Mark Barbour (@18sktrs, 18skaters.com) I like to fade defensemen in fantasy hockey drafts, much like I fade goalies (the “Zero-G” strategy popularized by Nate here at Apples & Ginos). In this article I will very briefly set out some data that shows why I like this strategy. Before getting into that, though, I’ll mention thatContinue reading “Thoughts On Drafting Defensemen”
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The Truth #22
Hello everyone and welcome in for another article. This is the twenty-second instalment of a weekly article I’ve been writing all season long in which I try to determine the truth about puzzling players. I pull suggestions for which players to write about for these articles from the Apples & Ginos community on Discord andContinue reading “The Truth #22”
Week 21: Busting The Moves
The Process O.k, so here’s the idea: use this space as an opportunity to look back at the fantasy hockey week and at the thinking behind the moves I made and the results. I’m not looking to get down on a statistical level because that’s not my wheelhouse. IPP, Corsi For, Expected Goals Per 60?Continue reading “Week 21: Busting The Moves”
More Playoff Streaming Suggestions
Mark Barbour (@18sktrs, 18skaters.com) In this week’s article I will once again suggest some streaming options based on recommendations made by the 18_SKATERS_BOT at 18skaters.com. I restricted last week’s streaming suggestions to skaters who were on a roster in less than 30% of Yahoo leagues. For this week’s article I’m going to cut that down toContinue reading “More Playoff Streaming Suggestions”
The Truth #21
Hello everyone and welcome in for another article. This is the twenty-first instalment of a weekly article I’ve been writing all season long in which I try to determine the truth about puzzling players. I pull suggestions for which players to write about for these articles from the Apples & Ginos community on Discord andContinue reading “The Truth #21”
Fairways and Greens
Fairways and Greens And just like that it’s Week 22. What? Are you kidding me. It was like a half an hour ago that I was whining about how I’m never drafting Evan Bouchard again as my first defensemen and now I’m racing to the waiver wire to see if it’s possible to pick himContinue reading “Fairways and Greens”
More Streaming Suggestions From A Robot
Mark Barbour (@18sktrs, 18skaters.com) It’s go time in fantasy hockey. The playoffs have arrived in most leagues and the only thing that matters is getting a W right now. With that in mind, this week’s article is going to be more “traditional” than most of my work here at Apples & Ginos. I’m simply going to offerContinue reading “More Streaming Suggestions From A Robot”
The Truth #20
Hello everyone and welcome in for another article. This is the twentieth instalment of a weekly article I’ve been writing all season long in which I try to determine the truth about puzzling players. I pull suggestions for which players to write about for these articles from the Apples & Ginos community on Discord andContinue reading “The Truth #20”
A Random Walk
This piece is all about what to do with your star player who isn’t performing as well as expected at this point in the season. Let me be clear here: I’m not talking about a star player who is having a bad year. If that’s been the case for a player on your team, you’veContinue reading “A Random Walk”
Potential IPP Rebounds
Mark Barbour (@18sktrs, 18skaters.com) In this article I’m going to look at skaters who have a high on-ice goals rate with a low individual points percentage (or “IPP”). In other words, I’m looking for skaters who were on the ice when lots of goals were scored but they received a point on a small percentageContinue reading “Potential IPP Rebounds”
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