Ramblings: Vanek, Wennberg, The Boucher Effect (Sept 3)
Vanek to Van City, Wennberg Signing, The Guy Boucher Effect? […]
Dobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades: Ottawa Senators
Dobber's offseason fantasy hockey grades – Ottawa Senators […]
The Journey: Top Defence Prospects To Watch In Camp
The Journey examines which high-level prospect defensemen will be battling it out in camp in the next few weeks with the potential to provide value in fantasy leagues. If you missed last week’s crop of what forwards to watch, click here. Mikhail Sergachev – Tampa Bay Lightning Coming over to the Lightning in [...]
Top 100 Fantasy Defensemen – September 2017
The Top 100 defensemen to own in your points-only keeper league - September edition These were pulled directly from the Top 300 skaters (posted here). Please note that these are the last rankings posted for September and October, as I'm in the hospital battling bone marrow cancer. Rankings - all the rankings - [...]
Ramblings: Drouin at Centre; Coveted Power-Play Spots – September 2
The Montreal Canadiens have a centre problem in that they don’t have any. Okay that’s obviously hyperbole but with the seeming unwillingness for either the prior or current coaching regime to give Alex Galchenyuk the top pivot slotting, there is concern here. Phillip Danault seems to be a quality player but I don’t think he’s [...]
Fantasy Take: Thomas Vanek joins Canucks
Thomas Vanek signed a one-year, $2 million pact with Vancouver on Friday. […]
Frozen Pool Forensics: Dmitry Orlov
Washington's repeated playoff shortcomings have resulted in a club restructure losing the likes of Justin Williams, Karl Alzner, and Kevin Shattenkirk to free agency. A facelift has ensued for the upcoming Capitals squad, but for our purposes, we look to the loss of Alzner who signed with the Canadiens and where his minutes get [...]
Ramblings: Beware of Injury Optimism (Sept. 1)
Nothing can alter the fantasy landscape as much as injuries. A lengthy absence cripples a player's value, but it also opens the door for someone else to step up and fill the void. […]
Top 300 Keeper League Skaters – September 2017
Here are the Top 300 skaters to own in your points-only keeper league - September edition. Please note that these will be the only Rankings posted for September and October, other than the Top 100 Defensemen (posted tomorrow). This is due to my hospitalization for battling cancer. Rankings will return for November. [...]
Capped: Team By Team Buy and Sell – Part Four
It’s the last day of August, and I have already lost count of the number of mock drafts I have taken part in. It’s never too early to be getting ready for the season, so it’s a good thing we’re already more than halfway through our buy and sell series. This week we’re covering Nashville [...]