‘Line Change on the Fly’ is the feature where we re-rank our current player rankings. This edition ranks defensemen and their counterparts for the first time since the preseason. Feel free to go nuts in the comments. Good evening, fantasy hockey gamers. For the last couple of weeks we’ve heard clamoring over our current rankings. [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 31, 2011
By Alexander Monaghan Editor-in-chief Are there players that just drive you insane, fantasy hockey-wise? Whether it was hoping to get more than 44 games out of Pavol Demitra or taking Mario Lemieux too early after 2003, we at DailyFaceoff.com feel your pain. We’ve been there, and likely will go there again. In order to prevent [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Alexander Monaghan runs both NHLHotStove.com and Daily Faceoff. In fairness to both audiences, this short piece will run cross-promotionally. Stay tuned for additional coverage on the Stanley Cup Finals from both excellent writing staffs. Tonight, the Boston Bruins hoisted the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1972, turning Beantown back into a hockeytown. Bostonians [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 26, 2010
Knowing which players are consistently seeing time on their teams powerplay units is extremely beneficial to your fantasy hockey team, especially if your league counts powerplay points, a common stat in most league formats. Of course you can always browse through the our team lineups at DailyFaceoff, but we’ve decided to take it one step [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 22, 2010
There has to be a point where the New York Islanders pick up a win. Last night seemed like the perfect time to break out of their funk, facing an Atlanta Thrashers team that has picked up only 21 points in as many games. However, the Thrashers showed the Isles just how much better they [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 5, 2010
Offensive Corps: The Canucks lineup was full of overachieving fantasy performers, and if you won your league, there is a good chance you had one or more of these guys. Henrik Sedin topped the NHL with 112 points and 83 assists, making him arguably the steal of the season. He achieved these lofty numbers even [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, April 24, 2010
Matt is covering the forgettable 2009-10 fantasy campaigns, so I am going to look at some guys who really surpassed expectations this season and hopefully helped deliver your team a fantasy title. Steven Stamkos O-Rank: 89; Final Rank: 5 Stamkos ended the 2008-09 season strong, scoring 27 points in his final 30 games. He didn’t [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, November 21, 2009
We want you, our readers, to vote daily on the previous night’s Fantasy 3 Stars of the Night. Based on your votes, points will be assigned to the top 3 stars of the night and at the end of the season the 3 players with the most points will be delcared the DailyFaceoff Fantasy 3 [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 28, 2009
In Sporting News Salary Cap Hockey, you (the team owner) get an allotted bankroll and can then buy players to fill positions on their team (based on player values determined by Sporting News). A player’s value goes up (and down) during the season based on performance, thus increasing (decreasing) the amount of bankroll the owner [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, September 6, 2009
Vancouver Canucks 2008/09: 45-27-19 – 100 pts (1st in Northwest, 3rd in West) Arrived: Mikael Samuelsson (DET), Christian Ehrhoff (SJ), Brad Lukowich (SJ), Mathieu Schneider (MTL), Andrew Raycroft (COL) Departed: Mattias Ohlund (TB), Mats Sundin (UFA), Taylor Pyatt (PHX) While the Canucks did not match the craziness of last off-season, which included the Mats Sundin sweepstakes and [...]
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