The playoff race is heating up in the Eastern Conference, and the past week has provided no shortage of compelling storylines. From Alex Ovechkin closing in on history to major shake-ups across contending teams, every game carries weight as the postseason looms over nearly half a dozen Eastern squads. In Washington, Ovechkin inches closer to [...]
The Chicago Blackhawks are making their way towards another Draft Lottery, which is symbiotic with a recent roster move as they called up 2024 second overall pick Artyom Levshunov for Monday night’s game in Colorado. Perhaps sending the defenceman out against the Avalanche isn’t an ideal way to get him acclimated to the NHL, but [...]
Hello and welcome back to Geek of the Week! In this article, I will be continuing the two-part series from last week where we will examine the fantasy playoff schedule and focusing on diamonds in the rough in the goalie position. Most of these goalies could be on the waiver wire in your league. I’ll [...]
Last week we wrote about what each team in the Western Conference might do at the trade deadline. This week we will write about what each team in the West actually did. I’m going to include trades that have been made since the beginning of 2025. Prices were high in the days leading up to [...]
With the trade deadline now in the rearview, many fantasy managers have already made moves to strengthen their rosters. If you have not done so yet, now is the time to review your fantasy playoff schedule. This week’s article highlights waiver-wire pickups with low roster percentages (20% or below) who are well-positioned for the upcoming [...]
Sunday’s helper gives Luke Hughes seven points in his last seven outings. Hughes is seeing more power-play opportunity with Dougie Hamilton out for an ‘extended period of time’ and probably should be rostered in more than 48% of Yahoo Leagues. Ivan Fedotov hasn’t allowed more than two goals in each of his last three appearances. [...]
Several recently acquired players played their first games with their new teams on Saturday, so let’s check in on some of those key names. Two players that wear the number 96 made their debuts with their new teams in Edmonton. We’ll start with Mikko Rantanen, who jumped into the Stars’ lineup a day after officially [...]
Fantasy hockey can be brutal. One minute, your lineup is stacked, the next, your stars are dropping like flies. Matthew Tkachuk, Kirill Kaprizov, Jack Hughes, Adam Fox - the list keeps growing. Their absences will send fantasy managers scrambling, but injuries also open the door for young players to step into NHL roles. In a [...]
Take a deep breath and exhale, hockey heads. The dust is starting to settle on an intense NHL trade deadline day. We’re locked and loaded for what is sure to be an entertaining Saturday of betting action.Now, there’s no denying we’ve been pretty ice cold on the picks front over the previous fortnight, dragging our [...]
Good morning, all! Well, that sure was a fun deadline day, wasn’t it? DFS is going to be a little strange this morning because we won’t have full confirmation as to who is/is not in the lineup, so you’ll have to be a little cautious when building your lineup around some of these clubs. A [...]
