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At the beginning of every season a lot of the fantasy advice revolves around patience and small sample sizes. That is because by and large most of the players we draft, we draft because they have a track record and it is more likely that they end up near that track record than whatever wild [...]

Now that we have a decent sample size behind us, I want to take a look at our expectations for players going into the season. Well, to be a bit more specific we are going to review which players are doing unexpected things so far this season. The idea is to take a look at [...]

The beginning of the NHL season is always a fascinating time. So many players seem to do very unexpected things. A lot of them end up being flashes in the pan that get way overhyped, but some are actually much more representative of things to come. In this column we try to tackle some of [...]

Last week we hit on power plays and opportunity. We highlighted players who were seeing more or less time, regardless of how they were performing with that time. It was all about seeking future potential. This week we are doing something of the opposite. We are going to be looking at even strength, but also [...]

Now that we are a couple of weeks into the season and we have some massive sample sizes to work with (notice the tongue firmly planted in cheek here), I want to turn our attention to players who have been seeing a change in deployment that could impact their fantasy value going forward. This week [...]

So hands, please who drafted the Buffalo goalies? No? Your loss. The start of the season has given us some real surprises in net. The caveat here is of course we are dealing with one, two, and three-game samples for the most part. Most goalies in the league can pull off one good game every [...]

Alex Ovechkin is already going to go down in history as one of the best goal scorers of all time. The only question is just where exactly on that list does he sit? After his two-goal premier and moving into fifth place all time, it seemed like time to take a look at where he [...]

We are coming up to the final weekend before the start of the season. We have gotten a chance to glimpse some NHL-ish action through an extended week of preseason games with a few more on the docket. Many fantasy leagues have completed their drafts so we have some idea of where managers are valuing [...]

Last week we started a conversation about 2020’s most streaky players. Using the Most Consistent report from the report’s page we were able to look at which players were pointing more or less consistently than we would expect given their point pace. We left off with one major question though - is this something that [...]

In prepping for my own drafts (reading Dobber’s Columns, listening to Keeping Karlsson, you know the things you do), I have been noticing a minor theme; interest in streaks. Players getting hot and going on point runs is something we all have experienced as managers. Sometimes it happens to your players, but it usually seems [...]