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 [...]
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Saturday’s Game Picks: Ovechkin Anytime Point, Kucherov Power-Play Point
With the NHL season now officially past the unofficial quarter pole, teams across the league are already starting to jockey for position and separate pretenders from contenders - which means we are in store for [...]
DFS Saturday: Edmonton an Easy Stack
After an uncharacteristically small slate of games for last week’s DFS Saturday, we’re back to regularly scheduled programming tonight with a hefty 12-game one. With so many teams and players in action, I strongly recommend [...]
Ramblings: Laine Returns; Voracek Out; Prospects and Selling the World Junior Hype (Dec 3)
I’m covering for Ian today, and since I’m out of my normal routine, I’m going to jump out of my usual wheelhouse and focus a bit more on some prospects today. Before I get to [...]
Looking Ahead: Perfetti and the Jets
Anyone out there ever been in one of those dog fight fantasy matchups? You know the ones if you play in head-to-head leagues, between the two of you the lead has changed daily and both [...]
Frozen Tools Forensics: Breakout Threshold Check-In
Today I want to return to an article I wrote back in August attempting to predict some players on the cusp of a breakout. We will be taking a look at some of the predictions [...]
Ramblings: Petersen to AHL, Hedman Worries, Demko Injured (Dec 2)
Cal Petersen being placed on waivers wasn’t something I had predicted before the season, even if he wasn’t going to unseat Jonathan Quick as the Kings starter. Yet with an .888 SV% and negative GSAA [...]