We're on the eve of opening night so we thought we'd squeeze in one final pre-season episode to talk rookies with Peter Harling from the Dobber Prospects Radio podcast. Peter and Elan discuss all of the fantasy-relevant rookies going into the season and end by throwing out a couple shocking Calder predictions. Hope you enjoy this [...]
The beginning of the regular season brings with it hopes and dreams of fantasy championships. It’s also when prognosticators like me make predictions for the upcoming season. After 2017-18 where I had some success and near misses, I proceeded to take a step backwards last season. Can I right my ship with my forecasts [...]
Hockey is coming! We did it, folks. The offseason is all but over. The true action begins in mere hours and we are all here for it. ** After the waiver wire looked deeper than the Oilers lineup yesterday, just two players were snapped up. Eric Comrie finds his way out of the [...]
Goalies can be extremely unpredictable in fantasy hockey, so it’s a waste of time to make specific estimations of their performance. Rather, it makes much more sense to establish general groupings that help you see how one goalie’s fantasy value compares to his counterparts. This week I’ll be grouping share some thoughts about goaltending [...]
There was quite a bit of news as we gear up for the season so let’s get to it. Monday was a big day for waivers as teams were paring down their rosters to get under the cap and to the roster limit by Tuesday afternoon. Now, remember, that anyone claimed today would have [...]
The season is finally upon us. My final drafts have wrapped up this weekend and I wish I could say that I stuck to my plan - but alas. Now that most drafts are done we can now turn our attention to the first matchup of the season. If you are playing in a Yahoo [...]
Talking to many fantasy general managers, one of the best things about this game is finding those diamond-in-the-rough rookies that can completely surprise you. After all, many leagues have rules that allow an extra couple of players on a roster as long as those players are rookies. It can take a lot of tanking or [...]
Ramblings: Interesting players with low ownership in Fantrax; How I prepped for my limited keeper draft; (Sep 30) *** The Fantasy Guide was updated eight times in the last three days. It’s going to get updated until Wednesday – or as late as Friday if something massive happens, but otherwise I will stop Wednesday afternoon. [...]
Many people over the age of 40 remember the great game called “Small World”. Thousands and thousands played it and loved it, for all the main sports. You select your team of players and using five transactions per week you would use the inter-game economic system to not only accrue the most points, but [...]
