Fantasy Hockey Top 10

While this year’s free agent signing period was more calm than frenzy, there were still plenty of deals that can help you go for the championship next season. While most of the focus is on the contracts of Taylor Hall, Jacob Markstrom, Torey Krug, Alex Pietrangelo and other superstars, there were plenty of smaller deals [...]

While many fantasy hockey general managers will have their eyes on the draft and free agency this week, this is also the time of the season when many of the year’s biggest trades happen. Last year, from the time the Stanley Cup was awarded to the start of free agency, Tyson Barrie, Nazem Kadri, Phil [...]

Generally speaking, you always hear the bit of fantasy advice that tells you to stay away from Band-Aid boys. After all, you can’t trust them to stay in your lineup, and getting injured at the wrong time can sink your championship dreams. However, if you’re staying away from Band-Aid boys, don’t forget to give iron [...]

Regular season hockey pools aren’t usually impacted by poor postseason performances, but smart fantasy general managers can use the playoffs to bolster their roster for next season. As mentioned last week, selling high after a good postseason run can help your fantasy squad. However, a poor postseason shouldn’t impact the fantasy value too much. We’re [...]

One of the more interesting phenomena with the playoffs and fantasy hockey is how the postseason can sometimes artificially boost a player’s fantasy value. A couple of good series by a player, and all of a sudden, a fantasy general manager has to pay more if he is trying to acquire that player. Last year, [...]

Puck luck is one of the hardest things to measure in hockey. There are different ways to try and measure luck, but one of my favourites is by using individual points percentage (IPP).   IPP measures how often a player picked up a point when a goal was scored with him on the ice. If [...]

Last week, we looked at fantasy-relevant players that had significant more defensive zone starts than in the offensive zone. For some of these players, that usage has hindered their offense. After all, starting in the defensive zone means you’re 200 feet away from scoring. However, starting in the offensive zone doesn’t always help either. As [...]

One of the easiest ways to tell if a player is going to break out is to look at the percentage of time he starts in the offensive zone versus the defensive zone. Two types of players get a ton of offensive zone starts: Elite offensive players, and those that are awful on defense. Most [...]

Even though the NHL postseason is underway, fantasy general managers should already be looking ahead to next campaign. While many like to wait until the offseason to see what happens with the draft, free agency and trades, it might be better to target certain players now. After all, some players will be cheaper now than [...]

One of the most underrated aspects of the play-in/round robins when it comes to fantasy hockey has to do with postseason hockey pools. While many pools have already started, there are numerous taking place in the next day or so that will exclude the last week of games. Instead, like a traditional playoff pool, the [...]