Welcome back to another edition of the Roos Lets Loose monthly mailbag, where I answer your fantasy hockey questions by giving advice that should be useful to all poolies even if they don’t own the specific players being discussed. As a reminder, if you want your fantasy hockey question(s) answered in the next mailbag, check [...]
For the first time all season, the Canucks had a healthy core, with Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller, Brock Boeser, Quinn Hughes, Filip Hronek, and Thatcher Demko all in the lineup together. The Canucks proceeded to start Kevin Lankinen, so we still have yet to see a game with everyone. However, they came out flat, and [...]
Toronto had Steven Lorentz skating on the top line with Auston Matthews in practice yesterday. We would normally shrug that aside as a filler-type thing, but Matthew Knies and Bobby McMann were both practicing while Max Pacioretty seems to be headed for a healthy scratch. This won’t last, but it’s notable that Craig Berube is [...]
Every year we always come across players who have been have been unexpected saviors for your fantasy team. When it comes to defensemen, pickings can be slim, especially outside their ADP or pre-draft projections but when you snag one of these guys, it feels like hitting the jackpot. These players were either flying under the [...]
With a win against Seattle on Sunday, Detroit’s record under Todd McLellan improves to 7-1. They’ve scored a power-play goal in all eight of those games, converting on 14 of 28 opportunities during this stretch. With a goal against the Kraken, Alex DeBrincat’s point streak grows to seven games. He has six goals and 11 [...]
Welcome back in, everyone! We got a nice slate of games each day as we round out the week, with up and down slates as far as games each day next week are concerned. This might be an important week here to get a win before we go into a classic, one-game Monday, 15-game Tuesday, [...]
Welcome back to this week’s edition of Analytics Advantage! As the NHL season rolls on, fantasy hockey managers are seeking ways to maintain their edge. This week, we spotlight five players with intriguing performances and potential: Matvei Michkov, Josh Norris, Owen Power, Justin Faulk, and Adam Larsson. By analyzing per-60 metrics and leveraging advanced visualizations, [...]
Welcome back in everyone! I got a text the other day about the ongoing friction between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson and what I thought about the situation, which has now come to a point where the club is willing to deal either of these players. I replied jokingly that maybe this is a dispute [...]
The big news from Wednesday was the postponement of the game between the Calgary Flames and the Los Angeles Kings due to the ongoing, severe wildfire in California. There has not been a date announced for the makeup game, but that is not the important thing right now. For anyone looking to help out with [...]
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening everyone. Welcome to the Injury Ward. My name is Logan Clarkson and every Wednesday I will be chauffeuring you through injury news and updates from around the NHL. I’ll do my best to offer useful analysis and opinion as it relates to fantasy throughout. As always, I'd like to [...]
