Wild West: Western Conference – Defense Tiers
This week and next, Brennan Des and I will tier defense and forwards from the East and West. I will start with the West today on defense but just a reminder that these tiers are [...]
Top-200 Cap League Skater Rankings – September 2023
We’re in the middle of training camp, and that also means fantasy draft season. To reiterate, the Rating column below is closer to how I would try to draft all of these players, while the [...]
Top 10 potential first-time 70-point defensemen
Each preseason, one of my favorite columns to write tries to point out potential first-time 70-point players. Last year saw eight defensemen reach the 70-point mark. It could have potentially been 10 players to reach [...]
Ramblings: Thoughts on Fantilli, Thrun, Benson, Nikishin, Andrae, Kovalenko, Bedard and More … (Sep 25)
The 18th annual Fantasy Guide is available for immediate download in the shop. Last week, camps opened! The Guide and Draft List were updated about a dozen times each. Sometimes the projections were tweaked, but [...]
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Ramblings: 2022 Fantasy Draft List; Vezina Finalists; Marleau Retires (May 11)
We’re well into the first round now, and that means there’s not a lot of fantasy decisions left for the 2021-22 season, while the 2022 offseason hasn’t really begun yet. Things do start to get [...]
Eastern Edge: Bounce-Back Candidates for 2022-23, Including Dougie Hamilton and Brendan Gallagher
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at a few players who fell short of expectations during the regular season. We’ll also evaluate their potential to bounce back for the 2022-2023 campaign. Last week we [...]
DFS Tuesday: Oilers Roll and the Perfection Line
Before I hit the fantasy recommendations, congratulations to the Colorado Avalanche for their first-round sweep. Dominant (21-9 in goals scored) hardly is a strong enough word. And my Nathan MacKinnon play from last week (goals [...]
Ramblings: Trotz Fired; Norris Finalists; Reviewing the Seasons of Sorokin, Oettinger, and Vanecek – May 10
The very big, and very surprising, news that came down Monday morning was that the New York Islanders had fired coach Barry Trotz. The team missed the playoffs this year, but had made the postseason [...]
Wild West: Anaheim Ducks – Organization Review
During the playoffs and off-season, I plan to focus on each team in the West and look at their current roster, prospects, cap space, draft picks and impending free agents. I intend to dig a [...]
Fantasy Impact: Barry Trotz – Fired!
The New York Islanders have announced that Head Coach Barry Trotz has been relieved of his duties. After a 37-35-10 record and a disturbing inability to get his team to put pucks in the net, [...]