As we enter the final third of the campaign, the Dallas Stars are wiping away thoughts of last year’s major disappointment and appear peaking at the right time. Led by Norris candidate John Klingberg, the ultra-dangerous Jamie Benn-Tyler Seguin-Alexander Radulov line, and a now apparently healthy Ben Bishop in net, they sit fourth in [...]
With Nathan MacKinnon on the shelf, does Colorado have a #1 centre? Does St. Louis have a new powerplay quarterback? Has a Long Island first-line fixture slid into irrelevance? Will Jeff Skinner score again? Elan and Brian dig into the numbers, line combos, and scoring trends to answer these questions and many more on this [...]
The Top 100 defensemen to own in your points-only keeper leagues, February edition. Remember, this is a points-only format ranking and while I try to properly blend immediate results with long-term potential, individual team needs are going to be different. I would suggest using the +/- 5.0 rating points format - players within [...]
Here are the Top 300 skaters to own in your points-only keeper league, February edition. Remember, this is a points-only format ranking and while I try to properly blend immediate results with long-term potential, individual team needs are going to be different. I would suggest using the +/- 5.0 rating points format - players [...]
Jonathan Drouin has not lived up to his expectations entering the season. […]
The Olympics are less than a week away and while there are no NHL players competing this year, that doesn't mean there aren't players worth watching. In addition to a stacked Olympic Athletes of Russia team, a number of prospects will be taking centre stage. Ryan Donato - BOS Drafted by the Boston Bruins [...]
And... we're back. Hopefully you enjoyed the All-Star festivities last weekend. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to catch any of it but was happy to see Brock Boeser getting the MVP nod. I don't have too much more to add about the All-Star format that hasn't already been covered on this site, so I'll move on. [...]
With the trade deadline looming at month’s end, we’re close enough to look at some assets that could soon be on the move to Stanley Cup contenders. The following are players I’m assuming to have a strong chance at being in different area codes come the end of the month. Each of these players [...]
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 [...]
This week's Capped finishes our series looking into how to project player salaries, with a few goalie projections. **** As outlined last week, I don’t yet have a working model for goaltenders, but I’m using the articles from this week and last to start off the thought process behind that section of the project. [...]
