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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.

Chasing Lord Stanley: The Top-10 Stanley Cup Threats

By |2024-03-25T13:02:17-04:00March 25th, 2024|Fantasy Hockey Top 10|

The Stanley Cup. There’s something tantalizingly mystifying about the best trophy in sports. Even mentioning it can conjure up the kind of excitement that makes watching springtime NHL hockey so uniquely awesome. With most teams in the league having already eclipsed the 70-game mark, the push to the Cup is most definitely on - buckle [...]

Top 10 Teams with the Best Schedules Down the Stretch

By |2024-03-18T13:34:56-04:00March 18th, 2024|Fantasy Hockey Top 10|

As fantasy hockey GMs navigate the stretch run and fantasy playoff season, optimizing lineups on a nightly basis is essential in giving squads the best shot possible at taking home that top prize. During this portion of the NHL campaign, as pretending clubs fade and contenders flex their muscle with playoff positioning in the balance, [...]

Top 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

By |2024-03-11T00:33:23-04:00March 11th, 2024|Fantasy Hockey Top 10|

Now that the NHL trade deadline is over, so too are the deadlines in most fantasy leagues. I'm in two keeper leagues. One trade deadline was on Friday, but I made no moves in that league. In my other league, the deadline was on Sunday night. I made a bevy of moves in that points-only [...]

Top 10 Older Players to Trade For

By |2024-02-12T11:08:07-05:00February 12th, 2024|Fantasy Hockey Top 10|

It's no secret that fantasy general managers overvalue youth. Give a GM the choice between two equal players, but one is a 22-year-old and one a 35-year-old, odds are the fantasy general manager will choose the younger player.  This creates a disparity in a player's fantasy value. Since more fantasy general managers value youth over [...]

Top 10 Players with High IPP

By |2024-02-05T10:55:16-05:00February 5th, 2024|Fantasy Hockey Top 10|

If you're trying to figure out which players may regress post-All-Star festivities, one of the best tools to use is individual points percentage, otherwise known as IPP.  Basically, IPP measures how frequently a player picks up a point on any goal that is scored while that player is on the ice. To make it simple, [...]

Top 10 Players with Low IPP

By |2024-01-29T10:56:38-05:00January 29th, 2024|Fantasy Hockey Top 10|

Now that we're in the second half of the season, fantasy general managers are trying to figure out who can rebound from a poorer-than-expected first half. There are many metrics you can use to determine this: ice time, linemates, shooting percentage, power-play usage, etc. One other useful metric is individual points percentage (IPP). Basically, IPP [...]

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