Ramblings: Pettersson Signs, Kuznetsov Waived, Hat Tricks for Palmieri and Glass (Mar 3)
Vancouver Canucks fans can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The Canucks and Elias Pettersson have agreed to an eight-year extension at $11.6 million per season. The belief is that Pettersson had originally stated he [...]
The Journey: Historical Context for Top U20 Goal Scorers in the AHL and KHL
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** Goals are at a premium in fantasy. They are harder [...]
Saturday’s Picks/Props: Anytime Assist For Sid
Back-to-back 5-1 Saturdays has our overall record looking extra crispy heading into our preferred day for wagering on the NHL’s schedule. Before getting too far ahead of ourselves here, let’s stick to the basics: preparation, [...]
DFS Saturday: Reach For The Stars
Lightning in a bottle If you are reading this column, you play fantasy hockey. What you’re looking for is that magical hot streak that you can grab on the free agent market. Sure, they’re not [...]
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Looking Ahead: Lafreniere; Colton; Carolina & the Global Games
Welcome back! A little bit of a stranger NHL schedule this week, but that mostly has to do with the Global Games taking place. At least, for some clubs. I still for the life of [...]
Frozen Tool Forensics: Evaluating Multi-Category Defencemen
This week on Frozen Tool Forensics we are shifting gears a bit. So far we have been focused on trivial things like goal scoring and point production, but today we dig into peripheral categories, specifically [...]
Analytics Advantage: Demystifying and Using PDO to Find Fantasy Value
PDO is a key metric for evaluating player performance and is often used to measure luck or variance. While PDO can regress towards a league average, suggesting predictability, its interpretation requires caution. A high or [...]
Capped: Checking in on the Bedard-Fantilli-Carlsson Triumvirate
Welcome back my Salary Cap-friendlies! Last week we talked about all things goaltending, so this week I thought it would be good to go into a little rookie-check in. It’s like in your first year [...]
Ramblings: Canucks Scorers; Newhook; Stutzle; Large Dynasty Trades; Mintyukov & More (Nov 17)
Coming into last night’s games, the Vancouver Canucks trio of Quinn Hughes, Elias Pettersson, and J.T. Miller was tied for the league lead in scoring, with 26 points each. I’m not sure if that has [...]
Ramblings: Updates on Tuch, Thompson, Holloway, and Välimäki; Early-Season Goal Rates – November 16
It has not been the start to the season Buffalo wanted (7-8-1) and the injuries are starting to rack up. It started before the season with the Achilles injury to winger Jack Quinn and has [...]