This week's Capped continues our series looking into how to project player salaries. **** I look forward to the World Juniors every year, more so than anything hockey related outside of the Stanley Cup playoffs. This means that when I had the opportunity to travel to Buffalo and see the Canadian World Junior team [...]
Here are the Top 200 prospect forwards to own in your points-only keeper league. January edition As always, players within +/- 5.0 ratings points should be considered about equal value and at that point would depend on personal preference and team needs. Taken into account includes: wait time, NHL certainty, upside, the depth [...]
Better Bang for the Buck: Patrick Kane or Phil Kessel? […]
Here are the Top 100 defensemen to own in a points-only keeper league - January edition. As always, consider players within +/-5.0 rating points as having equal value and at that point become just a matter of need and/or personal preference. This list was simply pulled from the overall top skaters list (to see [...]
With bye-week bonanza upon us, we take a look at some lines that won’t be limited by games played this week. Follow me on Twitter for the latest injury updates and new line combinations, @BrennanDeSouza! Jeff Skinner - Derek Ryan – Elias Lindholm Scoring Chances For: 35 | Scoring Chances Against: 20 [...]
This week, I’d like to talk about players that might be lesser known outside of their own fanbases. One of the players that has caught my eye over the past week or so is a Red Wing with a great big name. Andreas Athanasiou missed the first seven games of the season due to [...]
This is way late, but here are the Top 300 skaters to own in a points-only keeper league - January edition. As always, consider players within +/-5.0 rating points as having equal value and at that point become just a matter of need and/or personal preference. Check back tomorrow (Wednesday) for the Top [...]
A key to a successful NHL squad is a good power play. One could argue the same holds true for fantasy squads as well. Many leagues count power play points in some capacity, but even general managers of points-only leagues should pay attention to the stat. It’s the difference between a 60-point Brad Marchand and [...]
WJCs and the West By Kevin Wickersham Following the late-game, underdog heroics of two Western Conference prospects, Tyler Steenbergen (Arizona) and Conor Timmins (Colorado) to bring the WJC title back to Canada, another World Junior Championships is in the books. This one was accompanied by some unsightly organizational warts and blemishes in Buffalo [...]
