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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Frozen Tool Forensics: Riding the Goalie Carousel Part 2
This week we are finishing out the journey around the league’s goaltenders. For a full list of all of the offseason moves and their fantasy impacts take a look here. As a brief reminder of [...]
Ramblings: Kakko, Joseph, Bear Sign Extensions; Breaking Down Tkachuk/Huberdeau in Fantasy (July 29)
Kaapo Kakko has signed a two-year extension with the Rangers with an average annual value of $2.1 million. Kakko finished the 2021-22 season with 18 points in 43 games, which would have been a 34-point [...]
Capped: More Signings Discussion, Including Niederreiter and Dubois
Like the last couple of weeks, this week will be centered around free agents that have signed new contracts, whether they signed with a new team or their previous team they are eligible to be [...]
Ramblings: Thoughts on Norris, Sharangovich, Tolvanen, and Hagel – July 28
The Sophomore Slump is something we’re all familiar with. That a young player might struggle in their second year in a pro sports league is a notion that intuitively makes sense – teams and players [...]
Fantasy Hockey Poll: Playoff Scoring Barometers
It’s usually sound advice to not put too much stock on a skater’s performance during the Stanley Cup playoffs, what with it being a smaller sample size plus games being played under conditions less similar [...]
Ramblings: How to Manage Goalies in Various Leagues (Jul 27)
Goalies can be so tough to manage and predict year to year. It has gotten to the point that I will not invest heavily in a goaltender, because the ones like Andrei Vasilevskiy and Igor [...]