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Fantasy hockey notes: Are the Ducks, Canucks, and Penguins for real?
Fun. Free. Easy. Create or join a league and play ESPN Fantasy Hockey! Sign up for free! So how about we focus on some good news, if just for a moment? Amidst all the worry and uncertainty, fun things are still happening during this (not yet paused) NHL campaign. Alex Ovechkin is scoring like a […]
Continue readingNFL Week 15 takeaways: What we learned, big questions for every game and future team outlooks
Week 15 of the 2021 NFL season will have different feel thanks to postponements because of a leaguewide COVID-19 outbreak. Raiders at Browns, originally scheduled for Saturday, has been moved to Monday (5 p.m. ET, NFL Network). Additionally, there will be two Tuesday games — Seahawks at Rams and Washington at Eagles — both at […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey waiver watch: Pay attention to these hot streaks
Jaden Schwartz, LW, Seattle Kraken (46.1%): Better (a little) late than never. Projected this preseason to serve as one of the expansion squad’s top producers, Schwartz stumbled out of the bench door with one assist in his first six contests. But since that sluggish start, the former Blues forward has resembled his old productive self […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings: Why you should be optimistic about Carter Hart
How individual goalies perform against the high-danger chances tends to fluctuate from season to season, but one thing we can look at with a smaller sample size is how many of these high-danger shots they are being subjected to. Fun. Free. Easy. Create or join a league and play ESPN Fantasy Hockey! Sign up for […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey draft guide: When to draft your goalies
As is usual, ESPN’s ideal fantasy goalie plays and wins most games, while allowing few goals on a good number of shots. The odd shutout serves as a nice bonus. If you draft those top-tier characters to start and/or diligently make proper adjustments throughout the season, you should remain in contention until campaign’s end. Fun. […]
Continue readingTop 300 ESPN fantasy hockey draft 2021-22 rankings
We weren’t kidding about that, by the way, as the 2021-22 NHL season features the debut of the NHL’s 32nd franchise, the Seattle Kraken. Whether you’re a seasoned drafting pro, putting together a league with your buddies, or trying it out for the first time, you can find our fantasy hockey draft rankings below. These […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey impact from 2021 NHL free agency
For a more comprehensive tour of free-agent signings and other transactions, check out ESPN’s full coverage here. And stay tuned for more in-depth fantasy content in the coming weeks. Philipp Grubauer, G, Seattle Kraken: Move over Chris Driedger, the Kraken have settled on another No. 1 netminder altogether. After backstopping the Avalanche to the second […]
Continue readingSeattle Kraken expansion draft protected lists, available players
The Seattle Kraken are joining the NHL for the 2021-22 season and will play in the Pacific Division. The front office and coaching staff have taken shape, and Climate Pledge Arena is on track to be ready, but the team needs players. The Kraken will select one player each from 30 NHL teams, as the […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Way too early rankings for 2021-22
No, there’s no reason to suspect a further spiralling of the planet into some Lovecraftian horror. It’s the Seattle Kraken that will wrap their tentacles around players and pull them into the Northwest. The Vegas Golden Knights get to skip this expansion draft, being relatively new to the league themselves. But that also offers a […]
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 […]
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