong playoff performance helped increase the value of players of all skill levels, from Braden Holtby to Tomas Hertl to Lars Eller. This year is no different. There are plenty [...]
Top 10 2019 UFAs to be wary of
This year’s UFA class could be a bit of a strange one. As I mentioned in the comments of my top 10 column last week, there is such a bevy of great RFAs, that many of the UFAs will be overlooked. I believe teams will be looking to take care of their RFAs first, [...]