Fantasy Hockey Top 10

Life as a fantasy hockey GM isn’t always pretty. Sometimes, all of the draft preparation and extensive research in the world can’t help a doomed squad of pieces set to sputter in terms of on-ice production. If you are one of those fantasy hockey heads that is on the outside looking in in terms of [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

The NHL trade deadline is coming up in a few days (March 8th) and many fantasy leagues mimic the same deadline. I'm in two keeper leagues. One deadline is the same day as the NHL trade deadline on Friday, but pushed back a few hours. The other is on Sunday. This gives us a chance [...]

With the fantasy trade deadline looming, it's crucial that you look at more than just overall season statistics to ensure you have a full picture of the player you are acquiring.  One quick way is to look at Dobber's Hot and Cold Players lists. This will let you know that Brandon Hagel has 20 points in [...]

Most of the time, people like to sort teams into buyers and sellers as they approach fantasy trade deadlines. However, that's not really fair. Even for those who aren't contending, you should still consider yourself a buyer. Instead of buying players who can help you win a championship this season, you're buying players who can [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]