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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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 [...]
Ramblings: Avs Sign Rodrigues; Outlooks for Hartman, Meier, Danault, and Burakovsky – September 13
This is the last week before training camps start, though there are rookie camps that will be happening all week long across the league. For anyone that even pays cursory attention to social media for [...]