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Fantasy hockey drafts: High-stakes draft strategy
The National Fantasy Championship games hosted by Fanball are among the premier fantasy draft games in the industry, having some of the biggest buy-ins and best competition available in fantasy sports. Having hosted baseball (NFBC) and football (NFFC) games for the better part of the last 20 year, in recent years basketball (NFBKC) and hockey […]
Russell Prentice
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Fantasy sleeper candidates for the 2021 NHL season
Below, you’ll see a few fantasy hockey sleepers to consider for the 2020-21 NHL season. Sleeper is just another term for value. You can pretty much label anyone a sleeper as long as they present value on draft day. They can be a 16-year vet expected to bounce-back or a young player expected to breakout. […]
Chris Meaney
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Fantasy breakout candidates for the 2021 NHL season
Below are a few fantasy hockey breakout candidates for the 2021 NHL season. I tried to stay clear of rookies as even the weakest of seasons could be considered a breakout campaign with the lack of experience in the NHL. Some of the players listed are coming off a strong second half or an opportunity […]
Chris Meaney
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Fantasy bust candidates for the 2021 NHL season
Below are a few fantasy hockey busts for the 2020-21 NHL season. A lot of the players listed are coming off great seasons, which has resulted in a massive bump in ADP. It’s not that I don’t think they can be productive players again this year, but they’re all unlikely to return value. Brayden Point, […]
Chris Meaney
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Fantasy bounceback candidates for the 2021 NHL season
Below you’ll see a few fantasy hockey bounceback candidates for the 2020-21 season in the NHL. I tried to avoid players who missed time last season due to injury, but I couldn’t help myself when it came to Erik Karlsson. The drop of in ADP from last season to this season is too significant to […]
Chris Meaney
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Ranking the NHL offseason defensemen moves
Below is a list of defensemen who switched teams during the offseason and they are ranked in order of fantasy relevance. Some players won’t see their fantasy hockey value change at all on their new team, while others have seen an increase or decrease in their stock. The offseason in the NHL was the shortest […]
Chris Meaney
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Ranking the NHL offseason forward moves
Below is a list of forwards who switched teams and I've ranked them from a fantasy hockey perspective. Some players won’t see their value change at all on their new team, while others have seen an increase or decrease in their stock. The offseason in the NHL was the shortest and most unique in quite some […]
Chris Meaney
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Rankings the NHL offseason goalie moves
The offseason in the NHL was the shortest and most unique in quite some time, especially at the goalie position. There were several goalies who switched teams this season, including very capable backups. This season will be unlike any other with plenty of back-to-back games on the schedule so backups will be leaned on more […]
Chris Meaney
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NHL 2021 Season Preview: East Division
The NHL is back. Well, almost. The puck drops on the 2021 regular season Jan. 13 for a 56-game regular season where teams will compete only in their division until the league semifinals in the playoffs. The divisions have been realigned to accommodate travel issues between the USA and Canada. The new East Division looks […]
Russell Prentice
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NHL 2021 Season Preview: North Division
The NHL is back. Well, almost. The puck drops on the 2021 regular season Jan. 13 for a 56-game regular season where teams will compete only in their division until the league semifinals in the playoffs. The divisions have been realigned to accommodate travel issues between the USA and Canada. The new North Division should […]
Russell Prentice
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NHL 2021 Season Preview: West Division
The NHL is back. Well, almost. The puck drops on the 2021 regular season Jan. 13 for a 56-game regular season where teams will compete only in their division until the league semifinals in the playoffs. The divisions have been realigned to accommodate travel issues between the USA and Canada. The new West Division contains […]
Russell Prentice
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NHL 2021 Season Preview: Central Division
The NHL is back. Well, almost. The puck drops on the 2021 regular season Jan. 13 for a 56-game regular season where teams will compete only in their division until the league semifinals in the playoffs. The divisions have been realigned to accommodate travel issues between the USA and Canada, so the new Central Division […]
Russell Prentice
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NHL Showdown plays for Stars-Lightning Game 6
Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning gets underway Monday with the NHL DFS Showdown slate beginning at 8 p.m. ET. If you’re playing catchup on DFS hockey, check out the Basics of DFS Fantasy Hockey. For those of you new to the Showdown format at DraftKings, […]
Russell Prentice
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NHL Showdown plays for Stars-Lightning Game 5
Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning gets underway Saturday with the NHL DFS Showdown slate beginning at 8 p.m. ET. It’s almost like the NHL is saying “Let’s get this over,” as both teams played Friday night and it was the Lightning coming out on top […]
Chris Meaney
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NHL Showdown plays for Stars-Lightning Game 4
Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning gets underway Friday with the NHL DFS Showdown slate beginning at 8 p.m. ET. As Chris Meaney highlighted in Wednesday’s Game 3 writeup, Steven Stamkos was slated to possibly return from a seven-month layoff that followed surgery on a core […]
Russell Prentice
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NHL Showdown plays for Stars-Lightning Game 3
Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning gets underway Wednesday with the NHL DFS Showdown slate beginning at 8 p.m. ET. As of Wednesday afternoon, we’re still uncertain if Steven Stamkos will play his first NHL game since February. Lightning head coach Jon Cooper says their captain […]
