Almost a month in, what have we learned about the beginning of this NHL season, and how can we use the information to our advantage (and make better wagers?) Let’s look at a few variables that we’ve been programmed into believing. First, home teams win more. (My statistics are through Thursday.) For this season, home [...]
Jack Hughes has raced out to the NHL scoring lead, but his season might have hit a detour. Hughes left Friday’s game in the first period with an upper-body injury after crashing into the boards following a scoring chance. https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1720602395070062693 According to Elliotte Friedman, it might take a day or two to figure out the [...]
Here are the top 120 defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - November edition! * * * * * Get the FREE new Goalie Post app! In the iOS Store here, or in the Android store here* * * * * Those looking for October's Top 100 Keeper League Goaltenders, they were posted [...]
Welcome back all! It’s another up and down week schedule-wise in the NHL season but good news to all, we have a “normal” week upcoming before things somewhat get a little crazy again. Someday when I’m NHL Czar (scoot over, Gary), I’m making sure to all of you that there will be six-eight game slates [...]
This week on Frozen Tool Forensics we are going to be digging into time on ice. In what has become a recurring series in the column we are going to use our Frozen Tools Reports to highlight some players who are seeing big changes in their deployment. Production follows deployment, so knowing how players are [...]
Adam Fox left Thursday’s game with a lower-body injury after colliding leg on leg with Sebastian Aho. At the time of the injury, Fox was tied with Cale Makar and Quinn Hughes for the most points among defensemen (11 points). That was before Hughes and the Canucks teed off on the Sharks later Thursday evening. [...]
Here are the top 300 skaters to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - November edition! * * * * * Get the FREE new Goalie Post app! In the iOS Store here, or in the Android store here* * * * * Those looking for October's Top 100 Keeper League Goaltenders, they were posted [...]
Hello and welcome back my Salary Cap-friendlies! What else is there to do on nights where there’s two NHL games? Go over your fantasy teams and try and make improvements of course because watching to see how JT Miller and only JT Miller are playing is just sort of boring. Stay hot NHL schedule. On [...]
The NHL season's opening chapter is unfolding, and with it comes the opportunity for fantasy hockey managers to set the tone for their campaign. At this juncture, with the standings still taking shape, conventional wisdom leans heavily on the most apparent statistics: goals, assists, and goaltending victories. However, the astute fantasy manager is already looking [...]
Two big pieces of news came down on Wednesday though neither are directly related to this fantasy season. Kind of. First off, Nicklas Backstrom announced he’s stepping away from the team for injury reasons, which seems pretty clearly to be that his hip hasn’t responded as he had hoped post-surgery. He did not look like [...]
