PDO is a key metric for evaluating player performance and is often used to measure luck or variance. While PDO can regress towards a league average, suggesting predictability, its interpretation requires caution. A high or low PDO doesn't always signify luck; it can also reflect team strategy or player skill. This article aims to demystify [...]
Welcome back my Salary Cap-friendlies! Last week we talked about all things goaltending, so this week I thought it would be good to go into a little rookie-check in. It’s like in your first year of college and you haven’t talked to your family since they dropped you off, it’s just good to check back. [...]
Coming into last night’s games, the Vancouver Canucks trio of Quinn Hughes, Elias Pettersson, and J.T. Miller was tied for the league lead in scoring, with 26 points each. I’m not sure if that has ever happened before with a three-way tie for the league lead in scoring (past the first couple games of a [...]
It has not been the start to the season Buffalo wanted (7-8-1) and the injuries are starting to rack up. It started before the season with the Achilles injury to winger Jack Quinn and has included winger Alex Tuch for the last week (more on him in a bit). The latest was Tage Thompson, who [...]
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 be tackling this topic every single week. I want this article to work for you, so if there are players [...]
Another exciting, entertaining, and wild week in the NHL tees up the latest jam-packed edition of our Eastern Edge column. Today we’re taking a look at a number of intriguing trends and fantasy hockey hotspots out East that are worth a few minutes of your weekly fantasy research. Astute fantasy hockey GMs never slack on [...]
We now have a month’s worth of data from the 2023-24 season. So not only have the rankings been updated for injury, but a few notable performers have been moved up or down the rankings. As of September, the updated stat categories for the Roto Rankings are as follows: Goals, Assists, Special Teams Points, Shots [...]
Welcome back to Goldipucks and the Three Skaters, a play on words of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. Instead of there being three bowls of porridge though, I cover three skaters and declare one too hot (i.e., doing unsustainably better than he should), another too cold (i.e., doing unsustainably worse), and a third [...]
I’m not sure when Charlie McAvoy is going to fully get his due as a top-five defenceman in the NHL, but he has been one for a while now. He had two assists last night to bring his season total to 11 points in 11 games. To boot, he’s dominant defensively, and is no slouch [...]
Welcome back to another edition of Lining Up! This week we will wrap up our review of each team and highlight noteworthy line combinations. In addition, with the upcoming Global Series in Sweden taking place, keep an eye on the schedule and players on your roster who may be missing in action over the next [...]
