The playoffs are finally set, and with that comes the Stanley Cup Playoffs bracket.  For those of you that read the site, your loyalty is greatly appreciated.  I'm going to have a few posts next week where I look back at my preseason predictions and see what went right and wrong.  For now, I just wanted to put together a group for bracket predictions, so the link for that is below.  Best of luck to everyone that participates! https://bracketchallenge.nhl.com/en/leagues/40585 ..read more

It's safe to say that with his performance on Tuesday night, Nathan MacKinnon locked up his first Hart trophy.  MacKinnon had a hat trick on ten shots with an assist and two PIM against the Wild.  He's been clearly the #1 overall player in fantasy and will be ranked #2 for me going into next season.  I've had MacKinnon ranked there in the past, and I've received some push back for it.  Hell, I received some push back on having him #3 this season ahead of Draisaitl.  I also did for having Kucherov #5 when his ADP was lower, but sometimes, it pays to be stubbor ..read more

It's coming down to the wire with two weeks left in the regular season.  I'll give a quick rundown of things happening around the league that can help you on the margins.  As a reminder, check out the Playoff Manifesto for all of your streaming planning.  Additionally, for those of you in head to head leagues, remember that volume is key.  You should be maximizing all of your moves / starts every week to get as many games played as possible from your skaters.  If you plan right and get 5+ extra starts than your opponent does, it's much easier to overcome one of your gu ..read more

"Laf has had the big breakout this season, it just hasn’t been noticed because he doesn’t get real power play time."  And that's me quoting me from last week copying what Grey does!  Well, I think people have taken notice of Alexis Lafreniere after Saturday.  Lafreniere had three goals and two assists with four shots in the 8-5 win over the Coyotes, with Lafreniere finishing +4.  That brings him up to 25 goals and 27 assists while pushing towards three shots per game.  As discussed previously, the Rangers schedule is awful for the last two weeks in terms of f ..read more

In honor of Opening Day in baseball, Filip Forsberg continued an elite season with a 40/40 of his own.  Nashville is in the midst of their best run in franchise history with Forsberg leading the charge.  On Wednesday, they fell down 3-0 against the other wild card team in the West, the Golden Knights, before the Preds stormed back to win 5-4 in overtime.  Forsberg had a goal and two assists, scoring to make the game 4-3 Vegas, then assisting on the tying and winning goals.  That brings him to 40 goals and 41 assists and into being the 10th overall forward in fanta ..read more

Hello everyone. Welcome to the twenty-fourth edition of JOT This Down! This will be the final edition of the year. Thanks to everyone who read along all season. Best of luck as you close out your seasons, hopefully I was able to help some of you bring home a title! Week 24 (March 25th-31st)  *Vancouver plays 2 games on light days (Monday and Sunday ..read more

These tend to be longer posts, so I'm going to get it moving right away.  If you didn't see Part One focusing on light days for the rest of the season, you can do that here.  The numbers in parentheses next to each team show how many guys they have this week, then next, to the last week of the season.  Let's get to it! Boston Bruins (3,3,3,3,2) Not an ideal schedule for their top end players, or streaming for that matter.  They also have only one game on a light day, and even that is a night with four games, not one or two.  I would hold the obvious guys, but other tha ..read more

Hello everyone. Welcome to the twenty-third edition of JOT This Down! Keep the questions, comments, and concerns coming. I’ll be here all week to answer any and everything you may have ..read more

In the past, I have done what I call a "Playoff Manifesto" for those of you that play head to head fantasy hockey.  For the last 4-5 weeks of the regular season, which covers when fantasy playoffs take place, I do a thorough breakdown of the NHL schedule.  As a change from the past, I'm going to do this in three parts.  I used to do one massive post which was a bit of information overload, so I'm going to change it up.  Today, I'm going to cover all of the days that have five or less games taking place; what I like to call a light day.  These days are crucial because t ..read more

Hello everyone. Welcome to the twenty-second edition of JOT This Down! Keep the questions, comments, and concerns coming. I’ll be here all week to answer any and everything you may have. With the fantasy season dwindling, the slate is what matters most this time of year. Be sure to drop fringe players if they only play 2 games, and replace them with guys that will play 4 games ..read more