Continuing on from NCAA Prospects Update - Part 1, I am rolling out Part 2 on the NCAA talent pool, highlighting prospects who are making serious noise at the collegiate level. Some may be on the cusp of an NHL debut, ready to take the plunge, while others still need time to round out their [...]
One of the arguments against midseason international tournaments is the risk of players being injured in a tournament game. That threat came true for fantasy teams rostering Shea Theodore, as he will miss NHL regular-season games in addition to the rest of the tournament with a wrist injury. Add to that the fact that the [...]
Welcome back to this week’s edition of Analytics Advantage! As the NHL season progresses, fantasy managers are searching for players who can provide an edge in key categories. This week, we break down the performances of five intriguing players: Gabriel Vilardi, Mikael Granlund, Jonathan Huberdeau, Connor McMichael, and Filip Hronek. Using per-60 metrics, we analyze [...]
This week on Frozen Tool Forensics we are going to dip back into Multi-Cat Performers. The name of the game here is strong contributions across several scoring categories. To gather the data for this review we are taking a look at the Multi-Category report on the Dobber Reports page. This report gives us basic scoring [...]
Given that we’re on the Four Nations break, there may not a lot of injury updates from players not in the tournament. Just before the Canada/Sweden game on Wednesday night, though, the Seattle Kraken announced that forward Jordan Eberle, who has been on the of the lineup since mid-November due to pelvic surgery, was sent [...]
Welcome back in all to the world’s #1 most trusted NHL salary cap article, how’s everyone’s Thursday going so far? As we’re about to start Four Nations, I thought this would be a good time to get in a little check-in. I did want to highlight two recent transactions when they were announced but given [...]
The Four Nations Cup kicked off on Wednesday night with Team Canada hosting Team Sweden in Montreal, with Canada coming out on top 4-3 in overtime. After Canada largely dominated through the first 20 minutes, Sweden had long stretches of controlled play after that and it made for a wildly entertaining game. It didn’t take [...]
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening everyone. Welcome to the Injury Ward. My name is Logan Clarkson and every Wednesday I will be chauffeuring you through injury news and updates from around the NHL, and for this week the Four Nations tournament as well. I’ll do my best to offer useful analysis and opinion as [...]
Heading into the 4 Nations Faceoff, we can pause to take inventory of major storylines and trends around the Eastern Conference with fantasy implications. This pause can be a good time to also take inventory of our rosters ahead of many trade deadlines around the fantasy landscape. Rest of season projections and “second half performers” [...]
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 [...]
