Andrew Santillo, author of Looking Ahead, analyzes the upcoming schedule every week and delivers the five best and worst teams for every seven-day period to help with starting lineup decisions. Andrew also gives insight into some of the top and bottom teams for the week as well as some savvy free agent pickups that are not owned in the majority of leagues.
The trade deadline has come and gone, and this not only affects the NHL landscape but your fantasy team(s) as well. Giroux is in South Beach, the Rangers have two new wingers, Minnesota got stronger in net, and Evgenii Dadonov became a Duck…then a toss-up…then a Golden Knight again. We’ll target some potential spots to [...]
Is your bracket busted already? Yep, same here. No control over that situation but what we can do is help win a matchup this week in fantasy hockey. Whether you’re up by a bunch, down a little, the team with somehow five players on IR, or you haven’t checked your team since February, there’s I [...]
We’re coming down the home stretch of the fantasy season, this is when things really start to get good. Whether you’re up in the standings, somewhere in the middle, or hoping to win out and watch the scoreboard, let’s get the roster(s) set and dive in.The Immediate Fix (Grab this guy and use him for [...]
The calendar flips to March and we’re in for a crucial four-week fantasy time span. It’s time to jockey for playoff position or try to climb back into the playoff picture.The Immediate Fix (Grab this guy and use him for the next several days)Yegor Sharangovich, C/LW/RW, New Jersey Devils (Available in 81% of ESPN leagues, [...]
Is there anything better than the “Game Will Start Shortly” screen on NHL.tv? It’s the calm before the storm and with most leagues having around six or seven weeks remaining in the season we’re right in the thick of things. Let’s do what we do and try to swing a matchup in your direction.The Immediate [...]
Clubs have started to come back from various breaks, as well as playing in games that were scheduled around Christmas time. Your fantasy lineup may vary from day to day without much regularity in it, but let’s try to navigate some spots to help get ahead this week.The Immediate Fix (Grab this guy and use [...]
Welcome all to the second half of the NHL season, right now in most leagues the trade deadline is either approaching or passed. It’s now all about jockeying for playoff position, let’s dive in and try to swing a matchup or two in your favor this week. The Immediate Fix (Grab this guy and use him [...]
Happy All-Star break all! We’ve made it to the halfway point so to speak in the season. Whether or not you’re a fan of the all-star game and skills competitions (most likely age dependent) is one thing, but I do think the All-Star Game is a great snapshot of who mattered in each season. If [...]
Welcome back to Looking Ahead, the weekly column where we gander at the next 10-ish days of NHL play to see how often each team is playing, who they’re playing, and which fantasy options can help out. It is also important to know which players to avoid, so we’ll be looking at some of those [...]
Due to postponements related to the never-ending COVID pandemic, please note that the scheduling data provided in this article may not be 100% up to date at the time you read it. Please refer to the Frozen Tools Schedule Planner for the most recent scheduling information for your customized period. The Immediate Fix (Grab [...]
