Ramblings: Wolf Called Up; Updates on Laine, Shesterkin, Pesce, and Addison; Bedard Piles on Points – November 10
Something that had been a bit confounding – maybe a lot confounding – about the Calgary Flames is their utter refusal to even bother giving minor league goalie Dustin Wolf a shot at the NHL [...]
Analytics Advantage: Comparing Expected Goal Scoring with High-, Medium-, and Low-Danger Scoring
In the realm of fantasy hockey, where every point can be the difference between triumph and mediocrity, a deeper dive into advanced statistics becomes not just a strategy, but a necessity. This season, we're peeling [...]
Capped: Impact of Current Contracts from Campbell, Demko, and Jarry
Hello and welcome back my Salary Cap-friendlies! We haven’t really touched on goaltenders too much in Capped and there’s sort of a reason for that. Outside of Sergei Bobrovsky they mostly earn salaries and off [...]
Ramblings: Addison/Bogosian Traded; Updates on Shesterkin, Duchene, and Cozens; Changes in Shot Ratios – November 9
The Minnesota Wild made some adjustments to their blueline on Wednesday by trading Calen Addison to the San Jose Sharks, then turning around and getting Zach Bogosian from Tampa Bay. I wrote up a bit [...]
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Looking Ahead: Hartman a Possible Drop Next Week
So far this season it feels like every night there’s a surprise line or player on each slate. The standings also look, well, not as we pictured and although it’s early here in the season, [...]
Frozen Tool Forensics: Cold Streaks
It could be just my leagues, but it seems like this season I am seeing more people cut bait with established players early on. Players who are cold for sure, but who we had some [...]
Ramblings: Marchand Makes Season Debut; Hart, Oettinger Continue Strong Starts; Drowning Ducks (Oct 28)
Earlier than originally projected (but maybe not because he’s a fast healer), Brad Marchand made his season debut on Thursday. He didn’t disappoint, scoring two goals and adding an assist with four shots in a [...]
Thursday NHL Props: DeBrincat and Josi Love to Shoot
It’s the last big weekday slate of the week, and it’s time to find some winning prop bets. There are 10 games on the NHL slate tonight, which gives us plenty of options when searching [...]
DFS Thursday: Canucks Start Righting Ship; Oilers Should Be Targeted
Happy Halloween! First, my “costume” for this past Tuesday, as an NHL prognosticator, didn’t win any contest but wasn’t totally torn in half either. Marc-Andre Fleury shined in Montreal (26 saves on 27 shots, 0.963 [...]
Capped: Early Surprises Including Kubalik, Boeser, and Lindholm
Last week I discussed some of the bigger injuries that were occurring in the NHL and how you could take advantage of their injuries. This week we shall be looking at some of the bigger [...]