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Fantasy 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 readingFantasy hockey one category stars
Fun. Free. Easy. Create or join a league and play ESPN Fantasy Hockey! Sign up for free! Apart from the league’s next-level trio – Auston Matthews and that elite pair in Edmonton – there are other premium goal-scoring assets who could actually be available slightly later in your fantasy draft. Consistently finishing in the Top-10 […]
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 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 readingRecent Michigan Wolverines addition DeVante’ Jones withdraws name from NBA draft
“I decided to withdraw from the NBA draft because there’s a stigma of the level I played at my three years at Coastal Carolina University,” Jones told ESPN. “Being able to transition to the Big Ten and play under Juwan Howard will be the perfect opportunity for me to showcase my abilities on a higher […]
Continue readingMichigan men’s basketball center Hunter Dickinson enters NBA draft; freshman to retain option of staying with Wolverines
Dickinson made the announcement on social media on Wednesday. Dickinson earned second-team All-America, Big Ten’s Freshman of the Year and all-conference honors last season. Dickinson, who is from Alexandria, Virginia, helped the Wolverines reach as high as No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25 and finish No. 4 after a 19-3 regular season. The […]
Continue readingConnor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers swept out of playoffs by Winnipeg Jets in 3OT game
Mark Scheifele scored twice, and Mason Appleton added a goal for the Jets, who eliminated the Oilers in the playoffs for the first time. It was the longest game in Winnipeg’s history. Connor Hellebuyck made 37 saves for Winnipeg, which will face the winner of the other North Division series between Toronto and Montreal. The […]
Continue reading2021 NBA draft: 104 seniors on NBA’s preliminary early-entry list
This “preliminary early-entry list” includes only college seniors, allowing NBA teams an extra two weeks to conduct due diligence on a group that would have been eligible to conduct workouts and interviews if not for the NCAA’s decision to grant all players an extra year of eligibility in October. The league office elected to take […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey playoff pool guide: Stars, sleepers, and busts
It’s a different game, without question. Managers must weigh an individual’s projected productivity with their respective team’s chances at surviving one round after another. Connor McDavid‘s proclivity for putting up points will only go so far if the Winnipeg Jets sweep the Edmonton Oilers in four (this won’t happen). Ideally, fantasy competitors want to invest […]
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