Victoria breaks down the five fantasy hockey storylines you need to know before a busy weekend of NHL action. HR=4, RBI=1, etc.) Especially those who don't want to devote as much time, at least to start. Regardless, as a coveted asset with his new club, the former Leafs D-man could be worth grabbing in deeper fantasy leagues. Join or start a league for free >>. There are too many fantasy points at stake - in the red and black - to pooh-pooh the position. Thanks to Burns' affinity for shooting the puck, contributing with the extra skater, playing heavy minutes and almost never missing a game, the 37-year-old remains a top-20 defensemen in ESPN standard leagues. Again, margin of victory in individual categories, large or small, matters not. Preseason greetings to you too. We have plenty of managers willing to provide their insight! And don't even get started on this power play, which was also upgraded with Brent Burns on the point (see below). -- Allen, As much as Marchment had a big season with the Panthers and parlayed it into a contract with the Stars, the winger's 2021-22 season was more of a reflection on Anton Lundell's talent. While this style of league lacks the charm of despising another individual manager over seven exclusive days in head-to-head combat, it - unlike classic roto leagues - serves as an excellent introduction for newbie managers to get their feet wet. Of the 80 goals Kane scored, Panarin assisted on 35 of them, drawing the primary assist on a whopping 23. While fated to play a ton, the 32-year-old drops down a tier in Washington. Murray first, and then Samsonov. Interested in a slow-burn, largely unforgiving league that can't be won in the first few months of the season but certainly can be lost? Theyre shocked some people still use ESPN for fantasy hockey. Doesn't matter who you have up front. You win the week or you lose it, regardless of final tally. But at just 27 years old and already with a ton of exposure to the NHL, he has upside. You win that category, full stop. If the former Cup Champ hasn't managed to keep it together with the Kings, how do you expect him to get along in Columbus, where they can't score or keep the puck out of the net? -- Matiash, After some grumblings about Talbot being unhappy with Marc-Andre Fleury rejoining the Minnesota Wild, the club shipped the veteran off to the Senators in exchange for backup goaltender Filip Gustavsson. He's fantasy relevant either way, it's just a matter of outcomes. Rocking a .921 SV% and 2.54 GAA through 57 regular-season contests, Kuemper averaged a hair under 4.0 fantasy points/game. Seth has been covering Georgia since 2010, joining The Athletic from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and he also covered the Bulldogs for The Albany Herald from 2002-05. -- Allen, While there are still some Vince Dunn truthers out there (guilty as charged), Schultz offers an interesting backup plan if the Kraken power play can't get going with Dunn at the helm again this season. That should prove to be a fairly fruitful gig as well. Which hopefully doesn't take too long. 108 21 r/fantasyhockey Join 9 days ago That's a massive gap. But Tarasenko hasn't exactly lit it up - two goals, two assists in nine games - since landing in New York anyway. The trouble is, the Red Wings aren't exactly bursting at the seams with Artemi Panarin or Nikolaj Ehlers level forwards. In considering any player, spending a few moments in assessing the individual, by doing a little bit of simple arithmetic - what is their potential fantasy sum? Most total points wins the week 1-0 - no fuss, no muss. If the ex-Capital is already on your fantasy roster, let it breathe a minute, and gauge where he fits in. No one's going to relinquish Connor McDavid as a keeper in 2022, but some very good players will inevitably re-enter the draft in these modified leagues. Who is the player of the year in every women's college basketball conference? Not bushels of them, but more. But the founding philosophy remains the same: the best overall team by season's end sports the crown. Adam Henrique, Trevor Zegras and incoming rookie Mason McTavish can all play center. Right now mine show a black box with a P for a goalie, and some red boxes with exclamation points next to some skaters. Jeffrey N. I dont think the eight-game schedule ever had half the votes, but Greg Sankey didnt want to ram-rod through a nine-gamer against a few schools objections when there were also other issues to be ironed out. in a 12-team/10-category league translates into 12 