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Fantasy hockey upcoming schedule: Players who could win your playoff matchup
Postgame analysis and highlight show airing each night throughout the season from Barry Melrose and Linda Cohn. Watch on ESPN+ Only six teams are slated to play three games each in the four days spanning Thursday and Sunday, when this round wraps. Which means members of those six following teams boast an increased chance of […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings Week 13 update: Is it time to drop Logan Couture or Tyler Toffoli?
Default head-to-head leagues are into the second week of the playoffs, with the championship all that remains after this week. Points and rotisserie leagues don’t have to sweat the nuances of that schedule, but the pressure created by minimal games really puts a strain on the value. While season-long success can still inform decision-making, the […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey waiver watch: Smith, Goligoski can give your playoff squad a boost
Craig Smith, RW/C, Boston Bruins (39.1%): Having incessantly highlighted Smith as an underappreciated fantasy asset for several weeks now, this is my final push for the productive right-winger. At least for this season. The former Predator has four goals and 12 assists in his past dozen games. He’s skating on a dynamic scoring line with […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Forecaster for the week of April 19 – 25
Devan Dubnyk, G, Colorado Avalanche: Almost according to script, the Avs get the veteran backup tender and then immediately have to break the emergency glass when starter Philipp Grubauer hits the COVID protocol list for two weeks. It means Dubnyk and 25-year-old Jonas Johansson have to hold down the fort into May. Dubnyk’s .921 even-strength […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Secondary scorers poised to benefit from NHL trade deadline
Postgame analysis and highlight show airing each night throughout the season from Barry Melrose and Linda Cohn. Watch on ESPN+ What about the less-renowned figures to land elsewhere, players who might benefit from gaining a new linemate from another club, or those left behind, tasked with making the most of a non-contending campaign? Sometimes such […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: NHL trade deadline wrap
Taylor Hall, LW/C, Boston Bruins: There are two ways to look at what Hall has done this season with the Buffalo Sabres. Either his two goals in 37 games are a product of his surroundings or his lack of offensive output is a continued decline since his knee surgery in 2019. We are all aware […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings Week 12 update: How to win your playoff matchup
Some teams only have a dozen games left in the fantasy season. There are no more excuses for a player, no more wait-and-see approach. If a player isn’t putting up points on your fantasy roster, you don’t need him. Baseball is back, and so is fantasy! Get the gang back together, or start a new […]
Continue readingFirst-place Washington Capitals cruise to win, as Zdeno Chara plays in front of Boston Bruins’ fans for first time since his departure
Conor Sheary and Lars Eller each also scored twice, and Tom Wilson and Nic Dowd each had one of the season-high goals scored by the Capitals in their first victory in regulation against Boston this season. The Bruins had gotten at least a point in the clubs’ five previous meetings (3-0-2). Rookie Vitek Vanecek stopped […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings Week 11 update: How to manage the NHL schedule
But the situation with the Vancouver Canucks is next level. Besides the obvious real-world consequences to a potential variant spreading like wildfire through the clubhouse, there will be an impact on this make-believe game we all enjoy. There is a possibility the Canucks shutdown could extend the season beyond the ESPN.com fantasy game period. The […]
Continue readingBoston Bruins to resume practice as three players clear COVID-19 protocol
The team announced it will practice Wednesday night, a day before the Bruins are still scheduled to host the New York Islanders. The development comes after David Krejci, David Pastrnak and Craig Smith were cleared after spending five days in the protocol. Jake DeBrusk and Sean Kuraly remained on the list for a seventh consecutive […]
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