Ramblings: Giordano Suspension, Dubnyk Slumping, Opportunity on Ducks’ Top Line (Dec 8)
Giordano Suspension, Dubnyk Slumping, Opportunity on Ducks’ Top Line, plus more… […]
Capped: Fallout from the Nylander Contract
This week's Capped looks into the many angles of the fallout resulting from the signing of William Nylander. **** I managed to only mention William Nylander twice last week. Now that he has signed, we have to deal with the wide-reaching impact of his new contract. This impacts the Maple Leafs, and future RFA [...]
Ramblings: DeBrusk and Maroon; Timo Meier Returns; Game Recaps – December 6
The Red Wings announced that Danny DeKeyser would be out 4-6 weeks with a hand injury. I’m not sure how many people have him rostered but it is a good time to point out (as someone else did) that Filip Hronek has 14 points in his last 10 games in Grand Rapids. Would be [...]
Top 100 Keeper League Defensemen – December 2018
Here are the Top 100 defensemen to own in your points-only keeper league - December edition. We have a new leader! This list was curated directly from the Top 300 skaters list, which was posted Tuesday. The criterion were noted in that post. Players within +/- 5.0 rating points of each other should [...]
Injury Ward: Teams Keeping Things Quiet
John Klingberg. Brad Rempel / USA Today Sports Images Here’s the latest in injury news from around the league! Nashville and St. Louis have been bitten by the injury bug frequently this week, but only Nashville remains tight-lipped on timetables. In fact, I’ll give you a million dollars if you can find a [...]
Fantasy Hockey Cage Match: Cam Atkinson vs Mike Hoffman
Cam Atkinson It’s crucial to be able to discern when a player has truly arrived as a fantasy force versus just being on a sustained hot streak. With that in mind, this week’s battle pits Cam Atkinson, who had hot stretches in 2016-17 and last season, plus has started strong for 2018-19, against [...]
Ramblings: Seattle Gets The Green Light, A 15-Goal Affair, Matthews, Trouba, and Hat Tricks (Dec. 5)
Calgary and Columbus combined for, wait for it, 15 goals on Tuesday night! It's been nearly two calendar years since we've had a 15 goal affair, and this one had some zip on it. The Blue Jackets jumped out to a 3-1 lead to chase David Rittich from the cage. Mike Smith was welcomed [...]
Top 300 Keeper League Skaters – December 2018
Here are the Top 300 skaters to own in your point-only keeper leagues - December edition! Lots of movement this month as the players start getting settled into their roles and their scoring habits fall into something more consistent. Generally speaking, in points-only leagues I look at how the player can help me [...]