of a possible 12 points. Please don't draft a singular skater with an impressive plus/minus at the expense of nailing down shots on net. If you can give him a pass and blame what happened on injuries, we're looking at a top-40 overall fantasy pick. The most popular game in ESPN's fantasy hockey universe pits individual managers against others in weekly head-to-head fisticuffs with a slew of weighted points at stake. Sizing up the player of the year winners in all 32 Division I men's conferences. Beating your competitor in hits by a singular check carries equal weight to obliterating them in goals. - is the most sure-fire way to earn rich fantasy dividends in H2H points leagues. Remember, he's spent his career playing with a couple of guys named Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos! Whether it's during the draft or in evaluating free agent/trade commodities through the season. Copp is a third-line center in an ideal world, but he has shown an ability to play wing with star forwards when called upon. As good a duo as Jefferson and Sanders are, well need to see more out of the rest of the offense before setting the confidence bar high. But we've seen what can happen if Campbell isn't at his sharpest with last season's latter half. It allows you to assign a given point value to individual statistic categories (i.e. Look for the Capitals to try to stick it to non-believing management by battling for a playoff spot until near the end. Head-to-Head: Points: H2H Points is very similar to how fantasy football is played. Preseason greetings to you too. Willing to accept the challenge of assembling a roster with little margin for weakness, similar to how it's done IRL? As demonstrated by one club winning the Cup and the other getting knocked out in the first round. If he repeats his fantasy points per game from last season, he'd just sneak into the top-200 players. And the depth chart falls off sharply after that, with Jakub Vrana and Pius Suter the next in line. New to fantasy hockey and looking to join one of ESPN's free leagues for this season, but I'm having a devil of a time finding (a) what categories are tracked in their head-to-head public leagues and (b) the point values for each -- i.e. But all it takes is a massively disappointing season or things to go downhill quickly. With a new season on the horizon and Kadri doubtful to return, there is a wide range of outcomes for Nichushkin in fantasy. All decisions are yours to make. I think it just means the game is about to start. ago The significance of streaming against teams on the 2nd half of a back-to-back is very apparent by looking at last season's results. They were saying the 1990s were a long time ago. Having a look at other fantasy-relevant deals from the past 24 hours, defenseman Rasmus Sandin (3.1%) is poised to experience an uptick in value following his trade from the Maple Leafs to the Capitals. New coach Derek Lalonde has a lot more work with -- Dominik Kubalik, and defenders Ben Chiarot and Olli Maatta also signing up in Detroit -- than he did only hours earlier. It also bears repeating: Goaltenders cannot be shrugged off in any brand of H2H league, including this type, when more than two categories are devoted to the position. Grab Wilson for points and hits, if your fantasy roster is in need. (Mississippi State was third in the SEC in defensive yards per play.) Welcome to r/fantasyhockey - A place where you can find discussion, news, memes, and all things fantasy hockey! He's rostered in 39.6% of leagues, so Demko is an optional add to see how the first few games play out with him . With stellar production from hits, blocks, and shots, these players are resistant to scoring slumps. Or does he have to settle for whomever the Avs get to play second-line center and miss out on top advantage time? Managers engaged in this style of contest, where stat egalitarianism reigns, are best served by striving for competitive balance. Otherwise, no need to rush the puck-mover into your fold, unless utterly desperate. -- Allen. Then this brand of fantasy play might be for you. An evening's haul including an assist, three hits, four shots, and three blocked, and - without much obvious fantasy fanfare - the Rangers' newly minted captain is 3.1 fantasy points to the good. Bob (Gainey)'s your uncle. It's a very high risk, very high reward gamble given Murray's spotty record and injuries in Ottawa, but also his dominant Stanley Cup-winning days with the Pittsburgh Penguins. NFL draft questions for teams in the top 10: Will