Not sure if my team got the memo, but: Uh, HELLO FELLAS. The season has started in case you were wondering. Can we get something going here? Like now. And enough with the it’s early cliches. Well, we’re just getting our legs under us, ya gotta be patient, the points will start coming… I mean,Continue reading “Week Two in Fantasy Hockey: Vent Sesh”
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Week One In Fantasy Hockey: Using My Imagination
Just so you know, it’s early Sunday night and my teams need Seth Jarvis to have his breakout season, tonight. Seriously. This one should take about 3-5 minutes. You can do this. O.k, then. Was that like the longest, most disjointed seven days ever?! And the entire time, I’m picturing Nate calmly helming the bridgeContinue reading “Week One In Fantasy Hockey: Using My Imagination”
Yahoo Mock Draft Series Episode 2: Safety First
This is the second in a series focusing on specific fantasy hockey drafting strategies, the outcomes, and what I learned as a result… blah, blah, blah…because something happened… FULL STOP. As mentioned ad nauseam (insert eye rolling emoji here), I’ve been playing fantasy hockey since 2007, but something changed last year, and perhaps more importantly,Continue reading “Yahoo Mock Draft Series Episode 2: Safety First”
Yahoo Mock Draft Series Episode 1: Zero G
This is the first of a series focusing on specific fantasy hockey drafting strategies, the outcomes, and what I learned as a result. Allegedly. Settings and Scoring: Other than “Roster Maximization,” knowing your individual league’s scoring settings is probably the most important thing to keep in mind during the fantasy hockey season. This is aContinue reading “Yahoo Mock Draft Series Episode 1: Zero G”
Top Ten Burning Questions in Fantasy Hockey for 2023-2024
1. Why does everyone hate Nickelback?…sorry, wrong list. Trusting the Process A few folks have asked about the writing process. In general, I’ll come up with a topic after conferring with Nate and or the other contributors. After that, it’s just about trying to establish some sort of starting point and seeing where that leads.Continue reading “Top Ten Burning Questions in Fantasy Hockey for 2023-2024”
10 Players I Was Right About in 2022-2023
Looking back at my fantasy hockey 2022-2023 draft results, suggests I’ve got some nerve writing this article. Fortunately the water is flowing rather rapidly under that troubled bridge. Ivan Provorov? Robert Thomas? Whadda ya kiddin’ me? I’d like to reiterate what I’ve been screaming about since I began writing for Apples and Ginos. Namely toContinue reading “10 Players I Was Right About in 2022-2023”
Ten Players Who Surprised Me in 2022-2023
(Yahoo Standard Points League pre and postseason rankings highlighted in parenthesis) As is the yoozh, or the yuzh…maybe it’s the uzhe? however you say it, I’m going to keep off the beaten path here. Additionally, I’m restricting this to players I either rostered at some point during last season (2022-2023) or who made my All-PainContinue reading “Ten Players Who Surprised Me in 2022-2023”
Top Ten Fantasy Breakout Players for 2022-2023
No filler here folks. We’re cutting right to the chase: Two requirements: 1. I rostered the player(s) in 2022-2023. 2. I will be targeting these players for 2023-2024. Let’s go: Connor McDavid, EDM- C: In a previous article, I called McDavid the most underrated overrated player in the NHL. After two years of rostering him,Continue reading “Top Ten Fantasy Breakout Players for 2022-2023”
Top 10 Fantasy Busts of 2022-2023
Dust of Snow The way a crow Shook down on me The dust of snow From a hemlock tree Has given my heart A change of mood And saved some part Of a day I had rued. –Robert Frost …if you’re reading this, you’re well on your way to not making the same mistakes IContinue reading “Top 10 Fantasy Busts of 2022-2023”
I Wake Up Screaming: 2022-2023 Fantasy Hockey Season Review
How to Write a Good Hook: Chapter 1 “Hook” the readers with an interesting quote, anecdote, statistic, or question For this piece, I’m going full-on Riddler: Who were my four most important players and or free agent pickups across my two teams for the 2022-2023 fantasy hockey season? …and then throw this at them: You’llContinue reading “I Wake Up Screaming: 2022-2023 Fantasy Hockey Season Review”
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