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JOT This Down 7.0

November 20, 2023 | 2023-24 Fantasy Hockey, JOT This Down |

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Hello everyone. Welcome to the seventh edition of JOT This Down! Thank you to everyone who provided feedback in volume six. I appreciate it.  Keep the questions, comments, and concerns coming. I’ll be here all week to answer any and everything you may have.
Viz

Happy Holidays, Hello Hockey!

December 29, 2021 | 2021-22 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | 10 Comments

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A week without hockey in December did not seem right at all.  Thankfully, the NHL is back up and running.  Sure, there are plenty of postponements, but I'll take what we can get.  There's not a lot of games over the past two nights, but I'm going to do a quick recap of everything that happened.  Goaltending was mostly optional, especially in Wednesday's games.  The highlight was a 8-7 SO win by the Sharks over the Coyotes, where Arizona scored two goals in the last three minutes of the game to send it to overtime.  Phil Kessel had four assists and four shots in the game, and was dominant throughout the entire game.  He's an elite streamer for now, but he can end up a hold depending where he goes at the trade deadline.  Yes, I'm assuming he's traded, but that seems like a formality.  Let's take a look at what else happened over the last two nights.  I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays!
Viz

Boudreau To British Columbia

December 7, 2021 | 2021-22 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | 23 Comments

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One of the best coaches of the past two decades finally received another chance.  Bruce Boudreau was hired by the Canucks and promptly won his first game 4-0.  Thatcher Demko had a 31 save shutout and looks to be the biggest beneficiary of the coaching change.  Boudreau has always had a great defensive system that inflated the numbers of his goaltenders.  Dubnyk was never that good of a goalie, but he was great in fantasy.  Same goes with the Washington guys earlier, or the other Wild goaltenders.  Demko has the chance to be a bottom end #1 now.  I'd also expect the stars on the Canucks to start turning things around.  I still think the roster is incredibly flawed, but this is a huge win for the Canucks in real life and for us in fantasy.  Let's take a look at what else happened over the last two nights: 
Viz

Atkinson’s Resurgence

February 15, 2021 | 2021 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | 18 Comments

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On Friday, I started off talking about the first line in Columbus really putting together some great performances.  This continued on Saturday, especially for Cam Atkinson.  Atkinson had a goal and an assist with four shots against Chicago, giving him a goal in four of the past five games.  The shot rate is above average and could end up elite again, plus the minutes have been excellent.  I can not believe that Atkinson is still only 36% owned on Sunday.  He should be held in all formats for the time being, and there's a legitimate chance he can stay a hold for the rest of the season.  Let's take a look at what else happened over the weekend:
Viz

Neal Back To Real Deal?

January 2, 2020 | 2019-20 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | 5 Comments

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James Neal opened the season on an absolute tear, a stretch that included a four goal game.  He fell off dramatically over the last two months, but he had another massive game on Tuesday.  Neal had a hat trick and an assist in the 7-5 win over the Rangers.  So should we care?  I mean, the Rangers are a disaster defensively.  And the answer is... yes and no.  What great advice!  It all comes down to your team needs.  Neal has been excellent on the power play and should continue to do so on Edmonton's first unit.  The goals are going to keep coming in.  On the other hand, he's -23 and has only eight assists on the season.  If you're desperate for goals and power play points, or are in a league with extra categories that include PPG, then there's a case to hold Neal.  Otherwise, I would prefer to stream him so he doesn't tank my plus-minus while also giving less assists than any other fantasy relevant player.  Let's take a look at what else happened over the last three nights:
Viz

Bob Bouncing Back

December 9, 2019 | 2019-20 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | 14 Comments

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Joel Quenneville saw that Sergei Bobrovsky was rounding into form on Saturday after a strong performance against his old team.  He rewarded him by starting him on Sunday despite being the second game in as many days.  Bob delivered once again.  After making 33 saves in the 4-1 win over Columbus, Bobrovsky stopped 30 of 31 shots in the 5-1 win over the Sharks.  Yes, the season has been worst case scenario to this point for Bob.  However, there's still plenty of time to turn it around and I think we see it.  Sure, maybe he won't be the top 5 goalie he's been in the past, I can almost guarantee that.  However, he could end up being a #1 again and for that reason alone, he's a great trade target.  Over the rest of this month, he plays Tampa twice and Boston, with some decent offenses and poor ones mixed in.  However, look at this January schedule: OTT, BUF, PIT, ARZ, VAN,  DET, MIN, CHI.  Not exactly a murderer's row.  In fact, they don't even play Tampa again after this month.  If I owned Bob, which I do, I'm being patient because I think it's going to turn around.  Let's take a look at what else happened over the weekend:
Sven

Sven’s Prospect Palooza

October 21, 2019 | 2019-20 Fantasy Hockey | 5 Comments

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Hey guys! Sven here, back with a new kind of article. I was asked to make a prospect list of some sort in addition to my “pipeline” analysis sprinkled into the team previews. This one will be a little different than most prospect information, as you’ve already heard so much about the Jack Hughes’, Kappo Kakko’s, and Cale Makar’s out there. Team by team, we’ll look at a few guys that may have an immediate impact and are up with the big club right now, guys we may see this season, and look at a couple bright spots down the road. Let’s kick it off, alphabetical order this time!
Viz

Preseason Risers and Fallers, Plus Late Round Targets

September 24, 2019 | 2019-20 Fantasy Hockey, 2019-20 Fantasy Hockey Rankings, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes | 24 Comments

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As a companion to my Top 200, this post is going to cover the big preseason news from the last few weeks, along with the players that I'm targeting at the end of drafts in standard 12 man leagues.  In 12'ers, the waiver wire isn't a complete wasteland, so my goal is to shoot for the moon and hope that our late picks break out in a big way.  Last season, my favorite target was Elias Lindholm and we all know how that worked out.  We're barely over a week away from the season starting so it's time to buckle down and adjust our board wherever necessary.  Let's break down what I've been looking at:
Sven

31 in 31 – Heel, Toe, Josi Doe!

August 20, 2019 | 2019-20 Fantasy Hockey, Team Previews | 2 Comments

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Hey guys! Over the next month, I will be taking a look at each team’s players to watch out for going into the 2019-20 fantasy hockey season. This analysis features everything from surefire studs, to sleepers, to streamers, deeper league holds, even to rookie-eligible prospects that may make an appearance at some point this season. Please let me know if you guys enjoy this type of material! Reminder that the stat totals are from last season. Last year my previews went alphabetically, but this year we’re going to go division-by-division, starting with the top team. On our ninth stop on the 31 in 31 tour, we start up our Central Division breakdown in Music City with the Nashville Predators. The Preds are still on the cusp of something great, but their results have only regressed since their 2017 Finals appearance. To land one of the free-agent big fish, they had to salary dump a big fish of their own. In a Central that looks as competitive as ever, here’s who the Preds will rely on to finish back on top.
Viz

Offseason Winners

August 13, 2019 | 2019-20 Fantasy Hockey |

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Hey everyone!  I'll be starting my rankings next week, but for now, I'll be writing a post on offseason winners.  Losers will be coming tomorrow.  There has been plenty of player movement that I haven't broken down yet so we might as well get right to it! WINNERS Mikhail Sergachev - I already wrote a sleeper post on Sergachev that you can read here.
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