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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Trade Deadline Recap
Friday was one of the most eventful trade deadlines in my lifetime. It had plenty of quantity, and an unparalleled amount of quality moved. I'm…
- Viz
- March 8, 2025
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Harley Heroics
It was typical Team Canada to leave Thomas Harley off their team in the first place for an aging Doughty, but at the end of the day,…
- Viz
- March 5, 2025
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Jones Joins Florida
The trade deadline is this Friday, but we saw a couple trades on Saturday, one of which carries some big fantasy ramifications. The Panthers made…
- Viz
- March 3, 2025
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Money Michkov
Well, my bold preseason prediction that Matvei Michkov would score 30+ goals has some hope. Since coming back from the Four Nations break, Michkov has completely torched…
- Viz
- February 27, 2025
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
2025 Hold/Stream List 3.0
It’s about that time to update my hold/stream list. “Every 4-6 weeks during the season, I change things up and post a list of fantasy…
- Viz
- February 25, 2025
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Playoff Manifesto: Western Conference
If you missed Part One covering the Eastern Conference, which came out during the Four Nations break, you can check that out here. The glossary…
- Viz
- February 23, 2025
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Playoff Manifesto: Eastern Conference
It's been a while since I've posted because of the NHL hiatus, but I have to say that the Four Nations Tournament has exceeded expectations…
- Viz
- February 18, 2025
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Welcome Back Guenther
All of the loyal Razzballers know my infatuation with Dylan Guenther in fantasy. It's been a tough month with him on the injured list, but he…
- Viz
- February 4, 2025
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Some Massive Trades (Just Not NBA Massive)
Everything looks minor compared to the Luka Doncic trade, but there were four hockey trades over the weekend that were all notable. Two have fairly…
- Viz
- February 2, 2025
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Sabres Shower Swayman With Hats… Twice!
During Claude Julien's tenure, his #1 goalie, usually Tuukka Rask, never played against the Sabres. My hometown team has been so bad for so long…
- Viz
- January 29, 2025
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Colorado, Carolina, And Chicago Shock The Hockey World
Last season, Carolina made the biggest move at the deadline acquiring Guentzel from the Penguins. This season, they didn't wait until the deadline, and they…
- Viz
- January 27, 2025
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My Sweet Prince Is Back
We were early on the Igor Shesterkin bandwagon when we found out in 2019 that he was going to come over to the Rangers that season. His…
- Viz
- January 23, 2025
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Smashville Stuns The Sharks
It's not too often that you see a team up 5-1 halfway through the game and they don't even get a point. In fact, they…
- Viz
- January 21, 2025
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My Ten Bold Predictions At (Near) The Halfway Point
In a change of pace from the usual posts, I'm going to take a look at my ten bold predictions from the preseason and how…
- Viz
- January 19, 2025
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Another Thompson Shutout
"I really like Logan Thompson. There’s no way to bet on this, but I favor Thompson to be the #1 by the end of the…
- Viz
- January 16, 2025
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Connor Collects Hats In The First Period
It's not too often that you see the first period natural hat trick, but it happened on Tuesday night. Kyle Connor scored his 24th-26th goals in the…
- Viz
- January 14, 2025
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Early McLellan Magic For Detroit
I attribute a lot of it to randomness, but the new coach bump seems to happen over and over again. Right now, it's happening in…
- Viz
- January 12, 2025
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Captain Crosby
I was originally going to take Sidney Crosby for three points but realized I took him within the last two weeks. Then, I was going to take Bryan…
- Viz
- January 9, 2025
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Montreal Overcomes Miller Magic
It's not too often that a player scores four points in a game. It's even less often that it happens in a losing effort. On…
- Viz
- January 7, 2025
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
The Rise Of Knies
On New Year's Eve, I watched the Leafs - Islanders game in entirety. In the midst of a rough stretch, Matthew Knies stood out. Despite staying off…
- Viz
- January 5, 2025
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Ten Players I’m Selling For The Second Half
If you didn’t see the list of players that I’m buying for the second half, you can check that out here. Let’s get right into…
- Viz
- January 2, 2025
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Ten Players I’m Buying For The Second Half
Frustratingly, I'm still a bit under the weather after ten days, but today, we persevere. I'm going to look at ten different players that I'm…
- Viz
- December 29, 2024
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Monday Fantasy Cheat Sheet – Week 12: Tis’ the Season (for Goalie Streams)
Hi all, and welcome to week 12 of the NHL season. This is going to be a shorter article this week due to the awkward…
- Evan M.
