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Nick Szeman’s Fantasy Hockey Top 250 Rankings

Nick Szeman’s Fantasy Hockey Top 250 RankingsFantasy Hockey Rankings are based on the following scoring settings: If you are looking for more than the Top 250 or leagues that include different stats such as Blocked Shots, Faceoff Wins for Skaters, or Saves and Goals Against for Goalies, then be sure to...

Fantasy Hockey 2025-26 – Nick Szeman’s ADPs to Avoid

Fantasy Hockey 2025-26 – Nick Szeman’s ADPs to AvoidDraft season is all about finding value, but just as important is avoiding landmines. Every year, a handful of players get pushed up draft boards by hype, name value, or recency bias, leaving fantasy managers paying a premium that doesn’t match the likely return. In...

Fantasy Hockey 2025-26 – Nick Szeman’s Sleepers

Fantasy Hockey 2025-26 – Nick Szeman’s SleepersEvery fantasy hockey champion needs an edge, and it often comes from unearthing late-round gems. These are the players flying under the radar: undervalued veterans, breakout candidates, and prospects poised to deliver more than their current ADP (Average Draft Position) suggests. All of the DailyFaceoff...

Fantasy Hockey 2025-26 – Nick Szeman’s Must-Draft Players

Fantasy Hockey 2025-26 – Nick Szeman’s Must-Draft PlayersFantasy hockey drafts are won and lost on the margins. Every manager knows the stars in the first couple of rounds, but the real difference-makers are often the players who provide value at the right draft slot. That’s what our MUST-DRAFT picks are all about:...

Fantasy Hockey 2024-25: Targeting Multi-Category Players Late in the Draft

Fantasy Hockey 2024-25: Targeting Multi-Category Players Late in the DraftWith more and more fantasy leagues opting to include hits, assigning the correct worth to a player can become difficult. Top-round shoe-ins and players poised to flirt with 100 points, like Jack Hughes (C, LW) and Artemi Panarin (LW), suddenly become less appealing when each...

Fantasy Hockey 2024-25: Using ‘Light Days’ to your advantage on Draft Day

Fantasy Hockey 2024-25: Using ‘Light Days’ to your advantage on Draft DayStreaming players each week is common practice in fantasy hockey. It allows you to maximize games played and gives you an advantage over your opponent. However, this tactic can also be used on draft day. Below, we explore how you can use team schedules to...

Fantasy Hockey Daily Goalie Rankings — 04/18/24

Fantasy Hockey Daily Goalie Rankings — 04/18/24Be sure to check out the latest NHL playoff odds with online sportsbook Betway. Trying to decide which goalies to start is a dilemma that Fantasy Hockey owners face every day. We here at DailyFaceoff try to make being a Fantasy Owner as easy as possible. The NEW...

Fantasy Hockey Daily Goalie Rankings — 04/17/24

Fantasy Hockey Daily Goalie Rankings — 04/17/24Be sure to check out the latest NHL playoff odds with online sportsbook Betway. Trying to decide which goalies to start is a dilemma that Fantasy Hockey owners face every day. We here at DailyFaceoff try to make being a Fantasy Owner as easy as possible. The NEW...

Fantasy Hockey Daily Goalie Rankings — 04/16/24

Fantasy Hockey Daily Goalie Rankings — 04/16/24Be sure to check out the latest NHL playoff odds with online sportsbook Betway. Trying to decide which goalies to start is a dilemma that Fantasy Hockey owners face every day. We here at DailyFaceoff try to make being a Fantasy Owner as easy as possible. The NEW...

Fantasy Hockey Daily Goalie Rankings — 04/15/24

Fantasy Hockey Daily Goalie Rankings — 04/15/24Be sure to check out the latest NHL playoff odds with online sportsbook Betway. Trying to decide which goalies to start is a dilemma that Fantasy Hockey owners face every day. We here at DailyFaceoff try to make being a Fantasy Owner as easy as possible. The NEW...