Every year, dynasty managers fall into the same trap. We evaluate prospects almost exclusively through a fantasy lens. Goals, assists, power-play deployment, and point projections dominate the conversation. Those things matter for our leagues, but they don't always determine who becomes the better NHL player. NHL organizations value a much broader skill set. Defensive responsibility, [...]
This week we are going to do a quick survey around the league to take stock of the impacts of all the player movement we have seen this summer. With a slim free agent class, general managers have definitely been exploring a variety of options to improve their teams. The results have certainly meant an [...]
Picture two 31-year-olds, both coming off 55-point seasons, both available at the same keeper price. One is a winger and one is a defenseman. A dataset of every NHL season since 1917 says that choice isn't close, but the reason is different from the one you usually hear, and getting it right means walking past [...]
Welcome back, everyone! I hope that all my buddies up north had an enjoyable and safe Canada Day and same goes for everyone here with me in the States for the Fourth of July. Last week, I speculated that: Zach Werenski would remain with the Columbus Blue Jackets, which for better or worse for fantasy [...]
In the 4th and final NHL Draft episode, Jesse and Victor talk about Victor's fantasy rookie ranks, especially those that differed from NHL draft position and pre-draft expert consensus.
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 [...]
Honored to be getting the chance to share fantasy hockey insights here. I'm a long time DobberHockey reader, so getting the call up to the big leagues is very exciting for me. In grade 2, I got in trouble with Mrs. Hirsch because the only topic I ever wrote about in my journal entries was [...]
Happy Monday y’all! We may not have had a ton of the big names in this free agency class, but let’s start with the two most fun words in the offseason, offer sheet! We had two this past week: Barrett Hayton and Leo Carlsson. Reportedly there was a trade sending Hayton to the New Jersey [...]
Description: In the first of a four-part series, Elan and Brian share takeaways from massive movement this NHL offseason, beginning with Anaheim and up to Detroit.
*Note: Stats courtesy of ESPN Fantasy Hockey With the NHL Draft now behind us, we can now analyze the potential outlook for prospects with their new clubs. Which prospects can have an immediate fantasy impact? Let’s take a look at some of the top NHL draftees that we could see with their big clubs sooner [...]
