Cue the circus music, people. Just as many predicted, COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on the NHL’s 2021 campaign. Teams across the league are facing forced shutdowns due to positive tests and four games on today’s board have already been scrapped in an effort to contain the spread and limit any further loss of games. From [...]
So, who else is already tired of the phrase “Out of an abundance of caution”? Those dreaded words send your heart sinking down in to your stomach, knowing the list of postponements that are about to follow. While we all know COVID should certainly be taken seriously, and I wish a speedy recovery to all [...]
According to Larry Brooks of the New York Post, the Flames have “expressed at least preliminary interest” in controversial defenseman Tony DeAngelo, with Sam Bennett being discussed in a possible trade. Let’s be honest: many hockey fans don’t want to see a deplorable character like DeAngelo be able to continue an NHL career, given his [...]
All fantasy owners need help in the short term AND the long term. The Looking Ahead feature identifies one player to plug into lineups in the short term, a second to invest in for the long term, a third to bench for the coming week, and a fourth who will struggle to meet expectations for [...]
Here are the Top 120 defensemen to own in your points-only keeper leagues - February edition! In case you missed yesterday's Top 300 skaters list, you can find that here. As always, players ranked within +/-5.0 rating points should be considered equal value and at that point are a matter of team need or personal [...]
The Colorado Avalanche are the latest team to have games postponed due to COVID. The NHL announced on Thursday that the Avalanche will be out of action until February 11. This cancellation includes games against St. Louis on Saturday and Sunday and Arizona on Tuesday and Thursday. Move your Avalanche players to your bench, although [...]
After the Edmonton Oilers and Ottawa Senators threw it back to the 1980s it got me thinking about whether MacKinnon was warranted as the highest average draft pick in Yahoo drafts this year. In any normal league Connor McDavid should be the first overall pick, end of discussion. From there it was only a short [...]
Here are the Top 300 skaters to own in your points-only keeper leagues - February edition! The 2020-21 season started late... so why not post these rankings late, too? Lots of shuffling as some surprising starts have already made their impact. As always, players within +/-5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal [...]
Though the Red Wings welcomed back players like Robby Fabbri and Adam Erne, they are expected to be without Tyler Bertuzzi for the next couple weeks. He had been off to a nice start this season with five goals and seven points in nine games, to go along with four PPPs and 13 hits. He [...]
Welcome to the first mailbag of 2021 and, accordingly, of the 2020-21 season. For new readers, this is a column where I answer your fantasy hockey questions while also 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 [...]
