Frozen Tools Forensics

  Greetings all. Now that the dust has settled after what was an insightful trade deadline, let’s take a look at some names in new places that could make waves for owners during fantasy playoffs. In what became a clear arms race amongst top teams to load up for a run, the chances some of [...]

  In continuation of last week’s writings, there are enough speculative names out there leading up to the deadline to warrant extended coverage of potential movers. These players are not so concrete in their basic guarantee to be moved a la Rick Nash, though each makes for a tantalizing addition to any contender. Those owning [...]

  With the trade deadline looming at month’s end, we’re close enough to look at some assets that could soon be on the move to Stanley Cup contenders. The following are players I’m assuming to have a strong chance at being in different area codes come the end of the month. Each of these players [...]

  Last week we took a look at some top options in the net for fantasy managers in 2017-18. Beyond the five covered though there are still plenty of quality options that deserve their nod of appreciation. To continue the trend this week we look to another five in net that are helping fantasy squads [...]

  If anything seems to ever impede what is a juggernaut of a fantasy squad from winning a title, it’s satisfactory goaltending. Many a team has fallen when it matters most in the playoffs because their goaltending just was not sufficient enough to capture those all too important categories. In many leagues like some of [...]

  The first time I ever wrote for this website some time ago, I did a piece on the advantages of owning linemates on your fantasy hockey squad. Owning the likes of Tyler Seguin/Jamie Benn, P.K. Subban/Andrei Markov, and Claude Giroux/Jakub Voracek across several seasons past, I was fortunate to go on and have success [...]

  Now at the halfway mark for the regular season we can paint a clear and concise picture of how each and every one of our fantasy players are performing for fantasy purposes. Some good, some mediocre and some downright disappointing, there is hope though for some that started off in sluggish fashion and look [...]

  Sure, it’s a bit early to be thinking about who will take home the hardware at season’s end with so many games to go. Especially regarding the Norris Trophy for the league’s top defender which Erik Karlsson is always one hot streak from running away with in a landslide victory. Alas, he’s yet not [...]

  Happy Holidays to all my North American counterparts! As I prepare to gorge myself on Christmas ham and knock back way too many Molson products let’s look at some fantasy assets that aren’t receiving the love they deserve for their contributions to both their actual real life squads and the fantasy teams where they’re [...]

  As with any fantasy season every roster always seems to find one or two players you drafted not meeting expectations over the first quarter which starts to cause panic trends. As the season progresses into the second quarter some of these players though not all thankfully rekindle their scoring touch and go forth to [...]