Let’s get this out of the way off the jump: Last week was rough, as a 2-4 record would indicate. I’m not shook, though. It’s early in the season and this past week has been solid in terms of bouncing back. Since we last ran through my Saturday selections, my picks have gone a solid [...]
With no Edmonton to pay up for, Toronto in a somewhat tough matchup, and a few other top teams such as Florida and Tampa Bay excluded from this Saturday slate, we’ve got the chance to get a little weird and play (and in my case write about) a few teams that normally might not make [...]
The Patrik Laine comeback season has been delayed. The Blue Jackets winger is expected to miss the next 4 to 6 weeks with an oblique strain. Laine had been delivering on that hope, scoring 10 points (3 G, 7 A) in nine games. Cole Sillinger, who is one of the players profiled in this week’s [...]
Please note that stats are up to and including Wednesday’s games. The Immediate Fix (Grab this guy and use him for the next several days)Matt Duchene, C/RW, Nashville Predators (Available in 85% of ESPN leagues, 53% Fantrax, 65% Yahoo) – I’m sure some of the folks in your league right now are scrolling the waiver [...]
Last week we hit on power plays and opportunity. We highlighted players who were seeing more or less time, regardless of how they were performing with that time. It was all about seeking future potential. This week we are doing something of the opposite. We are going to be looking at even strength, but also [...]
Jack Eichel has finally been traded! In case you missed it, Buffalo finally traded the disgruntled center along with a 2023 third-round pick to Vegas for Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs, a 2022 first-round pick, and a 2023 second-round pick. Mike Clifford wrote about the trade from a fantasy perspective, which you can read about here. [...]
Welcome back to part two of my wanderings through the ever-changing, evolving landscape of defencemen contracts. Last week I covered off most of the newer, large contracts that were signed over the summer like Cale Makar, Zack Werenski, Seth Jones, to name but a few. If you missed last week’s read, you can check it [...]
The trade that the hockey world has been waiting for for what seems like a year now has finally happened, as Jack Eichel was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights in the wee hours of Thursday morning. While there had been rumours – very recent rumours – of Eichel going to Calgary, the Golden Knights [...]
Here are the top 120 defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - November edition! As always, players ranked between +/-5.0 ratings of each other should be considered equal. Click a player name to be taken to his fantasy hockey profile page! Def. RkPlayerTeamRatingNovOctChange1Cale MakarCOL115.3333412John CarlsonWAS113.03532-33Adam FoxNYR108.9394674Victor HedmanTBL101.9475255Quinn HughesVAN96.4525316Roman JosiNSH94.3565937Dougie HamiltonNJD88.9656508Shea TheodoreVGK88.66661-59Tyson BarrieEDM85.87273110Thomas ChabotOTT81.27874-411Morgan [...]
Not the news that Penguins fans or fantasy hockey owners wanted to hear: Sidney Crosby has COVID. Now, he should be fine, assuming he’s vaccinated (which he is), along with teammate Brian Dumoulin, who also tested positive. We have seen some players develop long-term issues from this, namely Marco Rossi and Brandon Sutter. Both those [...]
