Welcome back to The Journey. Over the past couple of weeks I have been showing off my top-15 2021 NHL draft mock picks. Today, I wrap up the series with my final give picks (11-15) Before I go ahead, let's recap who has been taken this far: #1 - The Buffalo Sabres select Owen Power [...]
Josh Anderson sure picked the right time to break his slump. Anderson scored a gift goal with 1:55 in regulation to tie the game after Marc-Andre Fleury misplayed the puck. Then he scored the game-winner in the first overtime to give the Canadiens a seemingly improbable 3-2 win and a 2-1 lead in their series [...]
Welcome to Part 5 of our original four-part series. We started with the skaters, but it turns out we have easy access to the goalie data as well. We have already covered centermen, left wings, right wings, and defensemen. Our goal is to figure out which players gave the most value to their fantasy teams. [...]
If the Tampa Bay Lightning win the Stanley Cup, Brayden Point has to be considered a Conn Smythe favorite for his dynamic clutch play. As I’ve mentioned before, Point is the one player I notice the most whenever I watch the Lightning. He was at it again on Thursday, scoring the eventual game-winning goal with [...]
Welcome back for part 2 of The Good, The Bad (fair) and The Ugly In the same vein as last week, I will review two players that fall into each category. The good will cover players that produced over expectations & provided really good to exceptional value to their cap hit. The ‘bad’ – perhaps [...]
I think there’s a lesson being taught to fantasy owners these playoffs that we need to keep in mind each and every fantasy season: we are at the mercy of individual coaches, the minutes they give players, and the combinations they use them in. I am reminded of this as I sit here and contemplate [...]
Avid readers of my column know the area where I’m least knowledgeable is prospects, as in my main league you can only own players who are signed to NHL contracts and we can only keep players up to three years. I realize that prospects are important in many leagues; given that, and in honor of [...]
Here are the Top 50 defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - June edition! As always, players within +/-5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal value and at that point become a matter of personal bias and/or team need. COMING SOON: Fantasy Prospects Report The 15th annual DobberHockey Fantasy Prospects [...]
As much as everyone says that the Islanders are no fun to watch, they do provide some entertaining games. They’re not on the Vegas or Colorado level of speed or skill, but they’re not lacking too much in either. They play a very physical game, and they know how to create chances even against a [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll contrast player production between the regular season and playoffs. In particular, we’ll focus on three players that are still battling it out in the 2021 postseason: Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Mathew Barzal and Alex Killorn. Jean-Gabriel Pageau During the regular season, Jean-Gabriel Pageau posted 28 points in 54 games, or 0.52 [...]
