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2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Keys To Victory In The Playoffs: Tracking Games Remaining (Update)
So you’ve survived the first round of the playoffs and you’re feeling good, but the game isn’t over so don’t slack now. Last week I…
- JD
- March 30, 2015
- 8
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Keys To Victory In The Playoffs: Knowing When To Cut Bait
It can be hard to pivot away from the strategy that helped carry you this far and into the playoffs, but often you have no…
- JD
- March 27, 2015
- 14
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Keys To Victory In The Playoffs: Tracking Games Remaining
One of the most important variables to consider when making moves during the fantasy hockey playoffs is games remaining. How many games are your guys…
- JD
- March 26, 2015
- 7
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
A Resurgent Drew Stafford Is Loving Life With The Jets
Through nine seasons with the Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford has mostly been a yawnstipating, forgettable skater that shows intermittent flashes of solid play but quickly…
- JD
- March 25, 2015
- 2
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Charlie Coyle And Thomas Vanek Are Lighting It Up Lately, Worth A Look In All Leagues
When the season started no one expected much from Thomas Vanek, RW (1 G, 1 A, 3 SOG) after he crash-landed to end his 2013…
- JD
- March 24, 2015
- 7
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
It Might Be Hard To Accept At This Point But Kari Lehtonen Is Worth Picking Up
Man, what the hell happened with Kari Lehtonen, G (W, 33 SV, 1.000%, SHO) this season? I honestly have no idea. Yes, the Stars have dealt…
- JD
- March 23, 2015
- 10
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Rookie Marko Dano Scores Two More Goals, Worth A Look In Deep Leagues
The Columbus Blue Jackets have had a rough year. Before the season even started they lost their entire first line to injury and a contract…
- JD
- March 20, 2015
- 3
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Jakob Silfverberg Is Streaking, Showing Signs Of What Could Be
When the Anaheim Ducks made what many consider to be a very smart move and traded Bobby Ryan to the Senators a few years back…
- JD
- March 19, 2015
- 0
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
If You’re In Search Of Goals Brandon Pirri and Justin Abdelkader Can Provide
I’ve been weaving a theme through most of my posts over the last week or so and today isn’t the day to try something new…
- JD
- March 18, 2015
- 9
2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
Marek Zidlicky Finding His Touch With The Red Wings, Worth A Look In All Leagues
Over the past week my posts have been focused on the fact that at this point in the fantasy season it doesn’t matter what happened…
- JD
- March 16, 2015
- 11
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Mark Stone Is Begging You To Pick Him Up And So Am I
When it comes to winning in fantasy sports due diligence on the waiver wire is probably the most important factor I can think of. Yeah,…
- JD
- March 13, 2015
- 2
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Ryan Spooner And David Pastrnak Are Streaking, Worth A Look In Most Leagues
The Boston Bruins have been dealing with some serious injury problems all season long and while that might be a death keel to their hopes…
- JD
- March 12, 2015
- 10
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Need Some More Offense? Of Course You Do! Pick Up Mikael Granlund. No, Seriously.
At this point in the fantasy season the head-to-head playoffs are just weeks away and there are little to no options to help your struggling…
- JD
- March 11, 2015
- 10
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Don’t Overlook Mika Zibanejad Down The Stretch
Amidst all the hoopla around the 27-year-old upstart Andrew Hammond and his unbelievable stretch of play filling in for the injured Craig Anderson it has…
- JD
- March 10, 2015
- 4
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Who Sticks On The Isles’ Top Line When Kyle Okposo Returns? Hint: It’s Not Josh Bailey.
For most of the season the New York Islanders rotated what seemed like every one of their young forwards through the open slot on their…
- JD
- March 6, 2015
- 23
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Is Carey Price Putting Up The Best Season By A Goalie In NHL History This Year?
