Posts About "Fantasy Hockey Mailbag"
Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Landing Crosby, Zibanejad & Wingmen to the Stars
January 20th, 2017 With fantasy trade deadlines right around the corner, business has been picking up again for the Mailbag. Joshua Wong reached out, via email, for advice on this potential blockbuster: INCOMING = Sidney Crosby, Jake Allen and a defenceman (Dougie Hamilton, Ryan McDonagh, Mark Giordano, Keith Yandle or Duncan Keith) OUTGOING = Erik...
Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Trade Deadlines Fast Approaching
January 5th, 2017 It’s time to make a move. Most fantasy leagues are at, or just past, the midpoint of their regular season. That likely means the trade deadline is looming within the next month. There is usually a calm before the storm, but business should pick up soon, as the clock keeps ticking down. With keeper leagues, it is not unusual to see a...
Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Trades, Trades & More Trades
November 27th, 2016 'Tis the season for buying and selling. Well, mostly for buying in the Christmas spirit, but the selling applies to fantasy hockey — at least to keeper leagues, with the NHL season surpassing its quarter-mark. The majority of Mailbag questions over the last week have involved trading from a buyer or seller approach. Here are a few...
Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Gambling on Kings' Quick as Long-Term Gain
November 10th, 2016 Patrik Laine — more like Hatrik Laine. OK, I didn’t come up with that myself, it’s not original material, but how good is this kid? The Winnipeg Jets are very lucky to have Laine and so are all those fantasy owners who took a chance on him — myself included. The crazy thing is, had the draft lottery played out according to the...
Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Buying Low on Capitals
November 2nd, 2016 Braden Holtby was, hands down, the best fantasy hockey goaltender last season. He tied Martin Brodeur’s wins record and won the Vezina Trophy. So it’s surprising to hear that Holtby is being shopped early on this season in at least one fantasy league. Stefan Morrone, a Mailbag regular, was recently offered Holtby and faced a...
Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Blockbuster Trades Already Transpiring
October 26th, 2016 Sidney Crosby owners rejoice. He’s back, he sniped a goal in his first game, and the chase is on. He’s got some catching up to do in the scoring race, but Crosby is very capable of catching Connor McDavid and the rest of the league leaders. That list includes Richard Panik, which is telling that the season is still young, but some...
Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Setting Up the Season
October 13th, 2016 Man, talk about a tough start to the season for injuries. Fantasy owners are cringing with the likes of Sidney Crosby, Carey Price, Jack Eichel, Patrice Bergeron, Jonathan Huberdeau and Kyle Okposo, among others, on the sidelines for their teams’ openers. Fortunately, some of those players will be back sooner than later — including...
Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Matthews or Laine? Goalies to Target?
September 29th, 2016 With the NHL preseason underway, there are fantasy drafts happening every day now. That means plenty of questions for the Mailbag. And, not surprisingly, at this time of the year, many are curious about this season’s rookie class and which prospects to pick. The preseason can be misleading, especially early on, because teams aren’t...
Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Preparing Draft Plans, Rankings
September 15th, 2016 The Mailbag is back! It may not be a weekly column this season — perhaps biweekly or monthly — but I’ll once again be fielding your questions on all things fantasy hockey and doing my best to provide advice and insight that will help, not hinder your teams. I will also be keeping you in the loop on my leagues, which include two...
Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: McDavid Factor, Finnish Prospects and the Dreadful Veto
March 9th, 2016 Fantasy Hockey Mailbag is a weekly column, answering your questions on any and all topics related to fantasy hockey. No question is too big or too small, so if you want advice or feedback, just ask away in the comments below. So, it looks like I was wrong about Lee Stempniak. Despite the fact he was leading the New Jersey...
Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Adjusting Targets After Trade Deadline
March 2nd, 2016 Fantasy Hockey Mailbag is a weekly column, answering your questions every Tuesday (or sometimes Wednesday). No question is too big or too small, so if you want advice or feedback on any topic related to fantasy hockey, just ask away in the comments below. Fantasy leagues don’t always abide by the NHL trade deadline. Some...
Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: MacKinnon Becoming Trade Bait?
February 23rd, 2016 Fantasy Hockey Mailbag is a weekly column, answering your questions every Tuesday. No question is too big or too small, so if you want advice or feedback on any topic related to fantasy hockey, just ask away in the comments below. These are tense times for fantasy managers, just as they are for their real-life...
Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Dynamic Duos or Best Player Available?
February 17th, 2016 Fantasy Hockey Mailbag is a weekly column, answering your questions every Tuesday (or sometimes Wednesday). No question is too big or too small, so if you want advice or feedback on any topic related to fantasy hockey, just ask away in the comments below. Trades, trades and more trades — that’s all you ever talk about in the...
