Ramblings: Duchene and Turris; Oilers Blanked; Decision Time for Certain Players – November 6
Edmonton was embarrassed at home losing 4-0 to Detroit on Sunday afternoon (depending on where you were watching). Petr Mrazek made just his fourth start of the year and managed a 36-save shutout. At the other end of the ice, Cam Talbot saved 31 of 35 in the loss. Before getting to the stats from [...]
Geek of the Week: Evander Kane
Why is Evander Kane so valuable in fantasy, and can he keep it up? […]
Ramblings: No One Better Than Boeser In Van City, Penguin Plus/Minus (Nov 5)
No One Better than Boeser in Van City, Penguin Plus/Minus, and more… […]
The Journey: Early Returns From Each 2017 Draft Round
Welcome to the latest installment of The Journey! This week I’ll be taking a look at seven players, one from each round, from the 2017 Entry Draft that are currently outplaying their draft position. I do realize that most of these players have only played a fraction of their season so far and a lot [...]
Saturday Night Special: Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks – November 4
Top Budget Plays Centers Christian Dvorak $3600 – The center is a punt play at the least. However, playing against Carolina may set up very well as the center will draw depth Carolina match-ups which are below Corsi relative. He is going to get decent opportunities. Dvorak has points in five of his last six [...]
Saturday NHL Picks – November 4
So I’ve finally hit .500 on the season. It took a bit longer than I would have expected, but I’m taking it as a sign that things are going continue moving in the right direction =). As with all things, you have to be ready to pounce on opportunities and after Las Vegas turned to [...]
Ramblings: Oilers Win in Hall’s Return; Josi Leads Preds; Keller and Larkin – November 4
Friday night was set to be Kailer Yamamoto’s ninth game with the team, which meant another game in the lineup and he has a year burned off his entry-level contract. He was a healthy scratch, though, so his status moving forward is still up in the air. There is no doubt his role has been [...]
Get On Board With Gourde
All fantasy owners need help in the short term AND the long term. The Looking Ahead feature identifies one player to plug into lineups in the short term, a second to invest in for the long term, a third to bench for the coming week, and a fourth who will struggle to meet expectations for [...]
Buy Low on Pavelski and These Six Targets
Now several weeks into the season like any year there are several players who to this point have not delivered the production owners expect. This makes for an opportunity where you can potentially capitalize on an impatient owner and acquire yourself an asset in line to improve as the season moves forward. Though there [...]