Ben and Lewis wrap up the work week discussing the goalie complications in St. Louis and Denver, and who might emerge as viable options in the crease. Then it's on to hot and cold streaks including Forsberg, Trouba, Hunt, and Gibson. Want to stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos, starting [...]
The Immediate Fix (Grab this guy and use him for the next several days)Jamie Drysdale, D, Anaheim Ducks (Available in 93% of ESPN leagues, 30% Fantrax, 81% Yahoo) Anaheim plays five times next week. Five. That’s like last season's weird COVID schedule games in a week. They also play Friday night vs Calgary, so for [...]
At the beginning of every season a lot of the fantasy advice revolves around patience and small sample sizes. That is because by and large most of the players we draft, we draft because they have a track record and it is more likely that they end up near that track record than whatever wild [...]
This week we’ll check in on eight players and their cost-per-point production. I will review four players on each side of the coin – four players offering really good returns and four players that could be tanking the first half of your season. I will cover both their actual cost-per-point value and their point-per-million in [...]
Ben and Lewis are back in action and ready to discuss the Marchand suspension and Hall's opportunity, before jumping into outjuries for MacKinnon, Hughes, and Doughty. Then it's on to hot and cold streaks, highlighted by Burns concerns.
Every season we witness players who exceed expectations. Whether it’s youngsters coming into their own sooner than anticipated, veterans getting their second – or even third – winds, or just those faring better than was predicted. Here’s what else we know – the list of players who fall into these categories as of now will [...]
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. Ryan Getzlaf – [...]
The theme for this week’s Eastern Edge is low-profile players who have been playing well recently. The main focus will be Tage Thompson, but I’ll also touch upon New Jersey’s second line. Tage Thompson The 6-foot-7 center has been on a tear in the month of November, posting eight goals and four assists through 14 [...]
On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian look at an unprecedented number of previously productive players who've lost their offensive spark, deployment or both, and wonder aloud: are these guys snoozers? (A snoozer is a Keeping Karlsson term for slumping players who may be undeservedly taking up roster space without their [...]
Teams are always looking for the next French Connection or West Coast Express. Once players have success and chemistry playing together, it makes things so much easier for the coach. Here are some of the top lines in the West and a look at some interesting line combinations as well. To put things in perspective [...]
