Welcome to the very first edition of Puck Picks, a new weekly Thursday column where I’ll be breaking down NHL betting from every angle (I know today is Friday, but in-season this will be a Thursday article). Each week you’ll find game analysis, betting trends worth paying attention to, and my favorite plays of the [...]
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 [...]
Over my previous four Ramblings, I looked at some of my preseason projections thus far. We went alphabetically by team with the first group looking at names like Leo Carlsson and Connor Bedard, the second group covering options like Thomas Harley and Trent Frederic, the third group had intriguing players like Luke Evangelista and Mathew [...]
The Dobber Hockey Offseason Fantasy Grades series began over the weekend. Yours Truly got to kick things off with the Anaheim Ducks, looking at the changes to their forward depth, the John Gibson trade, and why their power play is the real hurdle to fantasy success for their top options. Be sure to check back [...]
Every team in the NHL has a few players whom they drafted, signed or traded for, only to lose them to another team before the player broke out. For today’s article, I’m going to look and see if there are players from each Western Team that each club would love to have back on their [...]
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are where reputations are forged and legacies take shape. Each year, a handful of players rise to the moment—elevating their play, shifting narratives, and forcing fans, analysts, and fantasy managers to take notice. Whether it is a breakout performance from an emerging star, a role player stepping into the spotlight, or [...]
Dallas 5, Winnipeg 2 (Stars lead series 2-1) Another heroic performance from Mikko Rantanen spurred the Stars to a Game 3 victory on Sunday. With three points, Rantanen took back top spot in the league’s postseason scoring race, leapfrogging Connor McDavid. It’s hard to articulate the outlandish run Rantanen is on right now. He has [...]
One Game 7 delivered in terms of entertainment value. Let’s hope the other one does the same before we start Round 2. Dallas 4, Colorado 2 (Stars win series 4-3) When the Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen, they wouldn’t have envisioned him facing them in their upcoming first-round series. Yet in a strange twist that [...]
While we wait for more playoff games to roll in and give us the sample size we need for deeper analysis, I’m taking a different approach this week. Rather than focusing on breakdowns or trends within a small timeframe, this edition is all about showcasing how individual players have evolved over the years , no [...]
It is almost a week past the trade deadline, and we are going to take the opportunity to do some quick reactions to a few of the players who have changed scenes. There were projected assessments of winners and losers for fantasy purposes, but now we have a few games under our belt let’s go [...]
