The Wild West

Calgary’s 3M Line – Offensive Zone Starts and the Calder Trophy. What's making the NHL's hottest team tick right now               Just how good has Calgary’s top line been? Usually, a high offensive zone start (OZ%) percentage indicates a player that excels on offense and is used primarily in that [...]

While it’s far, far too early to evaluate trades made prior to the March 1st deadline, particularly for those who have yet to play for their new teams, we here jump the gun and take a look how players who have moved into or around the West are initially fitting into their new digs and [...]

  San Jose (36-18-7) 79 PTS.             STAND PAT/BUYER The playoff race in the Pacific is shaping up to be a tight one and surely it will be fun to watch. As it stands now SJ leads the division albeit by a small margin but I do not think they will be knocked off their [...]

This week we’ll take a look at positional needs and potential swap scenarios in the Central Division. […]

The Wild West: Trade Deadline – A Seller’s Market: Who’s Buying?     Pacific Division With the Eastern and Western Conferences tightly-bunched and most teams still having playoff aspirations, just who will buy vs. sell vs. stand pat is largely undetermined, with bottom-dwelling Arizona and Colorado the only sure sellers. The next few weeks leading [...]

Leagues that count peripheral categories such as blocks, hits, penalty minutes, and faceoff percentage often require that teams search a bit harder for depth options. Players that score goals and dish assists are often already well-known based on traditional value, but players who contribute to peripheral categories traditionally lack fantasy value. Many such players are [...]

  Leagues that count peripheral categories such as blocks, hits, penalty minutes, and faceoff percentage often require that teams search a bit harder for depth options. Players that score goals and dish assists are often already well-known based on traditional value, but players who contribute to peripheral categories traditionally lack fantasy value. Many such players [...]

  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. [...]

  In hockey, as nearly everywhere else, things look different in the summer and early fall. In this pre, pre-season time, NHL teams try to pick up key pieces to help their teams, and we follow suit on our fantasy teams thinking perhaps a change of scenery will spur great production from a bargain free [...]