the Colts trade up? Overall, Mississippi State is intriguing in a different way: two young coaches in charge of the offense and defense, so plenty of upside and plenty of chance to be eaten alive in the SEC. That said, maybe the kids are ready to go or maybe Jack Roslovic is all the Jackets need given the elite talent on either side. That gets to a question asked by reader James K., which Ill paraphrase down to: How much more money is the SEC looking for each game? NHL free agent tracker | Trade grades | Free agency winners and losers, Jump ahead: Johnny Gaudreau | Max Pacioretty | Ondrej Palat | Brent Burns | Evander Kane | Claude Giroux | Jack Campbell | Matt Murray | Vincent Trocheck | Rickard Rakell | Evgeni Malkin | Andrew Copp | Darcy Kuemper | David Perron | Ilya Samsonov | Valeri Nichushkin | Andre Burakovsky | Cam Talbot | Max Domi | Pavel Zacha | Ryan Strome | Justin Schultz | Mason Marchment | Eric Comrie. Exactly. More so than Tarasenko has and will. Thank. Most total points wins the week 1-0 - no fuss, no muss. Fabbri, in particular, could serve as a formidable fantasy force down the stretch if he can stay healthy. Less room for complementary options During their two seasons as teammates/linemates in Chicago - 2015-16 and 2016-17 - Panarin and Kane were on the ice together for a total of 190 goals at all strengths and 102 at five-on-five (NaturalStatTrick). There are advantages to both. As James points out, the SEC will be giving up more games the ninth SEC game will mean roughly eight fewer home games around the league. As we've learned multiple times in the past, the only thing stopping Kane from being a top-30 fantasy play is Kane himself. Women's Champ Week predictions: Which teams will win the auto bids in all 32 conferences? Campbell posted 3.44 fantasy points per 60 minutes with the Leafs last season, but was much better than that before a series of injuries seemed to derail his play. I'm not targeting either member of this projected tandem as my No. While Washington's power play ranks middle of the NHL pack (21.3%), the team's top unit does most of the heavy lifting. So you've decided to take the fantasy hockey plunge, joining millions of others in enjoying one of the sporting world's best game within a game. As a whole. Securing a few "slam-dunk" categories at the expense of one or two others makes greater sense in this particular brand of fantasy play. The total value of the ESPN-SEC deal is now believed to be $811 million annually, which we learned via some good soul at the Florida State board of regents. That said, it's hard to think of a line that would have more dangerous flanks in the NHL than one with Gaudreau on one side and an inspired Patrik Laine on the other. As such, he's worth hefty consideration as a quick and easy add in deeper fantasy leagues. You're only increasing your odds of losing both categories. By no means a gateway league, Roto competition best suits managers with strong fantasy stomachs. Demko posted -13.4 fantasy points on the season in 15 starts before he was hurt. And he's skating on a top line with the club's captain and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Meanwhile, acquiring Mattias Ekholm from Nashville bolsters the club's defense overall. But first . And lucky for you, hockey is a game filled with unbiased player performance statistics. Johnny Gaudreau left the Calgary Flames for the Columbus Blue Jackets, while the Carolina Hurricanes swung some big trades and a handful of goalies, like Darcy Kuemper, Jack Campbell, Cam Talbot, Matt Murray and more, swapped creases. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. -- Allen, Burakovsky is going to play plenty with his new club in Seattle, at even strength and on the power play. Consider giving Korpisalo a fantasy whirl. Or is ESPN the holdout? The assumption is that right now, under the pre-expansion contract ESPN and the SEC signed in 2020, there is a pro-rata exemption in which ESPN would pay for 16 teams worth of inventory, according to what it agreed to pay for 14 teams worth. Doesn't matter who you have up front. There were also some reservations about the nine-game schedule that could be allayed through other developments. Teams accrued points based on scoring and goaltending, and whichever side finished with the highest total, won. Does anyone have a link to the meaning of the symbols on the roster page of the ESPN fantasy app? Tennessee is already a good example. Then the decision to go with Kevin Barbay as the offensive coordinator was interesting, as