It’s an interesting question, JD. Thanks, self! Just how good has Carey Price, G (L, 30 SV, 2 GA, .938%) been this season? Pretty damn…
- JD
- March 5, 2015
- 9
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Hot Hands Prevail: Andrew Hammond and John Gibson Are Too Hot To Bench
It seems like every season there’s one or two breakout goalies that can help make the difference between winning and losing when it counts the…
- JD
- March 4, 2015
- 0
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
To Buy Or Not To Buy: Breaking Down The Deadline Deals That Matter
The trade deadline has come and gone in 2015 and we’re left with a flurry of moves that mostly didn’t matter. There were buyers, there…
- JD
- March 3, 2015
- 5
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Impact: Rangers Add Keith Yandle, Send Anthony Duclair And Picks To Arizona
The New York Rangers are built to win right now and general manager Glen Sather drove that point home in a big way yesterday completing…
- JD
- March 2, 2015
- 9
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Impact: Jaromir Jagr Traded To The Florida Panthers
It comes as no surprise that after a pretty bummer season that future Hall of Famer Jaromir Jagr, RW (5 SOG, -1) wanted out of New…
- JD
- February 27, 2015
- 5
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Impact: Andrej Sekera Traded To The Kings
The Los Angeles Kings have been devastated by injuries all season, most notably to their defense and it has cost them quite a bit so…
- JD
- February 26, 2015
- 5
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
The Sky Is Falling! Patrick Kane Could Be Out 6-10 Weeks
Last night fantasy owners took a huge blow when superstar winger Patrick Kane, RW (1 SOG) took a hit from behind, went awkwardly into the…
- JD
- February 25, 2015
- 19
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
What To Do With Nathan MacKinnon
In a season full of woe and dammit, Nathan MacKinnon, C (3 G, 3 SOG) decided to get his shiz together finally and put up his best…
- JD
- February 23, 2015
- 15
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
The Oilers Might Be Terrible, But Oscar Klefbom Is Providing A Ray Of Hope
It might be hard to believe but despite their struggles as a team there is still some fantasy gold yet left to find in the…
- JD
- February 20, 2015
- 29
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Bolstering Your Blue Line: Kevin Klein and Michael Del Zotto Worth A Look
At this point in the season the waiver wire has been picked clean like the bones of so many thanksgiving turkeys and the lack of…
- JD
- February 19, 2015
- 6
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Anders Lee and Josh Bailey Worth Picking Up, Still Widely Available
There’s about six weeks left in the regular season and that means we’re officially in the stretch run for fantasy hockey. Given there’s only a…
- JD
- February 18, 2015
- 8
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Impact: Cody Franson and Mike Santorelli Traded To Nashville
With three weeks left until the NHL trade deadline the Toronto Maple Leafs started selling off some assets sending Cody Franson and Mike Santorelli to…
- JD
- February 16, 2015
- 15
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Rangers Rookie Kevin Hayes Is Finding His Stride
The New York Rangers have one of the most potent offenses in the NHL this season. Lead by NHL goals leader and all around beast…
- JD
- February 13, 2015
- 12
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
The Sabres Aren’t Done Dealing: Jhonas Enroth Traded To The Stars For Anders Lindback
In a move that can only be seen as trying to tank for a better position in the McDavid sweepstakes, Sabres GM Tim Murry pulled…
- JD
- February 12, 2015
- 4
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Impact: Jets Send Evander Kane to Sabres, Get Tyler Myers
Just days after news came down that Evander Kane was going to miss the rest of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery he was traded…
- JD
- February 11, 2015
- 2
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
What To Do With Kevin Shattenkirk
Normally when Alex Ovechkin is involved in a play and another player gets hurt, it’s because Ovie hurt him but this time Ovie wasn’t at…
- JD
- February 10, 2015
- 11
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Goalies Dropping Like Flies; Steve Mason May Be Done For The Season, Frederik Andersen is Day-To-Day
I’m not sure if someone put a hit out on goalies in the NHL recently or there’s some there’s a really cranky Oilers fan sitting…
- JD
- February 9, 2015
- 5
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Injuries Abound! Henrik Lundqvist Out A Month, Evander Kane Done For The Season
Yesterday I wrote at length about the possibility that Henrik Lundqvist was poised to miss significant time with a mysterious neck injury that the Rangers…
- JD
- February 6, 2015
- 8
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Doom Looms! Henrik Lundqvist Day-To-Day With Mysterious Neck Injury
The chance of a potentially season shattering injury exists for both the New York Rangers and owners of Henrik Lundqvist today, who remains day-to-day with a neck…
- JD
- February 5, 2015
- 3
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Devan Dubnyk Continues To Shine For The Wild, So Pick Him Up Already!
After Devan Dubnyk, G (W, 24 SV, 1.000%, SHO) was dealt to the Wild I took a deeper dive into his numbers and quickly jumped on…
- JD
- February 4, 2015
- 5
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Bolts Recall Andrei Vasilevskiy from Syracuse, Send Evgeni Nabokov Packing
The Tampa Bay Lightning were in search of a steady hand to back up their new star netminder Ben Bishop and when they signed Evgeni…
- JD
- February 2, 2015
- 9
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Aleksander Barkov Showing Some Bite Lately, Worth A Look In Most Leagues
At just 18-years-old Aleksander Barkov, C (1 A, 4 SOG) was the selected second overall in the 2013 draft by the Florida Panthers with high…
- JD
- January 30, 2015
- 12
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Don’t Give Up On Toronto’s Top Line
The Leafs are in the midst of their traditional mid-to-end-of-season collapse and it’s a surprise to exactly no one. Oh, you’re surprised? Were you also…
- JD
- January 29, 2015
- 11
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Mikhail Grabovski Grabs Top Line Role, Tickles The Twine In His Return
With Kyle Okposo basically out for the rest of the season big questions about what will happen in the Isles’ top six loom large. In…
- JD
- January 28, 2015
- 12
2014-2015 Fantasy Hockey
Injuries Abound! Kyle Okposo and Sergei Bobrovsky Are Out For A While
Just what the doctor ordered for the start of your stretch run, there's a bunch of key guys out with injuries and almost no one…
- JD
- January 26, 2015
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