Geek of the Week

If you are in keeper or dynasty leagues, “thirty” is a bad word. Owners will sell off players for pennies on the dollar because they are on the brink of decline. A lot do. There is intelligence to this mindset, but it has limits. Owners spend countless amounts of time searching for that next breakout [...]

There are a lot of things to be intrigued about with Minnesota Wild these days. The arrival of Kirill Kaprizov; the emergence of Kevin Fiala; and incoming prospects Matthew Boldy and Marco Rossi. Early into this season, there appears to be reason for further excitement because of the emergence of Joel Eriksson Ek. Eriksson Ek [...]

When you’re looking for a breakout player, there are a couple things you should be looking for. The first is ice time, specifically top six minutes and power-play exposure. The second is year over year improvement in production. When you’re trying to figure out when that breakout will take place, for the most part, you’re [...]

This week you’ll get suggestions on late-round options at left wing and center, as well as two late-round “swing for the fence” options. Left wing is the shallowest of forward positions. Which means obtaining high end talent at this position is at a premium, and there is high-end talent available at left wing. The king [...]

Most one-year leagues consist of 10 to 14 teams and start three players at each forward position. Due to the depth and quality of players available at each position most players are already well known. Unlike defenceman there is less need or requirement to dig really deep for hidden gems. Part of draft research consists [...]

It seems almost everyone goes into their draft hoping to land their favorite sleeper. Here you’ll find four late round multi-cat options to fill out your defence. You’ll see there are two types of late-round players to consider. The first are the hidden point producers that will also provide you with that necessary multi-cat value.  [...]

After an eight-season tenure in Raleigh, the Hurricanes shipped Jeff Skinner to Buffalo in the summer of 2018. He went to post a career high 40 goals, 23 assists, 0 Plus/Minus, 268 shots, and 31 hits in 82 games in 2018-2019. In 59 games in 2019-2020, his numbers cratered to 14 goals, 9 assists, minus-22, [...]

Dominik Kubalik was the most impressive forward among rookie skaters, assuming the regular season is over. The Czech Republic native would likely be nominated but finish third behind the uber talented defensemen Cale Makar and Quinn Hughes. Kubalik isn’t your typical rookie as he’s 24 years old. He was drafted in the seventh round in [...]

Andrei Svechnikov dazzled in his sophomore campaign. The former second overall pick in the 2018 draft posted 24 goals, 37 assists, 61 points, which in a full 82 game season would have paced for 29 goals, 45 assists, and 74 points. He also contributed 183 shots on goal, a +9 plus/minus, 20 power play points, [...]

With so much up in the air as it relates to the resumption of play in the NHL, it’s safe to say we will be without game action at least for the foreseeable future. There are many different scenarios in play when it comes to resuming the 2019-2020 campaign. However, for the purposes of the [...]