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Waiver watch: Final pickups and keeper strategy
It’s sweet because, if you are taking the time to read this, you are still playing for something. Whether it’s your fantasy championship or just pushing into a finishing position or winning out your consolation bracket in head-to-head, those are all noble goals and worthy of one final effort to set a winning lineup. But […]
Continue readingWeekend watch: Arvidsson, Drouin in scoring roles
The final weekend of the NHL’s regular season features five games Friday, 13 Saturday, and only four on Sunday. In these waning days of fantasy competition, the flexibility to activate players when most of the league is silent is more important than ever. After a couple of days off, the Hurricanes visit the Blues Friday […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Scoring forwards and goalie streamers
Pick the winners and crown your Stanley Cup champion! Create A Bracket The last time St. Louis and Chicago faced off, back in late December, the Blues beat the Blackhawks 7-5. Robert Thomas/Jordan Kyrou and Co. will need a similar result Wednesday if they’re to maintain any hope, however slender, of reaching the postseason. Tomas […]
Continue readingWeekend watch: Stadium Series preview and more
More Teams. More Games. Emily Kaplan analyzes what Jake Guentzel‘s upper-body injury means for the Penguins and Guentzel’s future in Pittsburgh. (0:34) All eyes on East Rutherford this weekend, as the NHL’s Stadium Series first pits the Philadelphia Flyers against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, before the New York Rangers and New York Islanders […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey all-stars: Panarin, Reinhart and the most valuable picks
As the NHL prepares to squarely step into our arena on Thursday with a draft for the All-Star Game teams, let’s take a moment to recognize the all-stars from our realm of fantasy hockey. We’ll do a similar approach to how the league manages things, by forcing one selection from each of the 32 franchises […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey injury updates: Pacioretty returns, Oettinger back soon
More Teams. More Games. Carter Verhaeghe nets goal vs. Golden Knights (0:40) After making his Washington Capitals debut against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, forward Max Pacioretty seemed less than fully satisfied with his first game in nearly a calendar year. “… At the end of the day it probably couldn’t get any worse […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, each team’s reason for hope
Beyond the rankings, this week we have identified a reason for hope for all 32 NHL fan bases — whether it’s a current player or group, or perhaps a savior to arrive via the 2024 draft. How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors each send in a 1-32 poll […]
Continue readingNHL season preview: Power Rankings, predictions, X factors
More Teams. More Games. Take a look back at some of the NHL’s greatest rookie debuts as we await Connor Bedard‘s first game with the Blackhawks. (1:33) Opening night of the 2023-24 NHL season is Tuesday, with a tripleheader of games on ESPN and ESPN+: Nashville Predators-Tampa Bay Lightning (5:30 p.m. ET), Chicago Blackhawks-Pittsburgh Penguins […]
Continue reading2023-24 Fantasy hockey top 300 player rankings
No surprises at the top, where a pair of star teammates in Edmonton lead fantasy forwards once again. Keep reading to see where postseason standouts in Matthew Tkachuk and Jake Oettinger sit, as well as much-hyped draft pick Connor Bedard. 1. Connor McDavid, C, Edm (C1) 2. Leon Draisaitl, C, Edm (C2) 3. Elias Pettersson, […]
Continue readingRest-of-season rankings: The most improved players
There isn’t anything special about the rankings here compared to every week, but that’s because these rest-of-season rankings aim to capture a snapshot of what a draft might be like every single week of the season. With that in mind, we are going to highlight some of the biggest swings in value since the puck […]
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