David Petrie
I'm a Toronto Maple Leafs contributor for THW and a fantasy sports guru (hockey and football). I have a BBA and MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University and my day job is as a finance manager for a fortune 500 company. Feel free to reach out to me at davidapetrie@gmail.com
Author's Posts
Maple Leafs' Best Enforcer Is Its Power Play
October 6th, 2018 The Toronto Maple Leafs kicked off their season with a 3-2 overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens. The game was closer than expected and the Canadiens showed surprising speed en route to outshooting the Leafs 36-26. Unsurprisingly, the Leafs were also out-hit by the Canadiens 34-19. One hit, in particular, drew a reaction from the...
Fantasy Hockey Draft Rankings: Top 250
September 18th, 2018 The NHL regular season begins on Wednesday, Oct. 3, so if you play fantasy hockey, it's time to set your keepers and prepare for your draft. This article outlines the top 250 players for fantasy hockey to help you do just that. Fantasy hockey rankings are difficult to set, as leagues use different category settings. Some just have...
5 Worst Trades of the 2017-18 Season
September 17th, 2018 * originally published in June 2018 With the NHL Playoffs now complete the focus turns to next season and trades will pick up again. Some trades are win-win, the Seth Jones for Ryan Johansen deal is a good example, but plenty of trades become a significant loss for one side (eg. Taylor Hall for Adam Larsson or Tuukka Rask for Andrew...
Fantasy Hockey: Defencemen Rankings
August 8th, 2018 David Petrie’s rankings can be found on The Hockey Writers and will be up shortly on Fantasy Pros as well. Goalie rankings were posted earlier and a top 250 rankings will be posted later in August. These 2018-19 fantasy hockey defence rankings are based on standard Yahoo! league categories, including goals, assists, plus-minus,...
Fantasy Hockey: Goalie Rankings and Draft Strategy
July 27th, 2018 David Petrie's rankings can be found on The Hockey Writers and will be up shortly on Fantasy Pros as well. Defence rankings and a top 250 rankings will be posted in August. These 2018-19 fantasy hockey goalie rankings are based on standard categories, including wins, goals against average, save percentage and shutouts. Andrei...
Maple Leafs' Options to Upgrade Defence
July 7th, 2018 The Toronto Maple Leafs signed John Tavares to a seven-year, $77-million contract, vaulting them up to the top spot as the favourite to win the Stanley Cup next year. The Leafs now boast Tavares, Auston Matthews and Nazem Kadri at centre with Mitch Marner, William Nylander and Patrick Marleau on the wing, forming arguably the best...