Fantasy Hockey Top 10

A brief look back at the last five players to win the NHL’s Hart Trophy as the league’s most valuable player reveals a shortlist of the game of hockey’s elite. Same goes for fantasy hockey circles, nab one - or two - of these beasts and watch any fantasy squad flourish. Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid, [...]

Goaltenders. Likely the hottest topic and hardest position to manage in the fantasy hockey game. Handling goalie rosters with precision, and getting lucky with injuries, likely leads to a team finishing near the top of the table each season - regardless of the format or how many GMs are in the league. Netminders have been [...]

First and foremost, apologies for the lack of a top-10 entry last week, we slid into a little Canada Day hiatus but fear not, fantasy fanatics, we’re here all summer long to make sure GMs of all skill and experience levels have the tools needed to assemble a winning squad come the fall. With that [...]

When it comes to the array of impressive numbers from the masterpiece of a season by Edmonton Oilers talisman Connor McDavid, the only one that matters right now is whether the zero in his Cup column updates to one following Game 7. However, even if it doesn’t, this campaign of hockey majesty is worth discussing [...]

Sometimes, all you need in life is a fresh start. Turning the page. Searching for a different approach. Beginning anew. All worthy mantras to adhere to that also hold true in the NHL and fantasy hockey world. For varying reasons, players fall out of favour, lose opportunity, and end up not fitting in with their [...]

Today’s NHL is a young man’s league. Each passing year sees more teenagers and twenty-somethings making an impact on hockey’s biggest stage - but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still room for the OGs. As a shoutout and ode to the current masterclass being put on by 35-year-old veteran Florida Panthers netminder Sergei Bobrovsky, we [...]

The stage is set and the stars are all in place - no, unfortunately for Dallas fans not those ones. All bad jokes aside, the better team is moving on to the Stanley Cup Final as the Edmonton Oilers took care of business on Sunday night while punching their ticket to the big dance for [...]

Springtime hockey tends to reveal a number of similar characteristics when it comes to how teams get it done in April, May, and June: winning on the road, elite special teams play, good goaltending, and of course, the ability to roll four lines. Depth is a word you hear a lot at this time of [...]

The Stanley Cup is only a couple of weeks away from being hoisted for the 108th time in NHL history. As much as most of the hockey world is focused on who will be doing it, some attention is beginning to shift to the offseason and free agency - especially in the fantasy hockey realm [...]

Regardless of what series you’re talking about, all teams remaining in the playoffs clearly have talented rosters with fantasy-relevant pieces up-and-down their lineups. However, just like with any team sport and a prolonged postseason push, not every player pulls their weight and poor playoff performances can have a direct impact on fantasy value heading into [...]