Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsThe final week is here! Hopefully you have won some fantasy hockey titles along the way. While two of our own, Bruce Hollingdrake and Fred Poulin fight it out for The Hockey Writers rotisserie league title, there are still some leagues I will be battling for glory. Then again, Mr. Hollingdrake has a double digit lead that seems to be ...
Sometimes there is quick and then there is not so quick. With a packed schedule, there were bound to be fantasy cringe worthy moments. It just seemed there were more than usual on Tuesday night. If you happened to own any of these goalies, we are sorry for your fantasy night but then again, sometimes ...
We were allowed to take a couple days off and look at what happened. Everything went crazy in the fantasy hockey world. There have been fantasy hockey duds and studs galore. Then, as always, the ugly often pops up unexpectedly. This week presented the first week of playoffs in some cases and the sting of ...
There sometimes has to be an intermission or a break from the vile fantasy performances of the evening. After all, the material can get old or stale. What would happen then? No one would read this of course. That wouldn’t look too good. I would lose face as a writer but worse, it means being ...
Twas the night before the NHL Trade Deadline and all through the fantasy hockey house, not a creature was stirring except for that inactive louse. No we are not going to start waxing poetic here. However, it is always a tough night for those who are not certain they will be traded, whether it is wanted or ...
This really has gone to the dogs and that is not a bad thing always. All we keep hearing is just how bad it is getting trying to navigate rosters full of red on people’s spreadsheets. The anger that owners exhibit this time of year borders on sheer lunacy. You never think of issues like ...
This is what it has come to. Yes, the fantasy best of each day, month, and year get lauded all the time but what about those who either disappoint us short or long term. What about those players? There are just some that just play like they are in the doghouse. The most agonizing thing ...
With nearly half the season gone by, it’s time to take a look at the impact some of the rookies have made this season. Here we will measure the top 12 rookies from a fantasy perspective. There are definitely a whole bunch of early season candidates for the Calder trophy, however when evaluating Fantasy ...
In the era of in-depth analysis, sabermetrics and advanced statistics, fantasy hockey managers are trying to find unique and more complicated ways to beat the opposition and win their fantasy drafts. A theory that emerged a few years ago on the Internet, most notably on Dobber, is that offensive forwards tend to breakout in their fourth ...
There are plenty of gems (owned in less than 30% in Yahoo leagues) out there just sitting in free agency in your league, and you’re getting impatient with an underachiever on your roster. Here are some names to keep in mind when your patience runs out. Jiri Tlusty (28%): With 9 points in 12 ...
