Here are the top goalies to own in your keeper league - October edition. Considered are: history of success, likelihood of quality starts this season and next, how many years away they are (if a prospect), projected wins, proneness to injury, position on the depth chart, quality of the team they are on, and [...]
Jason Zucker is a great pickup because of the Wild's injury situation and upcoming schedule. […]
Early season results are great for overreactions to small sample sizes. Toronto putting Mitch Marner on the fourth line, Cam Talbot having a couple of bad games, Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin combining for fewer total points than Alex Ovechkin has goals. What do these things all have in common? They aren’t going to last [...]
Another installment of bad puns and injuries you wish you didn’t have to deal with! If you’re looking for injury updates as soon as they happen follow me on twitter @BrennanDeSouza. The Big Guns (>75% owned in Yahoo Leagues) Jaden Schwartz – Hockey is a physically demanding game, some of these athletes experience [...]
In this first instalment, we’re going to be looking at some team’s top lines and how they have been producing to start the year. Although we’re working with a small sample size, these players have been spending most of their time on ice together and as a result their production as a unit can be used to predict their future [...]
Our first defenseman battle of 2017-18 features two who, despite their young ages, are arguably the most important rearguards on their respective teams – Cam Fowler and Morgan Rielly. What poolies want to know is whether one, both, or neither will eventually post fantasy stats rivaling their real-world skill and value. Cage Match is here to find out! Career Path and Contract Status Fowler, 25, was the tenth [...]
In most of my fantasy leagues, I am known as a guy who places a premium on defensemen. This week, I’ll try to see if the pace of some of the defenders from the Eastern Conference can sustain their early season pace or are destined to take a step back. Kris Letang The Penguins’ [...]
At this very early point in the campaign we see plenty of players shifting between lines. While each team employs a different strategy, many test out young players under contract with junior teams to see if they might warrant more than a nine-game stay. Others might gauge if newcomers gel quickly with returning players to [...]
We’re just two weeks into the season, and there are some interesting trends starting to emerge when it comes to power-play usage. Of course, it is still early in the season and we are dealing with a fairly small sample size, b looking at these things early can help make a final decision if you [...]
On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian discuss two newly-minted NHL first-liners and one newly-minted PPQB, a dominant blue-liner who could make for a great sell-high candidate, a dormant defenseman who may yet have more to offer, and the shockingly thin list of candidates to be the 3rd best non-injured player [...]
