Analytics Advantage: Fantasy Contributions without High Point Totals
The NHL season's opening chapter is unfolding, and with it comes the opportunity for fantasy hockey managers to set the tone for their campaign. At this juncture, with the standings still taking shape, conventional wisdom [...]
Ramblings: Updates on Backstrom and Drysdale; Boldy and Spurgeon; Biro Scores Twice; Early Line Combinations – November 2
Two big pieces of news came down on Wednesday though neither are directly related to this fantasy season. Kind of. First off, Nicklas Backstrom announced he’s stepping away from the team for injury reasons, which [...]
Injury Ward: Gibson, Hall, Makar, Laine, OEL, Boldy & More
Here's the latest injury news from across the NHL! If you're looking for information about a certain player and don't see their name in this article, there probably haven't been any significant updates about their [...]
Fantasy Hockey Poll: Connor Bedard’s Biggest Calder Competition
As has become tradition, my first poll after the start of the regular season is one where you get to choose the Calder Trophy finalists. Of course, this season is a bit different, in that [...]
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Ramblings: Draft Values For Jarvis, Toffoli, Matheson, Bjorkstrand, and More; Updates on Boeser, Mangiapane and Khudobin – September 27
Last week, my Ramblings discussed my projections that I have started cobbling together. My first run of projections covered overall value in a multi-cat league that includes goals, assists, power-play points, shots, blocks, and hits. [...]
Wild West: Forward Tiers from McDavid to Eberle
Now that we have tiered the goalies and defensemen for the West and East, it is time to move on to the forwards. I will start with the Western Conference below. There are a lot [...]
Cap League Goalie Rankings – September 2022
There is usually less change with the goalies than the skaters, but when there is a change the leaps forwards or backwards are much bigger. The movement can be accounted for with new contracts (Ilya [...]
Top 10 Players Who Could Reach 40 Goals for the First Time
While 50 goals are the number most fantasy general managers drool over, scoring 40 goals in today's NHL is a great accomplishment. Only 37 players have scored 40 goals a season in the past 10 [...]
Free 2022-23 NHL Box Pools
Free hockey pool player boxes, for those who would like to run simple pools at the office... Every year in April (for the NHL playoffs) and to kick off September (for the regular season) I [...]
Ramblings: Rakell’s outlook, Robertson’s contract, line combos, and more (Sept. 26)
As training camps get underway, it’s important to keep an eye on what line combinations are developing throughout the league. The success Michael Bunting enjoyed playing with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner last year made [...]