- December 23, 2024
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Three Point Challenge And Feedback
Hey guys, it's been since last Wednesday that I had a post, which as you know is far from the norm. I flew home on…
- Viz
- December 22, 2024
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Guentzel Gets Into Full Gear
It was a slow start for Jake Guentzel in Tampa Bay, but that is clearly a thing of the past. Guentzel scored a goal and an assist…
- Viz
- December 18, 2024
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Monday Fantasy Cheat Sheet – Week 11: The Ottawa Express
Hi all, and welcome to week 11 of the NHL season. Normal schedule this week but be prepared for next week with the Christmas Holiday…
- Evan M.
- December 17, 2024
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
2024/25 Hold / Stream List 2.0
It's about that time to update my hold/stream list. "Every 4-6 weeks during the season, I change things up and post a list of fantasy…
- Viz
- December 13, 2024
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Magical Michkov
If the early returns are any indication, the Flyers hit a massive home run picking 7th last year. Matvei Michkov dished two assists with three shots…
- Viz
- December 11, 2024
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Colorado Adds Blackwood To Go With Wedgewood
It's not even Christmas and Colorado has already traded away both of their goalies for replacements. They're the first team since the epic tank 2014-15…
- Viz
- December 10, 2024
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Monday Fantasy Cheat Sheet – Week 10: Make Way for Duck(ling)s
Hi all, and welcome to week 10 (wow!) of the NHL season. Fairly normal week again this week but actually a limited number of great…
- Evan M.
- December 9, 2024
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Laine Returns And Lights The Lamp
After some brutal injury luck, Patrik Laine was able to return for the Canadiens on Tuesday, scoring a goal in his Montreal debut. On Thursday, Laine did…
- Viz
- December 5, 2024
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Dynamite Devils
It has to be a good feeling to kick your rival while they're down. This is the worst stretch that the Rangers have had in…
- Viz
- December 3, 2024
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Monday Fantasy Cheat Sheet – Week 9: The Stars Come Out
Hi all, and welcome to week 9 of the NHL season. We’re back to a more normal schedule this week, no Holidays, lots of games,…
- Evan M.
- December 2, 2024
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Around The NHL: 32 Thoughts, Fantasy Edition
I hope that everyone enjoyed their long weekend as much as I got to enjoy the Bills demolishing the 49ers on Sunday night! The Sabres…
- Viz
- December 1, 2024
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Celebrini Settles In
An injury on opening night took Macklin Celebrini out of the lineup for a while, but otherwise, his entrance in the NHL has gone swimmingly. Celebrini scored…
- Viz
- November 26, 2024
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Monday Fantasy Cheat Sheet – Week 8: Let’s Talk Turkey
Hi all, and welcome to week 8 of the NHL season. This week has a really weird and not at all fantasy-conducive schedule due to…
- Evan M.
- November 25, 2024
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Montgomery Fired and Hired
If you want proof that no NHL coach has job security, look at what's happened over the last week. Boston is off to a slow…
- Viz
- November 24, 2024
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Stock Up/Down And Sustainability: Part Two
If you didn't catch Part One of this two part series, you can check that out here. Today, I am going to look at the…
- Viz
- November 20, 2024
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Stock Up/Down And Sustainability: Part One
We're just over a month into the season now, so I figured this was a good point to look at some surprises and disappointments around…
- Viz
- November 19, 2024
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2024-25 Fantasy Hockey
Monday Fantasy Cheat Sheet – Week 7: Seeing Stars
Hey all, and welcome to week seven of the NHL season! This week features a slightly more open-ended schedule Monday through Thursday with just about…
- Evan M.
- November 18, 2024
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