Expansion Draft: Eastern Conference Teams
Breaking down the fantasy impact of the losses the Eastern Conference teams incurred following the Las Vegas expansion draft. […]
Frozen Pool Forensics: Potential Draft Day Surprises
Instead of the usual FPF article this week, we’ve decided to roll out some words on the focal point of the hockey world this weekend: The NHL Entry Draft. It’s always fun to see what a few months can do; draft picks go from a mere afterthought at the NHL trade deadline to being [...]
Fantasy Breakdown: The Vegas Golden Knights Roster – Defensemen and Goaltenders
Further to my post earlier today on the forwards (read it here), here are the defensemen and goaltenders for the Vegas Golden Knights. Vegas loaded up on defensemen with the strategy that they would use them as trade bait and further stockpile draft picks. So much of the below will change. Defensemen Theodore – [...]
Fantasy Breakdown: The Vegas Golden Knights Roster – Forwards
This year’s expansion process is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. Prior expansion teams were selected without worrying about a salary cap. They didn’t have Cap Friendly to run through hundreds of mock scenarios. They didn’t have Twitter from which they could gather feedback and opinions. They also didn’t have 30 teams from which to [...]
Jordan Eberle Traded to New York Islanders for Ryan Strome
Two players with seemingly worn out welcomes in their respective franchises were traded for each other on Thursday afternoon. The long-rumoured Jordan Eberle trade occurred, with the Edmonton right winger being shipped to the New York Islanders in exchange for centre/winger Ryan Strome. The deal is a straight swap. Eberle has two years left on [...]
Expansion Draft: Western Conference Teams
Breaking down team by team how the expansion draft affects the Western Conference team by team […]
Capped: Analyzing the Vegas Golden Knights
The Vegas team selection was very entertaining, however the excitement was actually spread out over the course of the afternoon (if you were paying attention). The NHL really has to figure out how to deal with making events like this an actual reveal, and not having half of the Vegas team leak out through Twitter [...]
Age and Fantasy Success Part 1: Defensemen
At what age does a defenseman's production typically peak? […]
Keeping Karlsson – No. 148 – How You Drouin?
Welcome to another summer series episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast! […]
Eastern Edge – Something’s Bruin
Heading into last season, the Boston Bruins were looking like a team in transition. The shelves appeared relatively barren of prospects with only a dented can of SpaghettiOs sitting at the very back of the pantry. Many would not have been surprised if the Bruins had missed the playoffs, but the team battled its [...]