I’ve spent a good chunk of time slagging the Islanders’ goalies in this space, but let’s take some time to talk about how porous the defense has been as well. Over the past 18 games, the Islanders haven’t allowed fewer than 32 SOG in a single game and have allowed over 35 SOG 15 [...]
While the All-Star break gave most players a chance to rest, some will need more time off to recover from injury. Let’s check in on our patients… The Big Guns (>75% owned in Yahoo Leagues) Nathan MacKinnon – As I write this, MacKinnon has left Tuesday’s game against the Canucks with an [...]
Often in fantasy the choice between two players boils down to one who could be on the rise, versus another who’s seemingly more of a steady eddie. Cases in point are Jason Zucker, who could hit 60 points this season after never having previously posted more than 47, and Jeff Skinner, who twice has scored [...]
Ramblings: Jackets’ PP waking up? Penguins luck changing? Also Goalie contracts and more … (Jan 31) *** Before we get started – last call for the Midseason Guide! Released 19 days ago, this is really the last weekend I would consider it fully relevant until it starts losing some of its shine. A great read, [...]
This week we take an in-depth look into a couple of lines and how they’ve produced recently. We also squeeze in a couple of quick thoughts on notable line changes that could make certain players more valuable going forward. Alex Debrincat – Jonathan Toews – Anthony Duclair Team ES Point Production: 10 [...]
This week, the Eastern Edge will take a look at some Eastern Conference players who are very likely to help you win your league with a sweet second half. I wrote in this year’s DobberHockey Fantasy Guide that the Flyers Travis Konecny was one of my Sleepers in the East. That prediction didn’t [...]
If you’re like me, you desperately want to see the All-Star draft return. It’s probably never coming back as the players hated it, but considering the NBA has started to dip their toes into the water we could see it sparked up again. My fresh idea to remove some of the angst of the [...]
One of the tricks to winning a fantasy league is picking a guy on hot streaks and running with them until they cool off. This could include grabbing a hot player off the waiver wire, or making sure you have him in your lineup if he’s already on your roster. It’s pretty easy to know [...]
Anaheim Ducks: Miller Time? By Kevin Wickersham Note: all ownership totals pertain to Fantrax leagues Part of a four-way logjam with Colorado, Los Angeles and Minnesota for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference as the All Star Game break winds down, Anaheim has survived their ridiculous spate of [...]
A low-key few days of having no hockey that anyone cares about offers Elan and Brian the perfect opportunity to take a tour around the entire league and offer one fantasy take for each and every NHL team on this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast. This Tuesday, take on Elan and Brian in our Keeping Karlsson [...]
