Frozen Tools Forensics: Analyzing 2023-24’s Most Consistent Skaters
There are a couple of more playoff related topics that we are going to hit in this column, but they need to wait until the finals have wrapped up. In the meantime, let’s return to [...]
Ramblings: McDavid for Conn Smythe, Nedeljkovic Signed, Possible Values of Players That Could Be Traded (Jun 21)
Well, we have a Stanley Cup Final series now. There’s no way the Panthers wanted to make the long trek back to Edmonton for another crack at winning the cup. The good news for Florida [...]
Ramblings: Markstrom and Dubois Traded; Hronek’s Extension; Thoughts on Ehlers, Larkin, Couturier, Hertl, and More – June 20
On Tuesday, Vancouver extended defenceman Filip Hronek for eight years at $7.25M. While that might seem like a big number, as a percentage of the cap in 2024-25, that works out to just over 8%, [...]
Fantasy Take: Kings and Capitals Swap Kuemper for Dubois
Unlike the Jacob Markstrom to New Jersey trade that had been teased for months if not a year, this bombshell came out of nowhere. https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1803502883041898781 The Capitals are taking on some huge term, banking [...]
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Saturday’s Game Picks: Jets Take Flight
With the NHL showcasing its talent via the Global Series in Stockholm, Sweden this week, there’s been no shortage of awesome afternoon hockey to watch and wager on. Such is the case yet again today, [...]
DFS Saturday: Ovi Defies Father Time
Goalies (in fantasy hockey): I’m going to discuss this from a number of angles. First, for our Yahoo or Fantrax fantasy leagues, goalies tend to make up an inordinate percentage of categories (or points, to [...]
Ramblings: Nylander’s Homecoming; Sabres’ Power Play; Montour and Ekblad Return (Nov 18)
On Friday, William Nylander put on a show for friends, family and fans on home soil, tallying three points in game two of the NHL’s Global Series in Sweden. Although he was born in Canada, [...]
Looking Ahead: Lafreniere; Colton; Carolina & the Global Games
Welcome back! A little bit of a stranger NHL schedule this week, but that mostly has to do with the Global Games taking place. At least, for some clubs. I still for the life of [...]
Frozen Tool Forensics: Evaluating Multi-Category Defencemen
This week on Frozen Tool Forensics we are shifting gears a bit. So far we have been focused on trivial things like goal scoring and point production, but today we dig into peripheral categories, specifically [...]
Analytics Advantage: Demystifying and Using PDO to Find Fantasy Value
PDO is a key metric for evaluating player performance and is often used to measure luck or variance. While PDO can regress towards a league average, suggesting predictability, its interpretation requires caution. A high or [...]