Chris Meaney
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NHL Showdown plays for Stars-Lightning Game 2
Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning gets underway Monday with the NHL DFS Showdown slate beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET. The biggest storyline heading into Game 2 is the availability of Steven Stamkos, who is unlikely to suit up, but he sure is close to returning […]
Chris Meaney
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NHL Showdown plays for Stars-Lightning Game 1
Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning gets underway Saturday with the NHL DFS Showdown slate beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET. This is the first time two Sun Belt teams have faced off in the Finals and both are looking for their second Stanley Cup. Tampa won […]
Chris Meaney
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NHL Showdown plays for Islanders-Lightning Game 6
Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Islanders gets underway Thursday with the NHL DFS Showdown slate beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET. I said on Tuesday that Game 5 could’ve been the last game for the Islanders in the bubble and while that remains true in […]
Chris Meaney
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NHL Showdown plays for Islanders-Lightning Game 5
Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Islanders gets underway Tuesday with the NHL DFS Showdown slate beginning at 8 p.m. ET. This could be it for the Islanders, as the Lightning can punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup Finals with a win. They’d have […]
Chris Meaney
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NHL Showdown plays for Golden Knights-Stars Game 5
The Dallas Stars have pushed the Vegas Golden Knights to the brink with a 3-1 series lead with Game 5 on the NHL schedule Monday night. I was not a believer in the Stars entering the playoffs, but goalie Anton Khudobin has played great hockey and has Dallas one game away from the Stanley Cup […]
Russell Prentice
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NHL Showdown plays for Islanders-Lightning Game 4
Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Islanders gets underway Sunday with the NHL DFS Showdown slate beginning at 3 p.m. ET. The Islanders are very much alive thanks to Brock Nelson, who scored the winning goal late in Game 3 and now New York can […]
Chris Meaney
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NHL Showdown plays for Golden Knights-Stars Game 4
Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals is on the Saturday night NHL Playoff schedule with the Dallas Stars leading the Vegas Golden Knights two games to one. There has been a grand total of nine goals in the first three games of the series, five of which came in Game 3. Because we only […]
Russell Prentice
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NHL Showdown slate breakdown for New York/Tampa Bay Friday
Game 3 of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Islanders gets underway Friday, with the NHL DFS Showdown slate beginning at 8 p.m. ET. As expected, Game 2 was a much tighter contest despite the Lightning coming out on top yet again. The shot attempts at 5v5 […]
Chris Meaney
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NHL Showdown slate breakdown for Dallas/Las Vegas Thursday
While there may be a game in some other minor sport in Kansas City Thursday night, Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals is on the NHL playoff schedule with the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights even at one game apiece. The first two games of the series have been defensive affairs with a […]
Russell Prentice
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NHL Showdown slate breakdown for Tampa Bay/New York Wednesday
Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Islanders gets underway Wednesday with the NHL DFS Showdown slate beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Game 1 couldn’t have worked out better for us and hopefully you, as Yanni Gourde was in two of the three example lineups and […]
Chris Meaney
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NHL Showdown slate breakdown for Dallas/Las Vegas Tuesday
Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals is on the docket for Tuesday night with the Dallas Stars holding a 1-0 series lead over the Vegas Golden Knights after a 1-0 victory in Game 1. Because we only have a single game on the schedule, the Showdown tournaments are the primary options on the slate. […]
Russell Prentice
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NHL Showdown slate breakdown for Tampa Bay/New York Monday
The puck drops on the Eastern Conference playoffs at 8 p.m. ET Monday, and a DFS showdown comes along with it. While many have the Tampa Bay Lightning winning this series pretty easily, let me remind you that the New York Islanders have been one of the most impressive teams in the bubble and they […]
Chris Meaney
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Best hockey DFS plays for September 4
There are only two NHL games on the ice Friday , with the DraftKings and FanDuel DFS slates beginning at 4 p.m. ET. It’s difficult to separate yourself from the pack with only two games on the schedule. I’ve highlighted ways to do so below and you’ll find stacks, picks, values and NHL DFS strategy […]
Javi Prellezo
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Best hockey DFS plays for September 3
We’re back with two hockey games on the ice Thursday with the NHL DFS slate beginning at 7 p.m. ET. The Philadelphia Flyers were able to force a Game 6 in their series with the New York Islanders, as were the Vancouver Canucks in their series with the Vegas Golden Knights. We finally saw some […]
Chris Meaney
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Best hockey DFS plays for September 1
The NHL Conference Semifinals bring us a pair of potential close-out games on Tuesday and some DFS analysis to go along with them: New York Islanders vs. Philadelphia Flyers (NYI leads 3-1) – 7 p.m. ET Vancouver Canucks vs. Vegas Golden Knights (VGK leads 3-1) – 9:45 p.m. ET The Islanders look to close out […]
Russell Prentice
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Best hockey DFS plays for August 31
There are only two games on the ice Monday with the DraftKings and FanDuel NHL DFS slates beginning at 7 p.m. ET. It’s difficult to separate yourself from the pack with only two games on the schedule. I’ve highlighted ways to do so below and you’ll find stacks, picks, values and NHL DFS strategy that […]
Javi Prellezo