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Fantasy hockey dynasty ranks: What will the NHL look like in 2027
Well, we know their age. We also know what kind of production they have put up in the past. But beyond those two criteria, we don’t really know a whole lot. We can certainly guess a lot. In January 2018, ESPN asked me to do the first one of these dynasty rankings. While I didn’t […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Way too early 2022-23 rankings
To get the ball rolling on discussions for the fall, we present the way-too-early top 300 fantasy rankings. Connor McDavid, C, Edmonton Oilers Auston Matthews, C, Toronto Maple Leafs Leon Draisaitl, W, Edmonton Oilers Igor Shesterkin, G, New York Rangers Nikita Kucherov, W, Tampa Bay Lightning Andrei Vasilevskiy, G, Tampa Bay Lightning Kirill Kaprizov, W, […]
Continue readingDarren Helm’s late goal shocks St. Louis Blues, sends Colorado Avalanche to West finals for first time in 20 years
ST. LOUIS — Darren Helm’s goal with 5.6 seconds left in the third period gave the Colorado Avalanche a 3-2 win to eliminate the Blues in Game 6 on Friday night in St. Louis. The Avalanche advance to face the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference finals starting Tuesday night in Denver. It marks the […]
Continue reading2022 Stanley Cup playoffs: St. Louis Blues manage anger, keep faith after Jordan Binnington injury
St. Louis Blues center Brayden Schenn didn’t want to talk about Nazem Kadri. He didn’t want to talk about Blues goalie Jordan Binnington‘s collision with the Colorado Avalanche center that forced him out of Saturday’s Game 3, and eventually the entire series, with a lower-body injury. About the conjecture that followed the incident regarding Kadri’s […]
Continue readingSt. Louis Blues win third straight to complete series comeback, conquer Minnesota Wild in 6
Minnesota fell 5-1 in Game 6 of its first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against host St. Louis on Thursday, dropping the best-of-seven 4-2. The Blues advance for the first time since 2019, when they won the franchise’s first-ever Stanley Cup. They will face the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed Colorado Avalanche in the second round. […]
Continue readingJordan Binnington, thrilled to be back in net for ‘fun moments,’ boosts St. Louis Blues in Game 4
Prior to Sunday, Binnington’s last playoff win was on June 12, 2019, the day St. Louis won its first Stanley Cup by defeating the Boston Bruins in Game 7. Binnington then went 0-9 in the postseason, with a 4.20 goals-against average and a .875 save percentage. Ville Husso, who replaced Binnington as the Blues’ starter […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings: Championship week best pickups
If the Toronto Maple Leafs pull away from the Tampa Bay Lightning a little more over the next couple of games, they might be in a position to rest toward the end of the season. The Calgary Flames might be in a position soon where their seeding won’t change, but they still might need to […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings: The returns and debuts most important to their teams
Thankfully, however, most of the races are being kept tight enough that teams won’t be able to consider resting players for at least a couple of weeks. Even though the teams in the postseason in the Eastern Conference are all but officially settled, there is enough jostling for seeding left that teams likely won’t be […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings: Teams resting stars? Here’s who will get those starts
The Colorado Avalanche have a healthy 13-point lead on their current status as the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. Is that reason enough to consider Nazem Kadri’s upper-body injury a season-ending one? Perhaps he comes back to get his legs for a couple of games before the postseason, but perhaps the Avs hold […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: The “what have you done for me lately” rankings
With that final push in mind, let’s have a spin through the “what have you done for me lately?” file. This is looking at fantasy points per game (FPPG) for the past three weeks and cross-referencing with availability in fantasy leagues. Brock Nelson, C, New York Islanders (3.2 FPPG in past three weeks; available in […]
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