Welcome back to The Journey, where we follow hockey prospects and their paths to the NHL, providing fantasy predictions and analysis along the way. A common dilemma with owning prospects in fantasy is knowing when to part ways with former blue-chippers who are beginning to lose value. Too early and they may still blossom into [...]
I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays and the mini-hockey break that came along with it. It seems the break somewhat helped the Covid situation that was crippling the league in the days leading up, and while there are still some postponements it’s nowhere near the amount we were seeing ten or so days ago. At [...]
Happy New Year, and all the best to you in the coming year! By the time you read this, it will already be 2022 somewhere - maybe even where you live. I know we were hoping that 2021 would turn out better than 2020, and it looked like it would for a while. We can [...]
The Immediate Fix (Grab this guy and use him for the next several days)Warren Foegele, LW/RW, Edmonton Oilers (Available in 99% of ESPN leagues, 84% Fantrax, 95% Yahoo) – So not sure if there’s any movie buffs out there, but for anyone who has seen the movie Moneyball, there is a scene where Brad Pitt’s [...]
Last week, given the break we took a look at how skaters' value had shifted during the first portion of the year. At the time it made sense as we were dealing with a planned break that was extended because of a flurry of COVID postponements. Games are back on, but it is still hard [...]
After a week off, let’s see if I remember how to do this. Setting a fantasy lineup in these times of the omicron variant has been more about finding players that fit the following criteria: 1) Their team is playing today, and 2) The player is not injured or on COVID protocol. There. That’s it. [...]
Every year, around Christmas, as the NHL is winding down for their break, the hockey world turns towards the World Juniors. For many hockey fans, it’s one of the highlights of the hockey calendar. It is also a huge moment in the careers of a lot of young players. Few of the players that take [...]
Here’s the latest injury news from across the NHL! If you’re looking for information about a specific player and don’t see their name in this article, there probably haven’t been any significant updates about their progress since our last article. If you ever need injury updates for a specific player, shoot me a message on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza. Jakob Chychrun – [...]
Some players take longer to achieve success than others. The problem is, if you wait for success to occur it might never happen. The magic question therefore becomes which players are simply late bloomers versus ones who won’t truly bloom at all; and that’s the subject of our poll. Below is a list of 19 [...]
While everyone is busy over the holidays, and while we’re also dealing with a scheduling upheaval, I wanted to take the time to put out some updated contract projections for the 2022 free agent crop. With the new year upon us, we could see a few more extensions signed as more players become eligible. I [...]
