Entering Saturday, Trent Frederic was held without a goal since opening night, which is a span of 17 games. Frederic broke that slump with a pair of goals on Saturday to go with five shots on goal. Frederic reached 40 points last season, but he is currently on pace for just 26 points. If he [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. **** This week is Part 2 of my dive into the world of goaltending prospects—those young netminders who are on the verge of making waves in the NHL, maybe even as early as [...]
We hammered a number of favourites last week for less than juicy odds but we’re hitting winners right now and building toward another big Saturday of selections on our favourite day for hockey wagering. Connor McDavid in his backyard to take on the Maple Leafs. The red-hot Jets going toe-to-toe with the reigning Cup champs. [...]
Just a quick note about a Friday game first. The Penguins soiled the bed again, this time against the Columbus Blue Jackets team on a six-game losing streak. It’s time. It’s time for the coach to go, and either Tristan Jarry (no trade contract) or Alex Nedeljkovic to be traded or waived. Lars Eller being [...]
If you missed the night of NHL action because your eyes were glued to the circus that was Jake Paul and Mike Tyson (and the 17 undercards before that)*, let’s fill you in on a few happenings. * Full disclosure: I turned away from the Red Wings/Ducks match on Sportsnet to watch this fight, hoping [...]
We are now a month into the season, which provides a better opportunity to re-rank players. Not drastically, but at least noticeably. A few players have moved up because of fast starts, but we’ve moved even more players down due to slow starts that are hurting fantasy teams. The stat categories for the Roto Rankings [...]
This week we are turning our attention to our well-rounded contributors. Every so often we pause the more points-oriented conversations to highlight those strong multi-cat contributors across the league. For today’s article I took the Multi-Category report and exported it for the season to date (before games started on November 14). The tables below contain [...]
Welcome back everyone! I got the spice today, you guys. Some weeks I search and search for different options to write about. This week I had who I wanted on first pass through the player pool…so let’s dive in! Pool. Dive. Highbrow comedy here on Looking Ahead.The Immediate Fix (Grab this guy and use him [...]
Connor McDavid joined the 1000-point club with a goal in the second period against Nashville on Thursday night. McDavid has reached 1000 point in just 659 games, which makes him the 4th-fastest player and 99th player overall to reach that milestone. McDavid later assisted on the overtime winner to give him 1001 career points. A [...]
Welcome back to this week’s edition of Analytics Advantage! As the NHL season progresses, fantasy hockey managers are actively tweaking their rosters to gain a competitive edge. Understanding trends in player transactions can provide valuable insights into which players to target or avoid. This week, we’ll dive into the top five most traded, added, and [...]
