The idea of regression is an important concept in any fantasy sport. As I wrote about in July, identifying regression candidates and avoiding the over-payment that comes with it is key to maximizing value on draft day. Regression is important in fantasy hockey among defensemen. If a defenseman goes from scoring 10 goals one season […]
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Gord Stellick, a well-know television and radio sport personality in Canada, was talking recently on the Sportsnet 360 television program ‘Tim and Sid” about how the Leafs will need to trade Dion Phaneuf by the trade deadline next year because of the expiring contract he’s on and the likely contract he’s due to receive. Being an
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Every year, I have a personal list of players I will generally completely avoid. This could be for a myriad of reasons: anticipated decline, trade to a lesser team, maybe a Stanley Cup finalist (between the late finish last year, a short off-season and the Olympics in February, it will be a jam-packed 430-ish days
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The Winnipeg Jets locked up two very important pieces to their franchise within the last week: Right Winger Blake Wheeler was signed to a 6-year deal with a cap hit of $5.6 million per season while defenseman Zach Bogosian got a 7-year deal with a cap hit of $5.142 million per season. The timing of these contracts
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Last week, I wrote about how a team’s possession rates probably won’t make a goalie’s stats much worse unless the goalie sucked to begin with (Steve Mason), but how a team’s penalty killing can affect just about any goaltender for better (James Reimer in 2013) or for worse (James Reimer from 2010-2012). There’s a concept
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On Thursday I wrote about how a team’s possession rates probably won’t make a goalie’s stats much worse unless the goalie was terrible to begin with (Steve Mason), but how a team’s penalty killing can affect just about any goaltender for better (James Reimer in 2013) or for worse (James Reimer from 2010-2012). There’s a
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How good a goaltender projects to be is a very precarious proposition. There are so many mitigating factors that play into how a goaltender performs at the NHL level that anyone who proclaims that they know a certain goaltender will be elite before they actually prove it over a large sample (there’s no real baseline, but
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In deals that vary in length, money and purpose, the Edmonton Oilers announced yesterday they would be re-signing 23-year0old center Sam Gagner to a 3-year deal that would give the Oilers an annual average cap hit of $4.8M or $14.4 million total. Last week, the Colorado Avalanche signed a cornerstone to their franchise in centre Matt Duchene to
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