Round 2 starts with even less margin for error than Round 1. Three of the four series are only one or two games old. The fourth — Carolina-Philadelphia — is already 3-0. The trick at this stage of the second round is harder than it sounds: separating what is actually structural from what is a [...]
This is week three of our MVP series. Today we will be covering left wings. As a reminder, here is a quick intro to the work from week one. ‘Most Valuable’ is a tricky term that is going to be completely dependent on the league specific context. For the purposes of this article, we are [...]
Here are the top 120 defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - May edition! As always, defensemen ranked +/-5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal and at that point become a matter of team needs and/or personal bias Def. RkPlayerTeamRatingMayAprChange1Cale MakarCOL179.11514-12Quinn HughesMIN170.7191903Evan BouchardEDM170.02018-24Lane HutsonMON148.33530-55Zach WerenskiCBJ135.84033-76Rasmus DahlinBUF135.04138-37Josh MorrisseyWPG99.6737418Adam FoxNYR97.9757509Miro HeiskanenDAL97.77664-1210Matthew SchaeferNYI97.57871-711Mikhail [...]
Here are the top 300 skaters to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - May edition! As always, players between +/-5.0 ratings points should be considered equal value and at that point become a matter of team need and/or personal bias. Click any player name to be taken to their customized fantasy hockey player profile. [...]
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 fantasy managers to another edition of the Eastern Edge. This week we’ll be taking a look at round two of the Eastern Conference Stanley Cup playoffs. Let’s get to it! Carolina Hurricanes / Philadelphia Flyers (CAR leads series 2-0) The Carolina Hurricanes entered their second round series against the Philadelphia Flyers the same way [...]
We are (almost) entirely into the second round of the postseason as we wait for the Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens series to get going. The Carolina Hurricanes already hold a 2-0 series lead over the Philadelphia Flyers while the Colorado Avalanche and the Vegas Golden Knights took Game 1 in their respective matchups. We’ll [...]
With Caleb Desjardins sidelined today, I’m stepping in for the Top 10 for this week. Since this was unplanned, I’ll dispense with the preamble. I will say this – most of these guys won’t be cheap. But they will be cheap-ER. JT Miller, New York Rangers Yes, Miller’s 90-point days are behind him. And probably [...]
Happy Monday y’all! We are officially into the second round of the playoffs, with the Colorado Avalanche facing the Minnesota Wild and the Vegas Golden Knights taking on the Anaheim Ducks. Lots of fun story lines in these series to keep our eyes on; Hughes v Makar, Torts v Gauthier, which goalies are going to [...]
The first round saw a few unexpected results, as the panel ended up finishing 4-4 on the eight series. See the first-round picks here. The panel’s lifetime record is now 154-100 when it comes to postseason predictions. Without further ado, here are the Dobber writers’ picks for the second round: For the coin toss, heads [...]
