Archive | January, 2013
Early Buy-Low, Sell-High Candidates
In fantasy hockey there is nothing better than trading for a player when his value is low and then he starts to rip it up on your roster. It is so important in fantasy to get good value for you players, and there is no better time than at the start of the season to [...]
Continue reading...Starting Goalie Career Stats
28. January 2013
As many of you have noticed and commented on, we have stopped posting goaltenders career statistics versus their opponent when we confirm them. There are two very simple explanation for this: 1) Fantasy managers should not be using this information to decide who to sit/start. 2) If you do want this information, it can easily [...]
Continue reading...Who is For Real?
23. January 2013
Now that every team has played at least 2 games of this shortened season I think it is time to look at some of the players that have started strong. Obviously there are a lot of players who are playing well right now, but I can’t touch on all of them…. However I will try [...]
Continue reading...Hitting the Ground Running
15. January 2013
A lot of teams were worried at the start of camp whether or not some of their players would show up in shape or not. There are a lot of players that went overseas during the lockout, but at the same time there are a lot that didn’t. It just makes sense that the players [...]
Continue reading...Rookies That Could Have an Early Impact
13. January 2013
Rookies in fantasy drafts are always a hot commodity because no one knows how they’re going to produce. The problem is if you’re one of those guys who likes rookies, you don’t want to take them too early in case they don’t pan out. I’m going to highlight some of this years rookies that I [...]
Continue reading...DailyFaceoff Preseason Rankings Now Live!
12. January 2013
Welcome to the Daily Faceoff pre-season rankings. Rankings were particularly difficult this year due to the lack of information regarding lines, playing time, tracking how players were doing in Europe, and a variety of other factors. Please take these rankings with a grain of salt, and use our knowledge to supplement your own best judgement. Feel free [...]
Continue reading...If They Drop… You Should Pounce
11. January 2013
When it comes to drafting a good fantasy team obviously you want to get your hands on the big names like Crosby, Stamkos and Malkin. If you’re fortunate enough to land one of these All-Stars on your team, that’s a fantastic way to start your draft. However, the most important picks you’re going to [...]
Continue reading...Meet the AHL’s Second Leading Scorer – Justin Schultz
9. January 2013
When browsing the list of AHL scoring leaders, one likely encounters the names of many young guns that they expect to see: Eberle, Hall, Niederreiter, Schenn, Nyquist, Connolly etc… All of these players save Nyquist were first round picks, and all six have spent time in the NHL with varying levels of success. However, there [...]
Continue reading...We Know There is a Season, But We Don’t Know When
7. January 2013
We’re seeing conflicting reports of a season starting on January 19 and still reports that the January 15 start is not out of the question – Gary Bettman will announce those details soon. So, in the meantime, DailyFaceoff.com is ramping up to our regular season resources and content in order to be ready for the [...]
Continue reading...Top Candidates for an NHL CBA Buyout
2. January 2013
The latest proposal sent by the NHL to the NHLPA over the holiday break included among other concessions a contract length restriction, salary variances, and CBA length but it also included a provision where teams could buy out a player’s contract prior to the 2013-14 season in order to be compliant with the new salary [...]
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30. January 2013
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