Edmonton Oilers’ Nail Yakupov On Thin Ice and Trade Block
In June of 2012, the Edmonton Oilers chose Nail Yakupov with their third consecutive first overall draft pick. The Russian wunderkind was meant to lead the Oilers into a new golden age along with Taylor Hall and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. However, concerns about his effort and playing style have brought his future into question.
Fantasy Hockey: Final Average Draft Position Report
The fantasy hockey draft season is upon us, and Michael Clifford has been tracking ADPs of certain players. This is how situations have been shaking out.
Fantasy Hockey: All-Too-Early ADP Report
Part of the research process for any fantasy league is keeping track of ADP reports throughout the preseason. Who the is rising, who is falling and how players are being drafted relative to each other are all important pieces of information that can help us shape our draft strategy. Very recently, Yahoo! opened its Fantasy […]
Fantasy Hockey: Second-Year Players Are Talented But Risky
The excitement that surrounds rookie players in any fantasy sport is kind of surreal. The hope is always that “this guy will be the guy that explodes” and somehow you end up with a Top-10 player with a waiver wire pick-up or late-round pick. I have written about this before in passing and will get in […]