blake coleman

Fantasy Take: Wild Bolster Forward Group with Coleman

The Minnesota Wild have acquired winger Blake Coleman and defenceman Olli Maatta from the Calgary Flames for defenceman Jake Middleton and a trio of draft picks (a 2nd, a 3rd, and a 4th rounder), per Elliotte Friedman. Coleman had 20 goals , 35 points, 152 hits, and 176 shots in 69 games last season. He [...]

Analytics Advantage: Doan’s Broad Fantasy Appeal; Buium’s Role Reliance; Coleman’s Stability, and More

By Stas Pupkov|2026-01-09T07:36:55-05:00January 9th, 2026|Analytics Advantage|

This week’s group is built around players whose fantasy value is being driven by real, repeatable usage rather than short-term scoring spikes. Some are benefiting from expanded power-play roles, others from stable top-six minutes, and a few sit in the middle as speculative adds where the deployment still makes the risk worthwhile. The common thread [...]