Colorado Lands Fleischmann
Fantasy Impact: The Colorado Avalanche have acquired forward Tomas Fleischmann from the Washington Capitals in exchange for defenseman Scott Hannan.
Fantasy Indicators of Success (2010): Centermen
Sorry about last week. I recently moved into my new home and thought the internet connection would be activated quickly. Here now is the final part of the Fantasy Indicators of Success series taking a closer look at the Western Conference centermen. The fantasy value of a center can easily be identified by interpreting the same two stats used to identify the value of blue-liners and wingers which is PP ice-time and SOG. The reasoning behind it is very simple. PP ice-time usually separates players who are offensive-minded from those that are defensive-oriented. The more PP time they receive usually equates to more offensive opportunities they’ll have to score with the advantage. On a similar note, SOG usually maintains a similar line of thought. The more a center shoots, the higher the chance it goes into the net or creating offensive chances. The opposite also holds true, the less a center shoots, the lower the chance that the puck goes into the net and the lower the offensive opportunities. Now that we’ve established clear indicators on determining the fantasy value of centers, let’s take a closer look at the men up the middle from the Western Conference.
November 30, 2010
Answer: eight points. Contest closed! Last week, Brent Lemon did a column on Martin Brodeur, using some of the work found in the book “HockeyNomics” by Darcy Norman. The column created quite a buzz and there was a lot of interest in this book. The good people at OverTime Books are giving away one [...]
The Distance Between
The keen fantasy manager cares little about who currently dominates the crease. Instead, they care more about who is going to dominate next. Whether you’re molding a keeper team for future seasons or simply taking mental notes for next year’s draft, you gain more wisdom by knowing which goalies are making solid strides today in order to build a foundation for a better tomorrow.
At this stage of the season, you should have plenty of well-defined opinions regarding the fantasy value of goalies like Michal Neuvirth, Ondrej Pavelec, Tuukka Rask, Jimmy Howard and Jonathan Quick. If you don’t, or you still have specific questions regarding any goalie, you can always toss me a question in the weekly fantasy goalie mailbag.
November 29, 2010
Last week, Brent Lemon did a column on Martin Brodeur, using some of the work found in the book “HockeyNomics” by Darcy Norman. The column created quite a buzz and there was a lot of interest in this book. The good people at OverTime Books are giving away one of these books per day [...]
November 28, 2010
Joffrey Lupul has been assigned to Syracuse for conditioning. He was held without a point last night. Craig Anderson (groin) has been placed on IR and will be out until at least Friday Kristian Huselius (high ankle sprain) is still not skating according to the Distpatch. Ondrej Pavelec's numbers, last four [...]
November 27, 2010
Your award winners (Hart, Norris, Vezina, Selke, etc) at this point in the season are... Nick Backstrom on Semin: "I don't know if I've seen anyone more skilled than him, to be honest with you. He can shoot from every angle. That's pretty impressive. I'm just glad he's on our team." Uh… [...]
Saturday’s Picks – November 27th
Happy Belated Thanksgiving to our southern neighbours. Two weeks ago, I managed to squeak out 6 of 11 winners including the Nashville-Chicago tie. Thunder managed 5 of 6, and had the Sabres upset over the Caps, so not a horrible week after all. Great debut article from Anthony last week, great rationale behind his choices but at a quick glance it may have been a rough night. I could add something witty here, but I’d rather just stick to hockey! Let’s get started.
Good Bloodlines
One of the things you’ll sometimes hear scouts say is that a player has “good bloodlines.”
It means that a prospect is the son of a former NHLer or pro hockey player and the phrase implies that hockey talent is hereditary and passed on genetically.
Looking Ahead – Week 8
A tough decision can be made easier with these charts showing you the best five and worst five schedules for upcoming seven-day periods. Some of you used them last year but for the benefit of new readers here is a refresher. The number next to the team indicates the 'multiplier' to use on a player's point-per-game pace to give you an idea how many points to expect for that week.