2013 NHL Awards: XN’s Calder Trophy Nominees
The Calder Trophy is given every year to the player who is deemed “most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League”; that’s just an unnecessarily long way of saying the rookie of the year. To be eligible, a player must be under 26 years old by the middle of September […]
NHL Eastern Conference Playoff Preview
As a hockey fan, there is no time of year like when the NHL playoffs roll around. If you haven’t taken in some playoff games before, I strongly urge you to do so. The level of intensity is ratcheted up to ‘Maximum’ for every game, every period and every shift. Every player on each team […]
Fantasy Hockey Sleepers for Week 14 (Apr 22-28)
It’s fantasy hockey finals time and the trade deadline has come and passed you by, so it’s time to find some fantasy hockey sleepers. Here are five players owned in less than 30% of Yahoo leagues who can help your team: Bryan Little (26%): There are few players out there who are scoring points as regularly as […]
Fantasy Hockey Sleepers for Week 13 (Apr 15-21)
It’s fantasy hockey crunch time and the trade deadline has come and passed you by so it’s time to find some fantasy hockey sleepers. Here are five players owned in less than 30% 20% of Yahoo leagues who can help your team: Jussi Jokinen (15%): One team’s trash is another team’s treasure. Jokinen had fallen out […]
Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for April 10
The last time we made our FanDuel daily fantasy hockey picks we scored 28.30 points and were able to get in the money in our 50/50 tournaments. Twenty-eight points isn’t exactly earth shattering but it was enough to get the job done. There are only five games tonight and I’m going to lean on my […]
Fantasy Hockey Sleepers for Week 12 (Apr 8-14)
Each fantasy season is full of injuries and players that just don’t meet your expectations. Being able to adjust on the fly and find studs on your league’s waiver wire is critical in a short season. Here are five players owned in less than 30% of Yahoo leagues who can help your team: Patric Hornqvist (15%): […]
Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for April 5
If you’re still reading my daily NHL picks after my last lineup—thank you. Many of the picks actually panned out, but two picks relegated us to daily fantasy despair: Joey MacDonald (-1.2 points) and Jarome Iginla (zero points). A common daily fantasy strategy is to anchor your team with a stud goalie. If you have […]
Some Minor NHL Trade Deadline Deals Might Have Big Fantasy Impact
In case you haven’t seen them, I have been covering the movement for the NHL trade deadline. While most sites will want to chip in their two cents on “winners” and “losers” in these trades, I am more concerned with the fantasy hockey impact. If you want to read up, here they are: F Ryane […]