The year of the presumed back-up goaltender continues to be fun to watch as backups to backups are making their mark in fantasy hockey. In nearly two-thirds of the league, second and third string goalies are being asked to keep teams in games and the relevant part of the standings.

This past week in the National Hockey League saw two serious goaltender injuries surface. The first was Edmonton Oilers goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov, who left Sunday’s game against the Dallas Stars after suffering a concussion late in the game. Bryzgalov, who signed with the Oilers on a one-year deal, in an attempt to resurrect his

There are a number of teams in the NHL that have good-to-great goaltending situations with poor records. There are also a number of teams that have average to poor goaltending situations that have good or great records. It never ceases to amaze me how sports in general work in mysterious

We here at The Fantasy Fix shook things up with the goaltender rankings. With roughly one quarter of the NHL season in the books, it was time to take a good, longer look at how goalies were performing and whether or not this is what to expect going forward. If

There is a logjam forming in the top half of The Fantasy Fix’s goalie rankings, and owners should be happy about it. Aside from injuries and a rough week, the top 15 is the same. Craig Anderson’s neck injury is a concern, but not as much of a concern as

Sad news coming out of Denver this week, as Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov turned himself in to police Wednesday night after an alleged altercation with his girlfriend. A warrant was issued for his arrest, and Varlamov was released from custody Thursday. This situation is far from settled, but it

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

It appears as if goalies are going to be just fine with smaller pads. Very few of the NHL’s stud goalies are struggling in a way that would hurt your fantasy team in the short and long term. Two pleasant surprises, Semyon Varlamov and Ben Bishop, continue to climb are