Fantasy Hockey Top 10

  Hockey pools generally don’t count shooting percentages as a category, but it can go a long way to taking educated guesses on players who could bounce back from down years. A player who all of a sudden sees his shooting percentage drop dramatically usually has fantasy general managers groaning about a poor season. The [...]

  Top 10 players who spiked in shooting percentage (2017-18)   There are lots of factors to consider why a player all of a sudden saw a dramatic increase in goals from one season to the next: more power play time, more shots, better linemates or a trade to a new team. Looking at players [...]

While many fantasy general managers focus on avoiding Band-Aid boys, most don’t go the next step and specifically target iron men. It should make sense. A player that is almost guaranteed to play in all 82 games should be more valuable than a player that will play in 75. It doesn’t matter why they miss [...]

The NHL playoffs are where fantasy careers can be made, or even rejuvenated. A player who has struggled all season can make fantasy general managers forget all about that with a couple of good months, or even simply a good first round. The player’s value is boosted, and GMs would be wise to look at [...]

A couple of Russians that could be returning to the NHL are helping to make this year’s UFA class look mighty appealing. This seems to be a trend, with more top-flight KHL players choosing to play in North America rather than stay in Russia. This year, there are two such Russians, but one will bog [...]

There is never an offseason for fantasy general managers in cap leagues. Even if rosters, trades and waiver claims are frozen, GMs still need to keep atop of the players on their teams that are free agents and what their potential salaries might be. Too many big raises could put you way over your league’s [...]

This past year was a season of extremes for fantasy hockey. It seems as if either everything was awesome or everything sucked, depending on your point of view. Scoring was up, but goaltending suffered. Youth is king, but older players are just as valuable. Tampa put together a season not seen in years, but everyone [...]

  There’s a theory that goes around hockey circles that a player will see a significant increase in production in their fourth NHL season. There’s some credence to that. Years ago, someone here at Dobber wrote that almost a quarter of forwards entering their fourth season saw their production increase by about 25 per cent. [...]

  For those of us in cap leagues, the season never truly ends. We’re always trying to keep an eye on the next big contract and how it might impact our team. It seems as if the $10-million mark will now be the standard for big-money contracts. This past season, only three players had $10-million [...]

Well, you’ve survived another fantasy hockey season. Some of you are champions, mocking those who dare think they could ever hope to compete against you. The rest of you are being mocked. Now is a good time to look at why your team wasn’t successful. Much of it is beyond your control, as many players [...]