Analytics Advantage: Shooting Percentage, Expected Goals, and Over/Underperformance
In fantasy hockey, player evaluation increasingly relies on a blend of traditional and advanced metrics. Among these, Shooting Percentage (SH%) and Individual Expected Goals (ixG) stand out for their ability to provide a deeper understanding [...]
Capped: Mark Stone, the Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Long-Term Injured Reserve
Welcome back my CapFriendlies! Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but last week Mark Stone was put onto long term injured reserve. This sparked a discussion in my main fantasy league’s chat and of [...]
Ramblings: Updates on Seider and Norris; Tanev Traded; Declines for Ekblad, Ekholm, Doughty, and More – February 29
There was some concern that Detroit defenceman Moritz Seider might miss time after blocking a shot on Tuesday night, but Ted Kulfan reports that Seider is just fine after getting X-rays completed that came back [...]
Fantasy Take: Chris Tanev Becomes a Star
The Calgary Flames shipped out Chris Tanev to the Dallas Stars, possibly opening the floodgates on the rental defenceman market around the NHL. For a sought-after right-shot defenceman, it is surprising that they weren’t able [...]
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Lining Up: Islanders Promoting Palmieri; Eyssimont’s Varied Contributions; Ridly Greig
Welcome back to another edition of Lining Up. This week will examine a well-known line on a hot streak and a few lesser-known players who find themselves in favourable situations. The next two weeks are [...]
Ramblings: Horvat Traded; Update on Cozens; 5ebastian Aho’s Rise; Barkov’s Splits; Robertson’s Expectations; Hayton’s New Job – January 31
It seemed to be a matter of when, not if, Vancouver would be trading centre Bo Horvat. That trade went down Monday as he was sent to the New York Islanders in exchange for young [...]
Fantasy Impact: Bo Horvat Traded to Islanders
The Vancouver Canucks have traded Bo Horvat to the New York Islanders for Anthony Beauvillier, Aatu Raty and a 2023 first-round draft pick. The Canucks get: an underachieving forward who has been in the league [...]
Wild West: Revisiting Points Per 60 Minutes
We last looked at points per 60 minutes in a mid-November article, so this week we’re going to look at where players are at now on a team-by-team basis. I've tried to include some numbers [...]
Top 10 Underrated All-Stars
The NHL all-star game is next weekend, but with the way extra-long breaks have been scheduled, there are only six games total over the next three days, and many teams are already finished for at [...]
Ramblings: Thoughts on Chychrun Trade Destinations, Rielly Ends the Drought, Goalie Talk, and more … (Jan. 30)
The 15th annual Midseason Guide was released two weeks ago. Pick it up here! Second-half projections, prospects, free agents, trade block, advanced statistical analysis and more! This is probably the last ten days or so [...]