Reid joins me once again to hit on a few different topics. We start out talking about the big news in Buffalo since we're both in that area. Every bit of this situation is strange so we try to sort it out as best we can. After that, I set a timer at 4 minutes and talk about our biggest takeaways in all eight playoff series. We talk about what to look at going forward, potential fantasy impact in the future, etc. From there, we wrap things up previewing Friday's and Saturday's games with The Three Point Challenge. Be sure to make your picks for both nights in the comments section below. All of that and more in the latest edition of the Razzball Hockey Podcast brought to you by Seatgeek and Draft!
Hey guys! I'm going to recap all of the action for the first eight days of the playoffs. I'm not going to hit on every thing that's happening in each series but this is more of the big picture for the current season and then some smaller things that could have a fantasy impact going forward. Let's get right to it!
The playoffs are in full gear and we have a ton of goalies playing incredible hockey. Reid and I start by running down most of the playoff series with Nashville's 3-0 lead and Jake Allen's heroics leading the conversation. From there, we review our best bets for over-unders and what teams we differed on from the preseason. What we can learn from what we picked wrong is the biggest takeaway here. We also discuss the appeal of signing restricted free agents to offer sheets, what teams could develop a bunch of fantasy assets next season and Tuesday's games with The Three Point Challenge. Be sure to make your picks in the comments section below. All of that and more in the latest edition of the Razzball Hockey Podcast brought to you by Seatgeek and Draft!
After spending Part One highlighting the mistakes I made, it's time to give myself some credit! Today, I'm going to look at the players who I was highest on among experts on Fantasy Pros that outperformed their ranking and then the players I was lowest on that failed to meet expectations. Like Part One, I will break down each of the players discussing why my ranking was successful and what we can learn from it going forward. Let's get to it!
This is going to be a two part series looking back at the recently-concluded NHL regular season. To start, I'm going to look at the biggest mistakes in my rankings. Who did I rank too high compared to consensus? Who did I rank too low? More importantly, what was my thought process and where did it go wrong? Hopefully this review will prevent similar mistakes in the future. Let's get right to it!
There's nothing better than playoff hockey! If yesterday is a sign of things to come, we're in for an amazing two months. Reid joins me as always and we start off by doing a news update. The Stars hire a new coach who is their old coach and Vegas appoints their first coach in franchise history. We talk about the Sabres press conference yesterday along with Vladimir Sobotka returning to St. Louis from the KHL, a move that has already paid dividends. From there, we talk about each of yesterday's games focusing on one or two major takeaways from each. Awards get our focus after that as we pick our finalists and winners for each of the major awards before making up some awards from a fantasy hockey perspective. We wrap things up with Three Point Challenge picks for both tonight and Friday. Make sure to make your picks below! All of that and more on the latest edition of the Razzball Hockey Podcast brought to you by Seatgeek and Draft!
The RCL season has come to an end so it's time to acknowledge all of the individual league winners along with the RCL Hockey Champion of 2016-17. Let's get right to it!
Viz versus the Commenters
Playoff seeds:
1) Viz Nasty (yours truly) with a 124-60-5 record
2) F Off I'm Vacuuming, 115-62-12
3) Team ChicagoCanuck, 110-72-7
4) The Motherpuckers, 110-75-4
The playoffs are almost upon us! Reid joins me to preview all of the first round playoff matchups. Can Connor McDavid carry the Oilers past the Sharks? Can the Predators blue line neutralize the Blackhawks top six? Will the Maple Leafs put up any fight against the Capitals? What will the Blue Jackets do in an attempt to slow down Sidney Crosby? There are so many questions in each series that we look at before we make our selections for each series. We're also going to have a Playoff Three Point Challenge where you can take any player so be sure to make your pick for Wednesday's games below! You can also join the Razzball Bracket Challenge here. All of that and more on the latest edition of the Razzball Hockey Podcast brought to you by Seatgeek and Draft!
Sadly, the fantasy hockey season has come to an end. I'll have an RCL summary post up later this week along with a preview of The Stanley Cup Playoffs with Reid on Tuesday's podcast. For now, I'd like to invite everyone to join the Razzball Bracket Challenge again through the link here and to present my super early top 50 for next season. I'm not going to go into much detail at this point because so many things can change between now and six months from now when the 2017-18 regular season actually begins. This will go longer than our mock draft podcast but if you want more details about my thought process, I'd be sure to check that out. I'll be separating these guys into tiers with tier explanations but that will be the extent of the analysis. Obviously you're welcome to ask me in the comments section about anything you like / disagree with. Let's get to it!
Hey everyone! With only a few days left in the season, it's time to set up the Razzball Bracket Challenge! For those who didn't partake last year, you simply fill out the Stanley Cup Playoff Bracket once it's released. You can join the Razzball group by clicking here and creating a free account if you don't already have one. It's a good way to keep the Razzball Hockey community in touch throughout the playoffs.
Our last regular season podcast has arrived . Reid and I talk about Kris Letang's neck injury and Kyle Okposo being in the intestive care unit (best wishes to both) before we do our first mock draft for next season. We alternate picks throughout with each of us mentioning where that guy falls on our board if there's a discrepancy. This thorough breakdown should provide everyone with a good baseline going forward. Where would we consider taking a goalie? Who is going to make a break through into the upper echelon? Who is going to bounce back or take a step back? All of these topics and other are covered before we make our final Three Point Challenge picks of the season. Be sure to make your pick below All of that and more on the latest edition of the Razzball Hockey Podcast brought to you by Seatgeek and Draft!
When talking about the Carolina Hurricanes schedule in my Playoff Breakdown piece, I said the following: "The Godfather of playoff schedules, the Hurricanes are going to be great on volume alone. They don’t have three games in three nights like Detroit but there’s a pile of back to backs here. There has to be with 17(!!!) games in 28 nights to close the season. That’s two more games than anyone else in the league. Jeff Skinner and Victor Rask should be monsters in the playoffs while Sebastian Aho and Elias Lindholm will be among the best streamers in the league." And that's me quoting me! All of this had held true except for Rask being mediocre. Not bad. Skinner has been the best of the bunch and that continued on Tuesday night. Skinner had two goals and an assist with five shots in the 5-3 loss to the Wild. He's been hotter than a pistol bringing his totals to 35 goals and 26 assists on the season. With the elite shot rate, Skinner is pushing towards a top 50 player going forward. The team around him is getting much better and Skinner is nearing his prime as he turns 25 in May. I don't think we've seen his best yet. Here's what else happened around the league the last two nights:
