Ramblings: DeSmith Steps Up, Ovechkin Struggles, Hyman Hot, Hellebuyck Not (Apr 27)
It’s all playoff pucks today. I’ll use that term because it was the name of the very first fantasy hockey article that I wrote way back in 2006 for a website that no longer exists. [...]
Frozen Tool Forensics: Most Valuable Fantasy Hockey Centers
We won’t be covering the NHL playoffs blow by blow in this column, though we will touch on teams a bit as they get knocked out in each round. For this week, and for several [...]
Analytics Advantage: The Western Conference Playoff Teams
Welcome back to the follow up to last week’s article, with this week being about the West and what they bring to the table. We are about 2-3 games into each series, and it is [...]
Ramblings: Tkachuk Leads Cats; Vlasic Extended; Anaheim’s Season and Mintyukov, Vatrano, Gibson, and More – April 26
Chicago has signed defenceman Alex Vlasic to a six-year deal with an AAV of $4.6M per season. I wrote about him yesterday when discussing the Blackhawks so read that for more on him. In [...]
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Analytics Advantage: Goals Against Average and Goals Saved Above Average
In the competitive realm of fantasy hockey, the discerning manager knows the importance of a robust goaltender—an individual whose performance can swing the pendulum of league standings. Within this analytical domain, two metrics stand paramount [...]
Capped: Potential and Current Injury Returnees Including Landeskog, Sergachev, and Ekblad
Hello and welcome back in to all my Cap-Friendlies out there. Fantasy playoffs are now all but over, but the best time of the year, in my opinion, is finally upon us and this goes [...]
Ramblings: Öhgren Debut; Updates on Rantanen and McCann; Hits and Misses for Preseason Predictions on Durzi, Dobson, Bouchard, Matheson, and More – April 11
Over the last few years, the health of key skaters from the Colorado Avalanche has been a constant issue. Whether it’s winning the Cup with Samuel Girard injured or Gabriel Landeskog’s two-year effort to back [...]
Injury Ward: End-of-Season Updates on J. Hughes, McDavid, Rantanen, Stephenson & More
Welcome to the newest edition of the Injury Ward. Here you will find the latest NHL injury updates and also which players may benefit from these situations. My name is Blake Creamer and I will [...]
Forum Buzz: Trading Bedard(?!), Svechnikov, Lafreniere, Hughes, Lundkvist, Trocheck, Bunting, Best Bad Goalie, Player Trivia & More
Welcome back to Forum Buzz, where I peruse the DobberHockey Forums and weigh in on active, heavily debated, or otherwise relevant recent threads, reminding folks just how great a resource the Forums are. Nearly anything might be [...]
Ramblings: Hughes and Xhekaj Done; McDavid Resting; Slaf and Stamkos Score Hat-Tricks & More (Apr 10)
Jack Hughes missed last night’s game, and it’s now confirmed that he’s done for the season. He finishes the campaign with 74 points in 62 games, which is just shy of a 100-point-pace. That’s his [...]