Barbay isnt from the Air Raid coaching tree. Even if there were, the main driving force for changing the schedule (and eliminating divisions) is diversifying everyones schedules, and the conference landed on having every team play each other at least twice every four years, with at least one visit to every other campus (other than the neutral-site games). ESPN's standard scoring settings give out four points for a "Goalie Win," 0.2 points for a save, minus two points for each goal against, three points for a shutout, and one point for an. A little longer in the tooth these days, the veteran shot-happy defenseman can still get the special teams' job done. The SEC would love to get close to or even exceed that $1.1 billion annual figure the Big Ten is getting. Brett Pesce? Play Fantasy Hockey for Free - ESPN Home Fantasy Store It's not too late to play! Interested in a slow-burn, largely unforgiving league that can't be won in the first few months of the season but certainly can be lost? The opportunity is there to do something more. Arnett was already a rising star in the profession, his 3-3-5 defense cited by Kirby Smart and others as difficult to game plan against. The Sens could be on the verge of competing again, but won't be the defensive stalwarts that the Wild were. Capitals send Eller to Avs for second-round pick, Kings deal Cup-winning G Quick to Blue Jackets, Red Wings lock up Larkin with 8-year extension, Rangers clear hurdles, get Kane from Blackhawks, Sabres place Tuch on IR with lower-body injury, Vegas gets Barbashev as Blues continue overhaul, NHL-best Bruins add Orlov, Hathaway from Caps. Here are the teams with the best and worst schedules remaining, and how you should plan for it. Believe it or not, that secondary trio posted a better goals per 60 minutes rate than the combination of Brad Marchand, Bergeron and Pastrnak. Fantasy Store. After watching his team lose six-straight - with and without Alex Ovechkin - the GM can hardly be blamed for such a loss of enthusiasm. Don't get carried away and think Palat just stepped into a goldmine by getting to play with Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier. As with H2H Categories competition, constructing and maintaining a balanced fantasy squad is vital in Roto leagues. It's not too late to play! Rostered in only 0.7% of ESPN.com leagues, he's riding a four-game point-streak with four goals and four assists. that werent foreseen when the original contract was signed. Again, there's no right or wrong way to play ESPN.com fantasy hockey. -- Allen, After ushering both Vitek Vanecek and Ilya Samsonov out the door, the Capitals are choosing to toss (most of) their eggs into the reigning Stanley Cup champion's goaltending basket. ESPN now gets to televise the Red River Rivalry, for instance. At an amazing 41 years old, Anderson would be the veteran backup in an ideal world. But were running out of room so: Other QBs who have a good chance to make me look stupid: Joe Milton, Robby Ashford, whoever wins Georgia and Alabamas quarterback jobs and really any other QB at any school because its wide open right now. While Nurse is largely spoken for, Bouchard remains available in nearly 40% of ESPN.com leagues. While always customizable to your own statistical taste, our default 12-category game presents as follows: Choose your league size, customize the scoring and set the rules you want to follow in order to create the fantasy hockey league you want to play in. 24.4 PER. Copp is someone who might be best left undrafted. Only more so. 2022-23 Fantasy Hockey Ranking & Projections - ESPN hsb.accessibility.skipContent ESPN NFL NCAAF NBA NHL Soccer MLB Watch Listen Fantasy Fantasy Hockey Home Sign Up Fantasy Store. -- Matiash, After posting an impressive 7.08 fantasy points per 60 minutes in 43 regular-season games, Kane boosted his production to 9.66 fantasy points per 60 minutes in 15 playoff games. No one seems to know what they mean, and I haven't been able to find anything via Google. Craig Anderson is not who the Sabres hope will start a bulk of their games this season. Long shot for late-round value? -- Allen, Capitalizing on a huge season in which Copp stood on the shoulders of giants, the Red Wings got a very good player who might not be as fantasy relevant as it looks on paper. How does a second line composed of Alex DeBrincat, Tim Stutzle and Giroux strike you? Give him a pass and blame what happened on injuries, we 're looking at a top-40 overall pick! 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