Fantasy Impact: The New York Islanders have signed veteran center, Derick Brassard to a one-year contract worth 1.2 million dollars. New York Gets: A versatile pivot with nearly 900 games of NHL experience. Brassard struggled to find his footing last season while living out of a suitcase. The former sixth overall selection from 2006 split [...]
Here are the Top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your fantasy hockey keeper leagues - August edition! This month's prospect list is adjusted based on any relation it had with the players on the overall Top 300 skaters list. It does take a small influence from the values in that list because prospects who can [...]
In reading the always superb Fantasy Guide (available here), I noticed there were nine teams where Dobber had a confidence level of 80% or less of one goalie being “the starter” (I won’t list the specific percentages – you’ll have to buy the Guide to see that). And although there will indeed turn out [...]
We’ll start this up with a layup. If you have not yet purchased the 14th Annual Fantasy Hockey Guide, then clearly you’ve been busy this summer. Which is cool. I like the sun. However, NHL action is six weeks out. Draft season is all but here. Go on and get it. ** Monday [...]
Okay before we start, let’s get one thing out of the way. When I say you should avoid drafting these players, it’s not because they’re in store for awful fantasy seasons. In reality, everyone on this list is pretty good – it’s just that they’re being drafted a little too early for my liking. [...]
Here are the Top 200 forward prospects to own in your fantasy hockey keeper leagues - August edition! This month's prospect list is adjusted based on any relation it had with the players on the overall Top 300 skaters list. It does take a small influence from the values in that list because prospects [...]
Colorado has signed forward Valeri Nichushkin to a one-year deal. The now-24-year old winger returned to Dallas for the 2018-19 after spending a couple years in Russia. It didn’t exactly go well, as he posted zero goals in 57 games while playing mostly third- and fourth-line minutes, and sometimes a healthy scratch. I do [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Colorado Avalanche have signed free agent winger Valeri Nichushkin to a one-year deal worth $850,000 per Stephen Whyno. Colorado gets: a big player with a lot of upside, but at the age of 24 has shown very little of it.Criticized for being soft and not using his 6-4, 210-pound frame, Nichushkin [...]
Welcome to week 11 of our summer series. Like last season, this series is intended to take a look at the teams in the Western Conference one by one. We will do a short recap of what took place, but the deep dive here will be into the players that helped make it so, [...]
With Yahoo opening its fantasy hockey website last week, many people have already gone through a dozen mock drafts. Mock drafts are an excellent tool for preparing for your regular league. As long as there aren’t too many inactive teams, after a while, you can get a good sense of trends and players that are [...]
