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Fantasy hockey rankings: The Erik Karlsson renaissance
The easier part of the equation is definitely identifying early movers and shakers whom you would like to add to your roster. But there are more early successes than there are obvious failures. Five or six games is not enough to cut bait on a potentially elite player. The trick is working the fringes. While […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings update: Kucherov, Pacioretty, Stone injury impact
Chief among them, concerns that Nikita Kucherov may be down for a while after suffering an injury on Saturday. In you remember, he famously missed the last fantasy season after hip surgery, returning in time for the postseason. Fun. Free. Easy. Create or join a league and play ESPN Fantasy Hockey! Sign up for free! […]
Continue readingBoston Bruins, Charlie McAvoy reach 8-year, $76M extension
The 23-year-old was due to be a restricted free agent after the season. McAvoy is in the final year of a three-year bridge deal that paid him $4.9 million annually and is now getting the biggest deal in Bruins franchise history. The $9.5 million average annual value on McAvoy’s deal is in line with the […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Power play opportunities to watch
The leader for the past three seasons for shorthanded points is Brad Marchand with 17 of them. Sebastian Aho is next with 13, Patrice Bergeron has 12 and Mika Zibanejad has 11. That information doesn’t help you for fantasy. Not only are the bonus points relatively inconsequential for the league leaders, but you may also […]
Continue readingFantasy Hockey’s most consistent players and why it matters
I give you this surreal scenario to make a point. In your standard rotisserie or points league, you are completely satisfied with this outcome. McDavid got you the points you pencilled him in for when you drafted him and they count just the same in one game as they do if he had spread them […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey dynasty rankings: The best players of 2026
As a reminder, these rankings stem from a spreadsheet that attempts to project the future fantasy production of all relevant players, including many that haven’t laced up skates in the NHL ever. The ranking is simply the product of adding up all the projected fantasy scoring by each player over the next five seasons. Players […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey season preview: What to look for when drafting defensemen
Only 12 defensemen earned more than 2.0 fantasy points per game in ESPN’s standard league this past season. One measly dozen. But then consider that 16 blueliners finished in ESPN’s Top-50 in total fantasy points. By no means is this a position to disregard. Fun. Free. Easy. Create or join a league and play ESPN […]
Continue readingHow to play, draft, and win your ESPN fantasy league like an expert
As the wisest of fantasy hockey sages will tell you, it’s much easier to lose a season-long league on draft day than it is to win one. A few ill-advised choices can torpedo your chances of fantasy victory right from the start. Not fun. Which makes that three-hour window on some random preseason evening all […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey season preview: Guide to centers
In all seriousness, I’ve done the number-crunching in previous iterations of this article and the fact is that there is no discernible difference in the statistics you will be drafting from your average center versus your average winger in most standard leagues. For the purposes of building your fantasy hockey team in default ESPN leagues, […]
Continue readingJesperi Kotkaniemi, 21, joins Carolina Hurricanes as Montreal Canadiens decline to match one-year, $6.1 million offer sheet
As a result, the 21-year-old forward will join the Hurricanes for at least this season, and Carolina will more than likely seek to sign the former first-round draft choice to a contract extension. Meanwhile, the Canadiens, who originally drafted Kotkaniemi, will receive two 2022 draft choices, one in each of the first and third rounds. […]
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