Analytics Advantage: Shooting Percentage, Expected Goals, and Over/Underperformance
In fantasy hockey, player evaluation increasingly relies on a blend of traditional and advanced metrics. Among these, Shooting Percentage (SH%) and Individual Expected Goals (ixG) stand out for their ability to provide a deeper understanding [...]
Capped: Mark Stone, the Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Long-Term Injured Reserve
Welcome back my CapFriendlies! Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but last week Mark Stone was put onto long term injured reserve. This sparked a discussion in my main fantasy league’s chat and of [...]
Ramblings: Updates on Seider and Norris; Tanev Traded; Declines for Ekblad, Ekholm, Doughty, and More – February 29
There was some concern that Detroit defenceman Moritz Seider might miss time after blocking a shot on Tuesday night, but Ted Kulfan reports that Seider is just fine after getting X-rays completed that came back [...]
Fantasy Take: Chris Tanev Becomes a Star
The Calgary Flames shipped out Chris Tanev to the Dallas Stars, possibly opening the floodgates on the rental defenceman market around the NHL. For a sought-after right-shot defenceman, it is surprising that they weren’t able [...]
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Ramblings: Laine Returns; Voracek Out; Prospects and Selling the World Junior Hype (Dec 3)
I’m covering for Ian today, and since I’m out of my normal routine, I’m going to jump out of my usual wheelhouse and focus a bit more on some prospects today. Before I get to [...]
Looking Ahead: Perfetti and the Jets
Anyone out there ever been in one of those dog fight fantasy matchups? You know the ones if you play in head-to-head leagues, between the two of you the lead has changed daily and both [...]
Frozen Tools Forensics: Breakout Threshold Check-In
Today I want to return to an article I wrote back in August attempting to predict some players on the cusp of a breakout. We will be taking a look at some of the predictions [...]
Ramblings: Petersen to AHL, Hedman Worries, Demko Injured (Dec 2)
Cal Petersen being placed on waivers wasn’t something I had predicted before the season, even if he wasn’t going to unseat Jonathan Quick as the Kings starter. Yet with an .888 SV% and negative GSAA [...]
Top 300 Keeper League Skaters – December 2022
Here are the Top 300 skaters to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - December edition! As always, players ranked between +/- 5.0 rating points should be considered equal value and at that point it [...]
Thursday Props: Robertson and Hughes Firing At Will; Kaprizov’s Power Play Prowess
It is Thursday once again, so let’s find some winning NHL props. We have 11 games on the NHL schedule tonight, which is plenty when trying to find some winning prop bets. I’ve taken my [...]