Looking Ahead: Adding Schenn, Gustafsson, and Anaheim Skaters; Dropping Huberdeau

Frozen Tool Forensics: Season-Over-Season Ice Time Changes for Nichushkin, Raddysh, Wheeler, Yamamoto, and Others

By |2023-11-10T06:10:35-05:00November 10th, 2023|Frozen Tools Forensics|

This week on Frozen Tool Forensics we are finishing out our early season exploration into time on ice. In what has become a recurring series in the column we are using our Frozen Tools Reports to highlight some players who are seeing big changes in their deployment. Production follows deployment so knowing how players are [...]

Ramblings: Wolf Called Up; Updates on Laine, Shesterkin, Pesce, and Addison; Bedard Piles on Points – November 10

By |2023-11-10T05:53:34-05:00November 10th, 2023|Hockey Rambling|

Something that had been a bit confounding – maybe a lot confounding – about the Calgary Flames is their utter refusal to even bother giving minor league goalie Dustin Wolf a shot at the NHL level. Wolf, the back-to-back goalie of the year in the AHL, had a .924 save percentage in the AHL so [...]

Analytics Advantage: Comparing Expected Goal Scoring with High-, Medium-, and Low-Danger Scoring

By |2023-11-09T06:43:00-05:00November 9th, 2023|Analytics Advantage|

In the realm of fantasy hockey, where every point can be the difference between triumph and mediocrity, a deeper dive into advanced statistics becomes not just a strategy, but a necessity. This season, we're peeling back the layers of conventional stats to reveal a hidden cove of insights through advanced metrics such as xGF%, HDGF%, [...]

Ramblings: Addison/Bogosian Traded; Updates on Shesterkin, Duchene, and Cozens; Changes in Shot Ratios – November 9

By |2023-11-09T06:34:27-05:00November 9th, 2023|Hockey Rambling|

The Minnesota Wild made some adjustments to their blueline on Wednesday by trading Calen Addison to the San Jose Sharks, then turning around and getting Zach Bogosian from Tampa Bay. I wrote up a bit on the Addison trade already so go check that out if you haven’t already. I will say that it’s one [...]

Fantasy Mailbag: Hedman vs. Sergachev & Rielly vs. Klingberg; J. Hughes; Mintyukov; Wheeler; Rookie Goalies; Calgary Buy-Lows; Surprise D-man Scorers & More

By |2023-11-04T16:39:21-04:00November 8th, 2023|Roos Lets Loose|

Welcome back to another edition of the Roos Lets Loose monthly mailbag, where I answer your fantasy hockey questions by giving advice that should be useful to all poolies even if they don’t own the specific players being discussed. As a reminder, if you want your fantasy hockey question(s) answered in the next mailbag, check [...]

Ramblings: Campbell Waived; Kucherov & Panarin’s Scoring Paces; Hayes’s Production & More (Nov 8)

By |2023-11-07T22:02:21-05:00November 8th, 2023|Hockey Rambling|

Jack Campbell being waved was a first step in Oilers management pushing the panic button. It sounds as though the plan is to look internally first, but I would imagine if that doesn’t work, then a trade for Cal Petersen, Jake Allen, Dan Vladar, Anton Forsberg, or Chris Dreidger could come to fruition very quickly. [...]

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