EPISODE SUMMARY Ben & Lewis try to keep up as the NHL continues to announce more postponements each night this week. Then they chat about new lines in Columbus and Chicago, and what to do with Joe Pavelski. EPISODE NOTES Ben & Lewis try to keep up as the NHL continues to announce more postponements [...]
All fantasy owners need help in the short term AND the long term. The Looking Ahead feature identifies one player to plug into lineups in the short term, a second to invest in for the long term, a third to bench for the coming week, and a fourth who will struggle to meet expectations for [...]
Here are the Top 120 defensemen to own in your points-only keeper leagues - February edition! In case you missed yesterday's Top 300 skaters list, you can find that here. As always, players ranked within +/-5.0 rating points should be considered equal value and at that point are a matter of team need or personal [...]
After the Edmonton Oilers and Ottawa Senators threw it back to the 1980s it got me thinking about whether MacKinnon was warranted as the highest average draft pick in Yahoo drafts this year. In any normal league Connor McDavid should be the first overall pick, end of discussion. From there it was only a short [...]
Here are the Top 300 skaters to own in your points-only keeper leagues - February edition! The 2020-21 season started late... so why not post these rankings late, too? Lots of shuffling as some surprising starts have already made their impact. As always, players within +/-5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal [...]
EPISODE SUMMARY Ben and Lewis are back and facing off in the KKUPFL, but it's truce time while they take you through the latest on postponements for the Devils and Sabres, Laine's Columbus debut, Mackinnon's injury fallout, and some interesting Carolina options. Players discussed include Damon Severson, Kyle Palmieri, Ty Smith, Patrik Laine, Alex Texier, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Nathan MacKinnon, JT Compher, Brandon Saad, Andrei Schechnikov, and Jordan Staal.
Welcome to the first mailbag of 2021 and, accordingly, of the 2020-21 season. For new readers, this is a column where I answer your fantasy hockey questions while also 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 [...]
Welcome to this week’s ‘Lining Up’. Since last time we’ve seen Carolina beat both of last years’ Cup finalists, St. Louis start up the Blues steamroller, and the New York Rangers continue to stumble through the season like a defenseman who got punched in the face… It was also a good week for a few [...]
On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian settle in for another episode stuffed with player news, notes and fantasy analysis to help you win your next week in the short-term, with still the long-view of winning it all in mind. We guide you through the latest and greatest over-performers, under-performers and everyone in between.
Weekly Western Leaders (to January 31st, 2021) Goals – 8 – Brock Boeser - Vancouver, Connor McDavid - Edmonton Assists – 15 - Leon Draisaitl - Edmonton Points – 22 - Connor McDavid - Edmonton PPP – 10 - Connor McDavid - Edmonton Shots on Goal – 43 - Connor McDavid - Edmonton Shooting % [...]
