This year, we’ve decided to go with a bit of different coverage for the Daily Fantasy Hockey picks. For those that were around last year, remember the 2,000-3,000 word publications every day. It was a long, arduous task for both myself and the editors to go through on a daily basis. Even worse, it was a long, arduous task for the readers to go through. In reality, most people don’t have the time to read upwards of 4,000 words a day for DFS hockey, and that was made clear to me.
This year, we’re going to go with a “cheatsheet” style of daily preview.
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Everything will be assimilated in two categories: cash games (head-to-head and 50/50) and Guaranteed Prize Pools (GPPs). It should be easy to read, easy to follow, and should only take a couple of minutes to scan. It will help divide players by position, and by cost. Every position from every game won’t be reviewed, rather the focus will be on the absolute best plays possible. There will be thoughts at the end with regards to why certain players are chosen. I will also add in some “bargain bin” plays at the end of guys who are exceedingly cheap, and thus allows the DFSer to punt a roster spot and focus the salary cap elsewhere.
Players that will be in order of perceived value, by position, and there should be enough to mix-and-match for each type of game available on Draft Kings. Some positions might only have a few plays, some might have several. It all depends on the day, the matchups, and the price.
Remember: players are in order of value, not necessarily in cost. Just because Sidney Crosby is $8,000 one day doesn’t mean he’s a better value than Andrew Shaw at $4,000.
Cash Games
| Centre | Wing | Defense | Goalie |
| Kopitar (LAK) – $7400 | Nash (NYR) – $6700 | Doughty (LAK) – $4800 | Jones (LAK) – $7500 |
| Carter (LAK) – $6400 | Toffoli (LAK) – $4200 | McDonagh (NYR) – $5100 | Lundqvist (NYR) – $8500 |
| Kadri (TOR) – $4800 | Lupul (TOR) – $5500 | Gardiner (TOR) – $4100 | |
| Scheifele (WPG) – $4400 | Williams (LAK) – $4500 | ||
| Byfuglien (WPG) – $6300 |
Guaranteed Prize Pools/Tournaments
No GPP plays today on a two-game slate. Points of differentiation are minimal and that makes GPPs complete crapshoots (even more than they are).
Slim’s Pickins (bargain plays)
- Anthony Duclair (W-NYR, $2,500) – With Chris Kreider out of the lineup, it bumps all wingers up a little bit. Taking a shot on Duclair against a tired Leafs team could be a high profit play.
- Roman Polak (D-TOR, $2,600) – It would seem like the Rangers should be able to take control of the game tonight. I would expect Polak to have his fair share of blocked shots tonight, which could be a cheap way for him to reach value.
Good luck!
