In these first few weeks of play it is always humorous to see the panic button being mashed to oblivion in the forums. It only takes about two games for the posts to start racking up with frantic owners on red alert. Patience is at an all-time low in the modern era so in an [...]
Sean Couturier is off to a ludicrous start. A three-point night gives him 12 points in 10 games. He has re-invigorated the top line with Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek, both of whom drown at 5-on-5 last season. We know Giroux and Voracek are established fantasy assets but what to make of Couturier? Well, Couturier [...]
Saturday saw the first trade of the 2017-2018 season that didn’t involve a goalie. While the deal wasn’t big enough for there to be a fantasy write-up, there is still a lot that we can take out of the trade as cap league owners. The trade saw Detroit send underperforming centre Riley Sheahan and a [...]
Buffalo was in Columbus Wednesday a night after their 1-0 win against Detroit. Things didn’t go as well. Columbus as the Blue Jackets skated away with a 5-1 win. The big night offensively went to Seth Jones, who managed a goal, an assist, and three shots on target. Jones now has seven points in nine [...]
This week's injury rundown gives the latest on Burakovsky, Fowler, Luongo, Carter and many others... The Big Guns (>75% owned in Yahoo Leagues) Tuukka Rask – Tuukka Rask Tuukka Rest and seems to be feeling better. The Bruins’ goaltender is one concussion test away from being back in action, I hope [...]
Although multi-positional eligibility is often considered a benefit by poolies due to line-up flexibility, it can sometimes create fantasy headaches as well. This week’s combatants – Brayden Point and Sam Reinhart – are C and RW eligible in most leagues; but that versatility has led their teams to bounce them between each of their [...]
Ramblings: Dobber’s back! Too much fantasy hockey rambling to summarize… (Oct 25) *** We’re only about nine games into the season and my knee-jerk reactions to what’s happened so far is kept to a minimum. I’ll pick up a few minor pieces based on strong early play and drop the guys I had already [...]
In this week’s installment, we take a look at how some more of the NHL’s top lines have been performing. I can’t express how much more convenient it is to look at all these stats with the Frozen Pool tool. Click on each team’s ‘ES Point Production’ to get started. If you want a line [...]
Buffalo is off to a poor start this season, sporting a 2-5-2 record in their first nine contests. Their minus-11 goal differential is second-worst in the East next to dumpster fire Montreal and their minus-20. Good thing most of us fantasy hockey people don’t care much about how successful most NHL teams actually are, well, [...]
It was a light two-game schedule in the NHL Monday night so let’s get right into things. The Leafs beat the visiting Kings 3-2 thanks to the help of a third-period goal from Patrick Marleau. This was a pretty entertaining game of two teams that seemed evenly matched. With the Leafs up 1-0 late in [...]
