Alex Killorn is expected to miss the next 4 to 6 weeks because of a fractured finger from Wednesday’s preseason game. Killorn was Anaheim’s major free agent signing this offseason, earning a four-year contract worth $6.25 million per season. Since the season starts in about a week and a half, you can probably adjust that [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. The preseason is exciting because we finally get to talk about hockey that didn’t happen several months ago. But it’s also the time when players are shaking off the rust and [...]
The Minnesota Wild extended two of their notable forwards on Friday. First, Mats Zuccarello agreed to a two-year extension with a cap hit of $4.125 million. His five-year contract worth $6 million is set to expire after this season. Zuccarello is now 36 years old, which explains why his pay decreases in spite of some [...]
Today over here at Frozen Tools Forensics we are going to be taking a look at some recent changes in draft positions. Given we are well into the drafting season we have some data already as to where players are going and I wanted to use this opportunity to compare that data to average draft [...]
Those who recently drafted Andrei Vasilevskiy (not to mention those in keeper leagues) were dealt some unexpected bad luck on Thursday, as he will reportedly miss 8-10 weeks following back surgery. Vasilevskiy was considered a top-5 goalie in many preseason rankings, but obviously that is no longer the case. The 8-10-week timeline means that Vasilevskiy [...]
Welcome back fantasy hockey fans! Last time, we delved into the bold world of NHL Equivalency (NHLe) and Player Tracking Technology. Today, we're homing in on NHLe and how this game-changing metric can be your ace in the hole come draft day. Eager to take your fantasy hockey game to the next level? Let's dive [...]
Hello my Salary Cap-friendlies! This week is all about players who, for one reason or another, do not have a contract in place for the upcoming season, the same upcoming season that is now two weeks away. I think it’s worth diving in here and see what might be causing the delay and can we [...]
Another day, another slew of training camp notes. Before we get to them, be sure to get your copy of the 2023-24 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide if you haven’t already! There are projections, depth charts, prospect upside, and a slew of articles to help gain an edge in your fantasy league(s). It is updated throughout [...]
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 [...]
Last year I ran a pre-season Ramblings where I went through the top-100 players by their ADP at the time. We’re just getting into the start of training camp, and while there is some interesting injury news, the production and lineup sorting is nothing that we should be jumping to conclusions on yet. This time [...]
