Resting players is a tried and true tradition across any sport where teams have their postseason trip locked. That held true on Wednesday night as the Rangers sat Artemi Panarin, Andrew Copp, and a slew of other regulars on the second night of a back-to-back. The Florida Panthers called up a handful of players on [...]
Here’s the latest injury news from across the NHL! Keep in mind that with the regular season winding down, some teams may rest their players in preparation for the playoffs. If you’re looking for information about a specific player and don’t see their name in this article, there probably haven’t been any significant updates about their progress since [...]
Welcome back to another edition of the Roos Lets Loose monthly mailbag, where I answer your fantasy hockey questions by giving advice that should be useful to all poolies even if they don’t own the specific players being discussed. As a reminder, if you want your fantasy hockey question(s) answered in the next mailbag, check [...]
As this is my last Ramblings before the end of the regular season, I want to touch a little on championship matches, NHL playoff races, and playoff pools. Best of luck to those of you who still have matches to be decided, and also thank you to all you readers who read, interacted, and bought [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at a few players who bounced back from disappointing performances last year to have strong showings this year. These are guys that we generally think of good-to-elite but had to rebound and have in a strong way. Jeff Skinner Skinner’s fantasy value hit rock-bottom after last year’s career-worst [...]
Welcome back to Lining Up. Hopefully you are resting on your laurels for a job well done or locking down the championship during the few remaining days. This week will examine some notable top even strength lines from the season and dig into a few players that have exceeded expectations in their current deployment. It [...]
The last week of the regular season has NHL teams in various stages of competition. Some, like Calgary, are fully clinched into their playoff spot, and could even give Jacob Markstrom an extra night off. Others, like Dallas, Nashville, and Vegas are more desperate with each game played. A DFS play ignoring these nuances is [...]
There has been a lot of reports and rumouring around the health of Robin Lehner for several days now, and the team finally acknowledged what was first reported by Emily Kaplan at ESPN: he is going to be having some surgery and is done for the season: https://twitter.com/JesseGranger_/status/1518703600926568448 It does seem as if Vegas’s season [...]
With just a handful of games remaining in the regular season, I thought it was time to choose the most disappointing player from each team in the West. Last season I had Matt Duchene, Robert Thomas, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Nate Schmidt, Clayton Keller, Nazem Kadri and Dylan Strome listed. Duchene, Thomas and Kadri are all having [...]
Maybe nothing ruins your fantasy season more than injuries. We're not just talking about your chance for a championship, although that's the main goal. Too many injuries can also suck all of the fun out of your season. After all, for underperforming players, you can always hold out hope that they will bounce back to [...]
