Buy the 2010-11 Pool Guide here! Keep an eye on the Brad Richards situation in Dallas. He could very well be on the move this season, for a few reasons: 1) He's on the last year of his current deal, and the Stars may want to get something for him if they don't [...]
Interesting data on back-to-back games from our friends at On the Forecheck. Florida has the favorable schedule, playing 15 sets of back-to-back games, yet facing 24 opponents on the tail-end of their own back-to-back set. The Preds have signed Mark Dekanich to a one-year deal. It's a two-way agreement, meaning he is not [...]
After signing Martin Gerber to a one-year, two-way deal on Friday, the Edmonton Oilers now have quite the interesting fantasy goalie situation heading into the season. Since it happened on an otherwise boring summer day, tons of interesting depth chart topics came bubbling to the surface from hockey writers and Oilers analysts everywhere.
Fantasy Guide is updated as of today. Salak signing with Farjestad is a good thing. He needs to play games. It's not on an NHL surface, but the competition in Sweden is solid enough to make it a positive learning experience. He will get very good coaching from Erik Granqvist as well (Gustavsson, Karlsson recent students). Overall, [...]
Welcome to Hockey Pool Geek’s Deep Analysis. Our goal is to dig deep into the team and league that is being analyzed in order to bring out some insight and push you into really getting the most out of your team and ultimately taking down the rest of the league.
Doing a Deep Analysis on a team owned by one of the hottest analysts in fantasy hockey is in the same breath exciting and daunting. Jeff Angus, of Dobberhockey.com fame, knows his stuff… in fact, he deeply knows his stuff, so the odds of showing him something useful in managing his team aren’t all that great, but on the other hand, having the opportunity to use the Hockey Pool Geek tools to aid a guy who will ‘get it’ right away and who isn’t afraid to lay waste to marginal contributors and invest in promising contributors is one that we just can’t pass up.
The Fantasy Guide is updated as of August 10. You can buy it here The Flames got their fourth-line center - Craig Conroy. He signed a one-year deal, but no longer holds any fantasy value at all. Chris Pronger, per TSN, will not be ready for training camp. His knee/leg still need [...]
Belanger fantasy breakdown coming as soon as the signing is confirmed. Sounds like Washington. I'm going to get back to my Top 10 Keeper lists this weekend, as I'm just about set to unveil my goaltenders. Back in April/May, I compiled lists for my top 10 centers, left-wingers, right-wingers, defensemen, and combo [...]
Finishing off the series started a few weeks ago on the breakdown of each Eastern Conference team. For the final week we’ll take a deeper look into the Lightning, Leafs and Capitals.
The Fantasy Guide is updated as of August 10. You can buy it here! The Canucks, Oilers, Flames, Sharks, and Ducks will take part in a five-team prospects tournament in September in Penticton, BC (home of Duncan Keith, and about 30 minutes south from Kelowna). Edmonton's star-studded roster has been released. Waiting [...]
I have a few general rules when it comes to building a team in a fantasy hockey keeper league. One of the more important ones is to not plan beyond a two or three year window. You are not building a real NHL club, and too often fantasy hockey poolies place an emphasis on youth and prospects over proven veterans with gas still left in the tank. So using my general rule, take a look at your team(s). Can you realistically say you will have a shot at winning the league at some point within the next two or three seasons? If not, time to scrap the rebuild and start adding proven NHL talent.
Keeping my rule in mind, I have compiled a list of the top 10 keeper league goalies to own (assuming standard keeper league rules and scoring categories). Using the two or three season scope, I had to balance proven production with young players on the verge of breaking out. I hope you enjoy!
