Top 10 surprises of the first half, and can they keep it up? The halfway point of the season is always a good time to take a second to contemplate on what we’ve witnessed so far this season. Most of it is routine. But there are always surprises. This year has been chock full [...]
I must admit I was a bit scared after losing the first two games last week, but I was quite pleased with the results when Saturday was over and done with (4-2). Since I last left you, I'm now sitting at 71-41 (63%) on the season. With a few upsets this week, I've only gone [...]
The Journey examines Dobber’s Top 200 forward prospects list, and assesses the fast risers in the January rankings. Check back next week when we will take a closer look at the fastest rising defensemen in this month’s rankings. Anthony Mantha – Detroit Red Wings – Up to 7th from 19th Overall In the past, [...]
Some suggestions on bargain players for your FanDuel or DraftKings lineups... Top Budget Plays Centers Casey Cizikas $3500 – The center is a crazy play but the Islanders are on their third game in fourth nights. However, Metropolitan Division games can get strange. He is a good bottom-six player who can occasionally [...]
Every season there is one team who comes from virtual obscurity to take the league by storm. These phenomena can last a month, a quarter season and in some cases, rage on for the entirety of the campaign. […]
Pick up Maroon to enjoy his deployment and the Oilers’ favourable upcoming schedule. […]
This week's Capped discusses the 2017 RFA forward crop, what challenges their negotiations/contracts may bring, and whether to buy or sell. […]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
