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2013 NHL Fantasy Hockey Rankings Update, Week 9: James Neal is a beast
Week Nine of the NHL season is upon us and so it’s time to once again update our Fantasy Hockey rankings. These rankings reflect a standard ESPN.com league that uses “Goals, Assists, Plus/Minus, Average Time on Ice, Penalty Minutes, Power-play points, Shots on Goal, Wins, Save Percentage, and Goals against
Fantasy Hockey Daily Fantasy Sports Fix, Thursday November 21st:
Every Thursday and Saturday, The Fantasy Fix will bring Front Office Members with our Daily Fantasy Hockey lineup, accompanied by multiple tips and other lineup suggestions. For the initial launch, we are making this first article, a free preview into the benefits of being a Front-Office member of The Fantasy
2013 Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Outlook for Week 8
The fantasy graveyard is a fun place to go digging. The waiver wire will always have the usual players ripe for picking, but the fantasy graveyard gives (re)birth to players that belong, or no longer belong six feet under on waivers. This week there are a few players that appear
2013 Fantasy Hockey Forecaster, Week 8: Game Picks and Sleepers
Week Seven of the 2013-2014 National Hockey League Season is in the books; before we make way for our Week Eight preview, let’s take a look back at last weeks’ news. This past week was our worst week for game picks, as we went 22-25 — negative winning percentage for
Five-Hole Friday: Goalie Talk and Rankings Update: Week 4
The goaltending kerfuffle is at a near climax as net-minders are going down with injuries at an alarming rate. The saga began this past week when Anaheim Ducks backup Viktor Fasth was declared out with a lower-body injury on Saturday October 19th, and has been out ever since. Unfortunately he
Fantasy Hockey Advanced Analysis Saturday: Breaking Down the Blackhawks Penalty-Kill
It’s early in the season and overreactions are pouring in from fan bases across the National Hockey League. The best thing to do at this juncture is to look at actual game-tape since stats can be incredibly deceiving in such small sample sizes. Since today is “Special Teams Saturday”, we
NHL and Fantasy Hockey Morning Buzz: October 6th 2013
Good morning hockey fans! Saturday is the best day of the week, as there is usually plenty of action and last night there were 11 games! The Games: Boston Bruins 4 – 1 Detroit Red Wings The Scoop: The Boston Bruins played host to the Wings, fresh off a hard-fought
NHL & Fantasy Hockey Morning Buzz: October 2nd 2013
Good Morning hockey fans! Last night was the moment we have all been waiting for; opening night, and it didn’t disappoint. All three games went down to the wire and were settled by one-goal margins (if you don’t count Marian Hossa’ empty net goal for Chicago). Let’s begin by discussing
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 Hockey: Peaks and Valleys -This Is it
Congratulations! If you are reading this, you have made it to your league’s fantasy playoffs, or you are relegated to the consolation bracket and appreciate this column. I think the former is the more likely reason. Regardless of your reason, it is good to know that you are seeking advice.