Capped: What Might Robin Lehner’s Next Deal Look Like?
This week's Capped discusses the 2017 RFA goalies, or should we say, goalie. […]
NHL Injuries – Latest info on Josi, Carlson, Silfverberg and others
The latest NHL injury news on Roman Josi, Kris Letang, Matt Duchene, Jakob Silfverberg and more... The Big Guns (>80% owned in Yahoo Leagues) Roman Josi – The Predators defenseman won’t be returning to the lineup before the All-Star break, making the earliest possible date for his return on January 31st against the Penguins. [...]
The Concept of a (Fantasy) Hockey “DH” – Yea or Nay?
This week we take a break from the usual battle to cover a question that’s come to the forefront of fantasy hockey due to the production of Sam Gagner. Thanks to Gagner’s 60-point scoring pace over his first 45 games - despite averaging only 13:38 of Total Ice Time per contest - he’s been [...]
Top 100 Keeper League Goalies – January 2017
The Top 100 goalies to own in a fantasy hockey keeper league, January edition Goalies are rated by their current season, how things look for next season, and longer-term upside. They are also measured by proneness to injury, track record and their place on the team's depth chart. Mixing in prospects that measure [...]
Eastern Conference Goalie Tandems (Jan 2017)
More than any other position, goalies are extremely difficult to predict and frustrating to own through the various ups and downs. Unlike skaters who can get demoted to a lower line to work out their kinks, goaltenders simply go to the bench and do not play while you do not collect any stats. [...]
Lining Up: Sheary Getting It Done
Let's have a look at the hottest lines in the National Hockey League since the beginning of the season, including a few defensemen producing offensively. You will also find below the "Cold as ice" line and duo of the week. […]
Western Conference Overachievers – 2017
Many factors can lead to a player overachieving. A player exceeding expectations can occur as much due to a player taking the next step in his game as a blip in shooting percentage. Either way the points are just as pleasant a surprise for poolies regardless of whether they are likely to continue long-term. [...]
Fantasy Hockey Podcast – Forgot About Ondrej
The Blue Jackets' streak is over, but the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast's streak of appearing in your podcast feed on a weekly basis continues! Roster moves around the league kick off this week's show, as we see an old-but-new #1 option re-emerge once more, an AHL dominator get another crack at a top top six, [...]
Top 10 Goalie Storylines
Top 10 goalie storylines Your fantasy season lives and dies with your goaltending. You can have the best squad in the world but if your two netminders are below-average, it doesn’t matter how many points Connor McDavid gets for you. This year has seen plenty of surprises when it comes to the nets. Elite [...]
Geek of the Week: Matthew Tkachuk
If you look past Matthews and Laine, another 2016 draftee has also been providing fantasy value. […]