Paul Maurice has announced his resignation as the head coach of the Winnipeg Jets. Current assistant coach Dave Lowry will take over as head coach for the rest of the season. Assuming that Maurice resigned on his own terms and was not pressured by management, credit to him for recognizing that he thought that the [...]
The landscape of this NHL season is constantly changing and this week has been quite dramatic. With so many teams losing players and games, COVID is wreaking havoc on both real and fantasy lineups. This week on Frozen Tool Forensics, we are going to try to get a handle on what has changed over the [...]
Ben and Lewis sift through the rubble of the COVID protocol to find actionable advice and score you a win this week. They run down the COVID list, including opportunities for Girard, Francouz, and perhaps a buy-low on Pasta. Then they discuss the goalie situations in Florida and St. Louis, line one Lars Eller, and [...]
The Immediate Fix (Grab this guy and use him for the next several days)Eeli Tolvanen, LW/RW, Nashville Predators (Available in 96% of ESPN leagues, 44% Fantrax, 73% Yahoo) – Okay so let’s face it, COVID is not fun to talk about. We’re going on year two and a half (or there about) of the COVID [...]
With Christmas fewer than two weeks away I thought it was a good time to toss in a quick two part series on team’s wish lists. I’ll take a look at prospective deadline buyers and identify current needs of each. I will also look at some deadline sellers so we can see what might become [...]
Here are the Top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – December edition! Click on a player name to be taken to his DobberProspects scouting page for more information about him. Players ranked within +/- 5.0 of each other should be considered equal value and at that point become a matter [...]
Here’s the latest injury news from across the NHL! If you’re looking for information about a specific player and don’t see their name in this article, there probably haven’t been any significant updates about their progress since last week’s article. If you ever need injury updates for a specific player, shoot me a message on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza. John Gibson – [...]
If your fantasy team has been ravaged by injuries, you might appreciate the December version of the Roto Rankings. There might be a record number of players hitting our injured list, meaning that they are removed from the rankings for the duration of their injury. Simply put, injury timelines are not definitive, even if there [...]
Ben and Lewis discuss schedule adjustments and rapid-cancelation strategy, then cover how Backstrom's impending return might affect Kuznetsov's torrid pace. Injuries and outjuries are highlighted by Barkov and Smith, and the guys finish with hot streaks, including Atkinson's big night.
Welcome back to Goldipucks and the Three Skaters, a play on words of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. Instead of there being three bowls of porridge though, I cover three skaters and declare one too hot (i.e., doing unsustainably better than he should), another too cold (i.e., doing unsustainably worse), and a third [...]
