Looking Ahead

Looking Ahead: NHL Schedule Analysis and Roster Optimization
Welcome to Looking Ahead, your definitive guide to mastering the NHL calendar. In fantasy hockey, championships are won on the margins of the schedule. This category is dedicated to the strategic planning required to maximize your weekly games played, navigate “off-night” advantages, and optimize your roster for the head-to-head playoffs.

Strategic Schedule Planning
Curated by Caleb Desjardins, “Looking Ahead” provides the logistical edge needed to out-manage your competition:

Weekly Streamer Targets: Identifying teams with four-game weeks or favorable matchups to help you win specific categories.

Off-Night Exploitation: Pinpointing “quiet” nights in the NHL schedule (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays) where you can plug in bench players to gain an un-contested statistical advantage.

Back-to-Back Analysis: Tracking team travel and fatigue to predict goaltender starts and high-scoring “trap” games.

Playoff Schedule Prep: Long-term analysis of the fantasy postseason to ensure your roster is built for the weeks that matter most.

Data-Driven Scheduling
Every “Looking Ahead” report is fueled by the advanced scheduling tools at Frozen Tools. By combining raw calendar data with expert analysis on team strength and player deployment, we help you stay three moves ahead of your opponents. Whether you are looking for the best short-term waiver add or a long-term trade target with a “juicy” playoff schedule, our planning-first approach ensures you never leave points on the bench.  

Looking Ahead – Week 20

By |2015-07-24T10:23:00-04:00February 18th, 2011|Looking Ahead|

Gomez

 

A tough decision can be made easier with these charts showing you the best five and worst five schedules for upcoming seven-day periods. Some of you used them last year but for the benefit of new readers here is a refresher. The number next to the team indicates the 'multiplier' to use on a player's point-per-game pace to give you an idea how many points to expect for that week.

 

Looking Ahead – Week 19

By |2015-07-24T10:23:22-04:00February 11th, 2011|Looking Ahead|

Getzlaf

 

When do your fantasy playoffs start? Does your league mirror the NHL and have your season run right up until game 82? Or do you end it a week early in fear of having your top guns taking a few games off to rest nagging injuries? Either way (I prefer the latter), if you plan your cards right, your sixth seeded team that barely made it could breeze to the finals, subsequently annoying your entire group of friends and giving you bragging rights for the summer.

 

Looking Ahead – Week 18

By |2015-07-24T10:23:43-04:00February 4th, 2011|Looking Ahead|

Lightning

 

A tough decision can be made easier with these charts showing you the best five and worst five schedules for upcoming seven-day periods. Some of you used them last year but for the benefit of new readers here is a refresher. The number next to the team indicates the 'multiplier' to use on a player's point-per-game pace to give you an idea how many points to expect for that week.

 

Looking Ahead – Week 17

By |2015-07-24T10:24:04-04:00January 29th, 2011|Looking Ahead|

Gretzky

A tough decision can be made easier with these charts showing you the best five and worst five schedules for upcoming seven-day periods. Some of you used them last year but for the benefit of new readers here is a refresher. The number next to the team indicates the 'multiplier' to use on a player's point-per-game pace to give you an idea how many points to expect for that week.

 

Looking Ahead – Week 16

By |2015-07-24T10:24:22-04:00January 21st, 2011|Looking Ahead|

Luongo

 

A tough decision can be made easier with these charts showing you the best five and worst five schedules for upcoming seven-day periods. Some of you used them last year but for the benefit of new readers here is a refresher. The number next to the team indicates the 'multiplier' to use on a player's point-per-game pace to give you an idea how many points to expect for that week.

 

Looking Ahead – Week 14

By |2015-07-24T10:25:12-04:00January 7th, 2011|Looking Ahead|

Malkin


A tough decision can be made easier with these charts showing you the best five and worst five schedules for upcoming seven-day periods. Some of you used them last year but for the benefit of new readers here is a refresher. The number next to the team indicates the 'multiplier' to use on a player's point-per-game pace to give you an idea how many points to expect for that week.

 

The Sharks find themselves at the top of the Best Bet section for the first three weekly schedules this week; they play Nashville, @Anaheim, Toronto and Edmonton.

 

Looking Ahead – Week 13

By |2015-07-24T10:25:35-04:00December 31st, 2010|Looking Ahead|

Savard

 

A tough decision can be made easier with these charts showing you the best five and worst five schedules for upcoming seven-day periods. Some of you used them last year but for the benefit of new readers here is a refresher. The number next to the team indicates the 'multiplier' to use on a player's point-per-game pace to give you an idea how many points to expect for that week.

 

Looking Ahead – Week 12

By |2015-07-24T10:25:50-04:00December 24th, 2010|Looking Ahead|

Outdoor hockey

 

A tough decision can be made easier with these charts showing you the best five and worst five schedules for upcoming seven-day periods. Some of you used them last year but for the benefit of new readers here is a refresher. The number next to the team indicates the 'multiplier' to use on a player's point-per-game pace to give you an idea how many points to expect for that week.

 

Those of you who are in a Sunday to Saturday league are in luck this week with not one, but two five game weeks. Unfortunately, the first one is for the Florida Panthers. I say that jokingly, but when looking at the stats, they actually sit at 15th for goals per game in the league at 2.70, which isn’t too bad considering their loss of Nathan Horton and the lack of production from players who we were all hoping would step up.

 

Looking Ahead – Week 11

By |2015-07-24T10:26:14-04:00December 17th, 2010|Looking Ahead|

Crawford

 

A tough decision can be made easier with these charts showing you the best five and worst five schedules for upcoming seven-day periods. Some of you used them last year but for the benefit of new readers here is a refresher. The number next to the team indicates the 'multiplier' to use on a player's point-per-game pace to give you an idea how many points to expect for that week.

 

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