What to Expect from the 2017 RFA Forwards in your Cap League
This week's Capped discusses the 2017 RFA forward crop, what challenges their negotiations/contracts may bring, and whether to buy or sell. […]
NHL Injury Report: Latest on Oshie, Stamkos, Bishop, Gallagher and more
The latest injury news on TJ Oshie, Steven Stamkos, Ryan Getzlaf, Tomas Hertl and others The Big Guns (>80% owned in Yahoo Leagues) Patrik Laine – I haven’t had the pleasure of owning the Finnish prodigy in any of my fantasy leagues, but this one pains me as a hockey fan. A concussion is [...]
Cage Match: John Carlson vs. Oliver Ekman-Larsson – who would you rather own?
Also in this article - the results of the 'slumping player least likely to rebound' tournament... Before our regularly scheduled Cage Match column, I want to announce that, by your votes, Bobby Ryan, Jake Muzzin, and Reilly Smith were named the players least likely to achieve their 2016-17 expected production this season or in [...]
Top 50 Fantasy Hockey Prospect Defensemen – January 2017
Here are the Top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only keeper league... Factored in are the player's upside, his likelihood, his wait time, the current depth chart and the organization's political landscape (which includes the player's contract status, draft position, whether or not anything was given up for him in a trade, [...]
Zach Parise Heating Up on the Wild Top Line
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. […]
Eastern Conference All-Disappointment Team (Jan 2017)
Looking at the most disappointing players in the Eastern Conference. […]
Top 200 Fantasy Hockey Prospect Forwards – January 2017
Here are the Top 200 prospect forwards to own in your points-only keeper league... Factored in are the player's upside, his likelihood, his wait time, the current depth chart and the organization's political landscape (which includes the player's contract status, draft position, whether or not anything was given up for him in a trade, [...]
WJC 2017: How Did the West’s U20s Fare?
Well damn! It was a wild World Junior Championships indeed. Not just because of the finish (fantastic or disappointing depending on whether you hang your skates north or south of the border) but also for the extraordinary performances the Minnesota Wild’s young guns displayed. Let’s take a look at these, and other notable efforts [...]
Top 10 WJC fantasy value changes
Top 10 World Junior fantasy value changes It’s never a good thing to get too disappointed or excited by a World Junior appearance. After all, the maximum amount of games they play is seven, the same as one round of the NHL playoffs. But we’re fantasy general managers. We can’t help ourselves. We [...]
Fantasy Hockey Podcast: Blurred Laine
After a two week 'break' that saw us release two bonus episodes, Elan and Brian are back for the first 'regular' episode Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast of the year. This edition opens with an injury and a rant, as Brian lets the world know what he thinks of 'clean hits' in the wake of Patrik [...]