We are back this week, after a couple of week hiatus, to finish our MVP series. We have completed reviews for centers, right and left wingers, and defensemen. Today we will be moving on to goalies. The process will be much the same as with skater articles, though using different categories and scoring metrics. “Most [...]
Single-season fantasy drafts won’t start for about another two months (or more), but in the dog days of summer you might already find yourself preparing. It’s never too early, I suppose. For example, in my last Top 100 Roto Rankings, I had Linus Ullmark listed as my top goalie. A reader commented that he was [...]
The march toward arbitration continues and there are players that may end up there, though most of these cases are often resolved beforehand. One interesting case is that of Toronto goalie lya Samsonov. Even with Jake Muzzin on LTIR, the team is in excess of $3M over the cap without Samsonov signed. Each dollar matters, [...]
After running polls as part of this column for quite a while, I’ve been able to learn which have worked and which haven’t. For those that do, I’ve turned them into annual polls, and this one just graduated to yearly status. We all know the playoffs are not an environment that resembles the regular season. [...]
Hey, everyone. Alex is off for today and I have his Ramblings covered. He'll be back before long but readers have to deal with me again today. * My Ramblings yesterday discussed power-play production in the NHL and how that’s impacted fantasy scoring. Defencemen were reviewed at length, focusing on how there are more high-end [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll continue our review of the ‘Core Four’ for every team in the East. Check out part one over here. As we work through the Eastern, Grant Campbell is working through the Western Conference. Make sure to check out his coverage here. As Grant established, ‘The Core Four’ are players [...]
Not that it was in doubt, but Connor Bedard signed his entry-level deal with the Blackhawks, ensuring he’ll be in the lineup on opening night. The future has arrived for Chicago. When he was drafted, I looked at how recent super-elite draft picks have fared in their rookie seasons. There is upside to be had, [...]
This week we will look at the next four teams in the West after we reviewed Anaheim, Arizona, Calgary and Chicago last week. The Core Four are the players from each roster, who should be the foundation for their team to build off of over the next three to five years. Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon [...]
Most years in dynasty fantasy leagues, there is debate on who to select first overall. Whoever had the first overall pick last year, for example, could have gone with Shane Wright, Simon Nemec or Juraj Slafkovsky, and none would have been the incorrect choice. The year before, any of Owen Power, Luke Hughes, Matty Beniers [...]
The 18th annual Fantasy Guide will be released on Friday, July 28. That’s right – less than two weeks. I’ve already analyzed, written and projected five teams. * I rant a lot, as regular readers of me here (and on Twitter) can attest. I found myself ranting to a buddy a couple of nights ago, [...]
