Welcome to deadline season. There have been a few dominos to fall leading up to the deadline, but nothing compared to the early start we saw last year. We won’t be hitting directly on a specific trade in this article, but in honor of the trade deadline, and to set our expectations accordingly when players [...]
In fantasy hockey, player evaluation increasingly relies on a blend of traditional and advanced metrics. Among these, Shooting Percentage (SH%) and Individual Expected Goals (ixG) stand out for their ability to provide a deeper understanding of player performance. SH% measures the efficiency of converting shots into goals, while ixG estimates the number of goals a [...]
Welcome back my CapFriendlies! Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but last week Mark Stone was put onto long term injured reserve. This sparked a discussion in my main fantasy league’s chat and of course on Twitter where everyone is always completely rational. So, let’s talk all things LTIR!I have to say, sorry for [...]
The Calgary Flames shipped out Chris Tanev to the Dallas Stars, possibly opening the floodgates on the rental defenceman market around the NHL. For a sought-after right-shot defenceman, it is surprising that they weren’t able to get a first round pick in return. Here is the deal, with the Flames retaining 50% of Tanev’s cap [...]
Welcome to the newest edition of the Injury Ward. Here you will find the latest NHL injury updates and also which players may benefit from these situations. My name is Blake Creamer and I will be tackling this topic every single week. I want this article to work for you, so if there are players [...]
Jeremy and Shams get into long shift territory breaking down the abundance of news headlined by the callup of Stankoven and new power play lines in Pittsburg and Vancouver. They go through the long list of injuries and outjuries highlighting the possible beneficiaries or where it's an everyone loses situation. The show closes out with hot and cold streaks with TWO players you need to drop now.
Here are the top goalies to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - February edition! Click on any player name to be taken to his fantasy profile page. Download our free Goalie Post app for iOS (here) or Android (here) to get all your starting goalie help and information. Already have the app? PLEASE take [...]
Welcome back to another edition of the Roos Lets Loose monthly mailbag, where I answer your fantasy hockey questions by giving advice that should be useful to all poolies even if they don’t own the specific players being discussed. As a reminder, if you want your fantasy hockey question(s) answered in the next mailbag, check [...]
Welcome inside the latest edition of Eastern Edge, a weekly fantasy hockey column at Dobber Hockey analyzing the top trending fantasy news impacting your fantasy hockey squad on a week-to-week basis. With the entire NHL - and Eastern Conference - abuzz with countless rumours, tantalizing storylines, and juicy roster updates to cover, we’re switching things [...]
This week, we’ll go through each team in the Western Conference to see which players provide the most fantasy value for their contract and which players provide the least. Part two will be next week. I’ve come up with a dollar value for each forward and defender, using (1) my player game ratings, (2) the [...]
