Frozen Tool Forensics: Slow Starts Compared to Projections for Hischier, Kadri, Tuch, and More
In last week’s article we touched on players who were off to hot starts, but more specifically were looking at goal scoring and shooting percentage. This week we are going to flip the script a [...]
Ramblings: Pinto Suspended; Updates on Spurgeon, Boldy, Barabanov, and Bennett; Vrana Scratched – October 27
The big news from Thursday was that Ottawa forward Shane Pinto will be suspended for half the regular season – 41 games – for a violation related to gambling but unrelated to gambling on the [...]
Analytics Advantage: Takeaways/Giveaways, Shot Attempts/Points Per Game, and Player Involvement
Welcome back. I hope everyone had an amazing experience watching frozen frenzy; it’s good to see ESPN capitalizing on the uber-popular NFL Redzone. As the NHL season gains momentum, so should your fantasy strategies. This [...]
Capped: Surprising Starts for Vatrano, Chabot, and Hartman
Hello and welcome back my Salary Cap-friendlies! By now we’re at the very early part of the season where you’re probably scrolling up and down your roster looking at each player and pondering whether they [...]
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Ramblings: Looking for Improvements from Kaliyev, Carrier, Merkley, Hague, and Others – September 15
My Ramblings on Tuesday discussed four player that had breakout seasons in 2021-22 and whether the breakout was a one-off, is repeatable, or if there is decline in the offing. This is the last week [...]
Top 50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen – September 2022
Here are the Top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - September edition! First, if you haven't done so already, pick up the 17th annual Fantasy Hockey Guide here! Fully updated, [...]
Goldipucks and the Three Skaters: Cale Makar, Nikita Kucherov & Aleksander Barkov
Welcome back to Goldipucks and the Three Skaters, a play on words of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. Instead of there being three bowls of porridge though, I cover three skaters and declare [...]
Ramblings: Draft Notes on the Top 100 Players by ADP (Sept 14)
In the last bit of the NHL offseason before we start to get real news, real lines, and actual games I figured I would do a preliminary run-through of all of the top-100 players of [...]
Eastern Edge: Inflated ADPs for Giroux, DeAngelo, and Bennett
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss a few players to avoid because of their high ADPs (average draft positions) in upcoming fantasy drafts. Keep in mind, Yahoo’s ADPs aren’t the most accurate at this [...]
Western Conference Outlook – Part 1
Just as the Eastern Conference saw many teams add key players over the off-season, the Western half of the NHL isn’t looking like the same 16 teams that started out last season. 2021 saw the [...]