A bit of a mixed bag of results last week pushes our overall Saturday record to 39-27 on the year with a half season to go. With the clock ticking and the March 7 trade deadline already on the radars of a number of front-office executives across the NHL, there should be a number of [...]
Welcome back in, everyone! We got a nice slate of games each day as we round out the week, with up and down slates as far as games each day next week are concerned. This might be an important week here to get a win before we go into a classic, one-game Monday, 15-game Tuesday, [...]
Elizabeth and Lewis reunite to bring you all the latest fantasy news and strategy, such as how our siblings would fare if called on to fill our roles like Owen Sillinger did for bro Cole. Then it's onto news including coverage of the postponed CGY/LAK game and defensive injuries piling up in MIN and putting some strain on Gustavsson's performance. Injuries and outjuries include a pair of goalies returning to their teams in Ingram and Shesterkin, as well as how Monahan's wrist injury opens the door for big minutes for Fantilli. Finally, the pair touch on Voronkov and PLD's hot streaks, and discuss John Carlson's rollercoaster in light of Chychrun's production.
In honor of the midpoint of the season we are taking a look at player rankings. More specifically we are comparing current rankings to preseason rankings to review which players have seen their fortunes change since the start of the season. The data points for this review come from a few places. The current ranks [...]
Good day DFS squad! Did I play a single-entry lineup last night? Yes. Did I get into the cash? No…I left out the Blackhawks and opted to play a broken Florida powerplay stack instead. It’s okay Colorado, sometimes you run into elite offenses like Frank Nazar (rookie) and Colton Dach (also rookie, have some stock). [...]
Welcome back to this week’s edition of Analytics Advantage! As the NHL season rolls on, fantasy hockey managers are seeking ways to maintain their edge. This week, we spotlight five players with intriguing performances and potential: Matvei Michkov, Josh Norris, Owen Power, Justin Faulk, and Adam Larsson. By analyzing per-60 metrics and leveraging advanced visualizations, [...]
Welcome back in everyone! I got a text the other day about the ongoing friction between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson and what I thought about the situation, which has now come to a point where the club is willing to deal either of these players. I replied jokingly that maybe this is a dispute [...]
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening everyone. Welcome to the Injury Ward. My name is Logan Clarkson and every Wednesday I will be chauffeuring you through injury news and updates from around the NHL. I’ll do my best to offer useful analysis and opinion as it relates to fantasy throughout. As always, I'd like to [...]
Here are the top 120 defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - January edition! The 17th annual Midseason Fantasy Guide will be released on January 16. Pre-order it here! As always, players within +/- 5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal value and at that point become a matter of [...]
As avid readers likely expected, I’m keeping with tradition by following my poll asking whether players who’ve started better than predicted can stay hot, with another asking if those who’ve produced below expectations will right their ships. I’ll list 20 skaters with (1) their scoring pace through January 3rd games, (2) their 82-game scoring pace [...]
