Five-Hole Friday: Goalie Talk and Rankings
Welcome to the first breakdown of goaltenders for The Fantasy Fix! Hopefully the following discussions and rankings make your team look good! There has been a lot of talk prior to and during the early part of the 2013-14 NHL season about the mandatory shrinking of goalie pads. Would goalies
Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Outlook for Week 2
Welcome back hockey! The return of the National Hockey League has caused my television to hemorrhage pucks and game highlights, and irritate my wife. She knew what she got into by marrying me. The waiver wire is littered with players packing that stat sheet. That being said, it is important
2013 Fantasy Hockey: Rookie Report
Every season, a new crop of players break into the NHL looking to make their mark. For the players listed below, their impact will be felt on the score sheet and your fantasy team. Players to own… Aleksander Barkov, F, Florida Panthers: The Finnish-born Barkov will be expected to play
2013 Fantasy Hockey: The Sophomore Slump
The 2012-13 shortened season gave fans a healthy group of rookie players to be excited about. Sometimes the league has a hard time catching up to the new guy in his rookie season, and a little tape and a few games can change that in a heart beat. These sophomore
2013 Fantasy Hockey Rankings: Jeff Hicks’s Top 200
No. Player Team Position 1. Sidney Crosby PIT Center 2. Steven Stamkos TB Center 3. Evegeni Malkin PIT Center 4. Alex Ovechkin WSH Winger 5. John Tavares NYI Center 6. Corey Perry ANA Winger 7. Patrick Kane CHI Winger 8. Pekka Rinne NSH Goalie 9. Erik Karlsson OTT Defense 10.
2013 NHL Division Previews: Pacific Division
The Pacific Division adds teams from Canada to compete against some of the best teams in hockey on the west coast. A team from the Pacific has made it to the Western Conference Finals each of the past four seasons. Our Projected Division Rankings 1. San Jose Sharks 2. Anaheim
2013 NHL Division Previews: Central Division
In our first division preview of the season we will tackle the Central Division. The new-look Central Division is home to the reigning Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks. Chicago Blackhawks Key Losses: G- Ray Emery, C- Dave Bolland, RW- Viktor Stalberg, RW- Michael Frolik, LW- Dan Carcillo Key Additions: G- Nikolai Khabibulin Off-season: Another
2013 Fantasy Baseball, Week 20 Peaks and Valleys: Kershaw Cy Young of Advanced Stats
Baseball has over a month left to go before the playoffs begin, but I would like to cut off voting for the National League Cy Young now. The race for best pitcher on the senior circuit has many names worthy of mentioning: Joe Fernandez, Matt Harvey, Adam Wainwright, and Francisco
2013 Fantasy Baseball, Week 19 Peaks and Valleys – Recapping Trade Deadline Predictions
Happy trade deadline hangover! While the waiver trade deadline is still a few weeks away, the majority of fantasy-relevant trades appear to have happened. I took a look at a few players that could have been moved and their potential value on the peaks and valleys scale. It has been
Peaks and Valleys – Biogenesis suspensions are the best birthday gift ever
August is the best month for birthdays: summer heat, music festivals, baseball playoff races really get spicy, and Biogenesis report suspensions. The latter is a new edition to the August bests and it will leave a lasting impression on performance enhancers in Major League Baseball. The announcement is also scheduled