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Eriksson Ek Runs Wild On The Jets

October 20, 2021 | 2021-22 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | 32 Comments

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Joel Eriksson Ek took a big step forward last season, one of the main reasons the Wild made the playoffs with relative ease.  It was more on the defensive end than offensively, but he showed plenty of offense with 19 goals in 56 games.  On Tuesday, Eriksson Ek controlled the game for the Wild, scoring a hat trick on seven shots in the 6-5 OT win over the Jets.  Eriksson Ek averaged just over two shots per game last season, but he now has twelve shots in three games.  The minutes are going to be there so there’s a chance he could push into bottom end hold territory.  For now, he’s an elite streamer.  Let’s take a look at what else happened over the last two nights:

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Bennett Burns The Islanders

October 17, 2021 | 2021-22 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | 44 Comments

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I certainly won’t be doing any victory laps after the first weekend, but Sam Bennett made me look good on Saturday, scoring a hat trick on six shots in the 5-1 win over the Islanders.  Bennett finds himself in the same role as last season when he blew up after the trade deadline.  Remarkably, he’s still available in 40% of leagues on ESPN.  I assume nobody that reads my posts would be in a league where Bennett is on the waiver wire, but if he is, grab him right now.  Let’s take a look at what else happened over the weekend:

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Viz

Bertuzzi Buries Four Before Bolts Comeback

October 15, 2021 | 2021-22 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | 35 Comments

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There was plenty of craziness on Thursday night, but the Detroit-Tampa game takes the cake.  The Red Wings took the lead 6-3 in the third on the back of four, count them four, Tyler Bertuzzi goals, only to blow the game and lose in overtime 7-6.  Bertuzzi looks to be a solid streamer, but it’s going to take a lot more to hold him.  He’s been inconsistent in the past, and he’s unvaccinated.  That means he won’t be able to play any games in Canada.  The Red Wings already have a one off in Montreal next Saturday and another game in Toronto the week after.  It’s simply too hard to hold a player that’s missing games for something other than an injury.  Let’s take a look at what else happened on the ice on Thursday night:

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JKJ

Friday Sundae Splits: Week 1 Stream Targets

October 14, 2021 | 2021-22 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire, Friday Sundae Splits | 6 Comments

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Hey, hockey nerds!

This is the first installment of my new weekly streaming column to hopefully give you an edge at the tail end of your weekly matchup (or to pad those roto stats as the week finishes out). The idea is to focus on teams that play both Friday and Sunday (hence the “Sundae” pun…boy I’m funny) so you can get the most bang for your waiver-pickup buck, but this week the schedule is a little odd since it’s the first one. So, no one plays both Friday and Sunday this time around. It’s all good, we’ll just roll with it! In addition to Friday/Sunday targets, I’ll do a quick look at the week ahead to give you insight into teams that are playing the most (and least) desirable schedules. Again, the purpose of this column moving forward will primarily be teams playing both Friday and Sunday each week. I think the snapshots are useful for planning ahead, but I won’t be taking the time to target each every streamer worth your while.

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Viz

Bold Predictions for 2021-22 Fantasy Hockey

October 8, 2021 | 2021-22 Fantasy Hockey, Just For Fun | 24 Comments

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With the season less than a week away, it’s time to give some bold predictions.  I have 5 from JKJ that I’ll start with and comment on then italics before I do 10 predictions of my own.  Let me know your thoughts in the comments section on any of these!  

JKJ’s Five Bold Predictions:

1) Philipp Grubauer finishes outside fantasy’s Top 10 goalies (standard formats). Riding the Colorado coattails last season and playing for an expansion team this season will catch up to him.

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JKJ

Fantasy Hockey Team Previews: Atlantic Division Part 1

October 6, 2021 | 2021-22 Fantasy Hockey, Team Previews |

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Hey, Razzballers!

We’ve made it to our final round of stops: the Atlantic Division. It’s a two-day journey, where today I’ll be taking you through Boston, Buffalo, Detroit, and then circle back southeast for Florida. Lot of ground to cover in one day but thankfully we won’t stay long in Buffalo or Detroit. Not much to see. Tomorrow, our final four stops together shall commence: Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, and Tampa Bay.

Need a refresher on all the previews thus far? Have at it:

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