Fantasy Hockey Top 10

A lot of times, we fantasy owners only look at the bright side of things. If there’s a big trade or signing, we often look at how beneficial it is to the players around them. We often overlook the other side, the players — whether promising rookies or overpaid veterans — that get bumped down [...]

  Although much of the focus this time of year is on unrestricted free agents, the restricted ones can also play a huge role in the future of your fantasy team in cap leagues. After all, it doesn’t take much for a GM to pay a young player a lot of money based on potential. [...]

  The start to the free agency period yesterday was kind of a bummer (unless you’re a Leafs fan). Lots of big names that were rumoured to be dealt (Erik Karlsson, Max Pacioretty, Jeff Skinner, Phil Kessell, Artmei Panarin and a bunch more) stayed put, although Ryan O’Reilly being traded late in the day made [...]

  The fantasy world can be a fickle one. Maybe you always seem to wind up drafting players who are constantly injured. When you wise up and stop drafting them, they no longer get injured. Just because a player is a Band-Aid boy, doesn’t mean he’ll always stay there. In fact, there are numerous players [...]

  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 [...]