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Price Suffers Concussion

April 21, 2021 | 2021 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | 1 Comment

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We’re down to the last few weeks of the season, and whether you play in a roto league or H2H league, it’s time to be aggressive with your moves.  The 150th best player could easily be better than the 50th over a small sample. so we want to be getting volume from our players.  This is especially true in net where variance swamps everything.  Carey Price suffered a concussion on Monday and is ruled out for at least a week, if not more.  Jake Allen has fallen off a bit lately, but his overall numbers are still quite strong.  He’s available in over 80% of leagues which doesn’t make any sense.  If you need any goaltending help, go get him now.  With Montreal having a back to back with Calgary on the weekend, the expectation is that Cayden Primeau starts one of the games.  He’s been solid in Laval this season so if you’re in a deep league, I’m fine with streaming Primeau given Calgary’s struggles.  Let’s take a look at what else happened over the last two nights:

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How Elite Is Igor?

April 16, 2021 | 2021 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | Leave a comment

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Prince Igor Shesterkin had one of the easiest games of his life on Thursday, recording a 16 save shutout in the 4-0 win over the Devils.  The debate I have is where he should be ranked in dynasties.  Vasilevskiy is clearly #1 still, but could be Igor be #2 overall?  With Hart having a brutal season, there aren’t many other candidates.  Hellebuyck definitely deserves discussion, but it appears that Shesterkin has played his way into being a top 3 dynasty goalie.  The Rangers are coming on strong right now, and it should only get better going forward as their young players develop.  Amazingly, the Rangers could have another incredible run in net after King Henrik dominated for almost 15 years.  Let’s take a look at what else happened on Thursday night:

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Mantha’s First Impression: Magnificent

April 15, 2021 | 2021 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | 4 Comments

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The Washington Capitals have received plenty of criticism for their blockbuster trade on Monday.  If things go like they did on Tuesday, I’m sure they’ll have no complaints.  Anthony Mantha scored a goal and added an assist with six shots in the 6-1 win over the Capitals.  If it wasn’t for a spectacular Elliott save, Mantha would have had a three point game right off the rip.  I wrote in the trade deadline blog that I would have added Mantha right away after the trade for the upside.  If you were slow to pull the trigger, odds are somebody else in your league already grabbed him, but go check.  He’s still available in about 25% of leagues and he needs to be owned everywhere, especially with Washington playing the Sabres tonight.  Let’s take a look at what else happened over the last two nights:

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Gallagher Goes Down

April 7, 2021 | 2021 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | 16 Comments

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Injuries are a part of the game, but always terrible to see.  Unfortunately, a Razzball favorite went down on Monday night.  Brendan Gallagher broke his thumb and is out multiple weeks.  If you have an IR spot, definitely stash him, but if you don’t, you can sadly let him go.  So who gets the boost in Montreal?  Jesperi Kotkaniemi moved to the wing and took Gallagher’s spot which boosts him up to a solid streamer from a middling one.  Eric Staal scored the overtime winner in his Canadiens debut and is now centering Toffoli and Drouin.  He looked completely shot in Buffalo, but maybe the trade plus the easier division rejuvenate him.  Let’s see how he looks over the next couple games before we use him.  I also really like what I’ve seen from Josh Anderson lately who is playing more minutes.  The assists are brutal, but the goals and shots should be quite good.  Let’s take a look at what else happened over the last two nights:

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Chychrun Carries Coyotes

April 5, 2021 | 2021 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | 15 Comments

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Things have taken a dramatic turn for the fourth playoff spot in the West division.  With the Blues crumbling, Arizona has played its way into the fourth spot.  They opened up a three point lead on Sunday night, almost exclusively because of Jakob Chychrun.  Chychrun had the first hat trick of his career, tying the game late in the third before scoring the winner in overtime.  That gives him twelve goals on the season pushing towards three shots per game and with elite penalty minutes.  He’s a solid #2 for this season, but what’s the long term ceiling?  Chychrun just turned 23 years old and this jump in shot rate does a lot for his long term value.  In terms of dynasties, Chychrun has shown me enough this year to warrant a spot in the bottom of the top ten for defensemen, making him a #1D.  He’s a stud, plain and simple.  Arizona has been a surprise offensively, and a lot of it has to do with their kingpin defenseman.  Let’s take a look at what else happened over the weekend:

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Joonas Carries The Wheel

April 2, 2021 | 2021 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes |

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“Joonas Donskoi is pushing towards being an elite streamer.  Donskoi has eleven points in the past nine games while he received some shifts on the top PP unit on Monday as well.”  And that’s me quoting me from two days ago!  Well, Donskoi is certainly at that level now.  Donskoi had a hat trick in the first period on Wednesday, adding an assist and six shots in the 9(!)-3 win over the Coyotes.  Donskoi’s third goal was on the PP with the top unit which does wonders for his value.  While he’s this hot, Donskoi is worth holding.  I don’t necessarily expect it to last, but he could easily stay an elite streamer for the rest of the season.  The way the Avalanche are playing right now, I want as much to do with their offense as possible.  Let’s take a look at what else happened over the last two nights:

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Makar Making Magic

March 30, 2021 | 2021 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | 7 Comments

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Injuries have robbed us of an amazing Cale Makar season.  The good news is that he’s back now and dominating games on a consistent basis.  Makar had three assists with four shots in Colorado’s 5-2 win over the Ducks on Monday.  That brings Makar up to a point per game on the season with a +12 rating in 22 games that isn’t a fluke at all.  We’ve seen a slight uptick in his shot rate this season, but a big jump there is what it will take for Makar to move into being a top five defenseman instead of being a middling to bottom end #1.  With how well he plays in his age 22 season, I have no doubt that it’s coming.  For dynasties, I think he has to be the top defenseman.  Let’s take a look at what else happened over the last two nights:

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