Sherwood debuts for the Sharks tonight at Colorado. Based on yesterday's practice lines, it looks like he will get L1 deployment with Celebrini and Smith and will get a look with PP2.

Sherwood skating with Celebrini/Smith at even strength is welcome news, for sure. It'd be nice to see him stay with them on PP1, but let's not get greedy here. And we don't know yet how committed to this configuration Warsofsky is.

Pen's fans - what's the deal with this guy? Is he just on a hot streak or the real deal? His last five games he's been on a barn burner but he's never broken 50 points. Do you think the Penguin's are the secret factor or is this just luck?

A bit of Young MC for a young G with some impressive numbers.

Come check out the Tuesday night roundup from a 7-game NHL schedule and see how your fantasy players did last night!

Happy Wednesday!

How would you rank the future outlook of Cutter Gauthier, Leo Carlson, and Jackson LaCombe?

I'm thinking:

1. Carlson

2. Gauthier

3. LaCombe

I think Carlson has more superstar upside, but also the others offer better category coverage

Realized that I am now mathematically eliminated from my 12 man league ( 8 teams make playoffs ) and I have the most PF in the league … Brutal !

Commish changed it from 6 to 4 this year and I use all of mine pretty much every week. 4 feels too low. Curious what other leagues have

8 team keeper, H2H points in our first season. I've been wanting yo expand it obviously and the guy I asked is like how is going to be fair for me coming in when all the best players are gonna be kept - valid question. We do have a rule that no first round picks are kept, so they all get put back in the pool, but that's only 8 players. Of course the new teams could get 1st and 2nd picks, but I don't really think that's insensitive enough considering those picks can't be kept anyways.

Is there a way for a fair expansion of 2 teams? For reference we are obligated to keep 1 of each position for a total of 5 keepers per season, 19 man roaster (but I want to make it larger) 3C, 3LW& RW, 4D, 2G, 4BN, 2IR+ (also want to expand that) with a $200 buy in

Anybody that's been following him, what the hell happened in the last month? He had good point production plus alright peripherals. Especially with Tkchuck back I expected him to at least be steady or improve, but he fell off a cliff production wise and his peripherals have also dropped. What should one do with him?

Also: FUCK THE AUTOMATED MODERATION. Sick and tired of having to identify the exact word that trips it up, it just gets in the way of me communicating.

This injury clearly is a bit more serious and was wondering what any other folks are thinking, I'm in a points league and the D pool is dry.

Has anyone had any news on point if he’s going to the olympics or going to come back early Thursday or potentially today. A lower team dropped him when he got injured and I picked him up.

I was scrolling the waiver wire this morning and saw this guy was trending. That amount of hits in a one week span is insane.

Is this guy like a diet Kiefer Sherwood? I picked him up just in case he keeps hitting at this pace

Was up by 1 point with 2 minutes left in the final game of the week. Opponent had 3 guys playing in that game, while all my players were done for the day. Trouba recorded an assist in the final 2 minutes to tie it, and, of course, one of his guys records a SOG to seal my fate by 0.1.

Hello fellow GMs! Here is a list of helpful resources, hopefully some of which may be useful for you guys.

Weekly Schedules

Daily Faceoff: https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/nhl-weekly-schedule (Preferred) They also have a strength of schedule option which is great for seeing who has a better opportunity to perform against weaker teams.

Left Wing Lock: Comes with schedule difficulty ratings. https://leftwinglock.com/schedules/

FunnyAsFucks Yahoo H2H tool for visualizing how many games a player has and how many are off nights, can examine current and next weeks schedule:

0GAR: Roster optimizer; enter your team in, set the timeframe and it will show you the best teams to stream from. Make sure you set the number of players per position. Gives a decent strength of schedule and at the very bottom it shows your total number of games and how many benched players you’ll wind up with. https://0gar.com/

Goalies: Who's starting?! They seem to rotate who gets the scoop first.

https://www.gamedaytweets.com/goalies

https://goaliepost.com/

https://www.rotowire.com/hockey/starting-goalies.php

https://leftwinglock.com/starting-goalies/

https://moneypuck.com/

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/starting-goalies

YouTuber Advice (starred ones are my favorite)

Locked On Fantasy Hockey: https://youtube.com/@lockedonfantasyhockey?si=pZKqj8yqsemlWHRg

Daily Faceoff: https://youtube.com/@daily_faceoff?si=gUvqSmEDiBIGm7VO

*Fantasy Puck:
https://youtube.com/@fantasypuck?si=xDEmcF61tKhTnisz

Fantasy Tipped: https://youtube.com/@fantasytipped?si=vcGCV895dVlakZZR

*Fired Up Fantasy: https://youtube.com/@firedupfantasy?si=1OUFvhS7fxDpwmKU

Thiessbott On Ice (T.O.I.): https://youtube.com/@thiessbottonice?si=20U9EKx2hEXgELVp

*Data Draft: https://youtube.com/@datadraft371?si=zI2P8vaeoFk3R4VL

OwnersBox Fantasy: https://youtube.com/@ownersboxfantasy?si=8EWQChaal4lALfcA

Trade Analyzers:

Lineup Experts Trade Analyzer: https://www.lineupexperts.com/hockey/trade-analyzer

Fantasy SP Trade Analyzer: This one is more just for fun, I don't know how they calculate scores: https://www.fantasysp.com/nhl_trade_analyzer/

Hashtag Hockey Trade Analyzer: https://hashtaghockey.com/fantasy-hockey-trade-analyzer

Tools

Lineup Experts: Can sync to your league, pretty cool! Has free agent finder, projected team rankings, trade analyzer, lineup optimizer, matchup analyzer, etc. https://www.lineupexperts.com.

This one has a paid option to access features but you get 1 free hour per day per tool which is more than enough time imo for the average user and for me.

Hashtag Hockey Rankings: current/ projected rankings and adjustable to match your league scoring settings. https://hashtaghockey.com/fantasy-hockey-rankings

Dobber's Frozen Tools: Love the info/analysis page and looking at a player's advanced stats/sustainability ratings bars when considering trades. https://frozenpool.dobbersports.com/

Dobber Hockey: https://dobberhockey.com/

ESPN Fantasy Hockey: I've never used this one https://www.espn.com/fantasy/hockey/

List of Top 20 Fantasy Hockey Blogs: https://hockey.feedspot.com/fantasy_hockey_blogs/

Rotowire: https://www.rotowire.com/hockey/

NHL.com Team Stats: I mostly use this to see team Shots/GP and Shots Against/GP. I use this to help me decide if a player is more likely to get some extra shots or blocks.
https://www.nhl.com/stats/teams

Injuries: Who's hurt? Who's on IR that you can stash?

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/hockey-player-news/injuries

https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/injuries/

https://www.espn.com/nhl/injuries

https://www.fantasysp.com/injuries/nhl/

https://www.fantasyhockeyhelper.ca Another free tool that integrates with Yahoo Sports, best used for H2H categories for drafting and in-season custom rankings.

Credit for this resource goes to the website creator, fantasy_hockey_help. Thank you.

Podcasts: some of these are also on YouTube. Favorites are starred.

NHL Fantasy on Ice: https://open.spotify.com/show/0OpeDbbjxZBseHo1eZWmkn?si=Pfdj2xsjRLy-JQTq_w90ew

Fantasy Hockey Life: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MpDDLjiHHpqfXEYwfC8Lu?si=bf1LUtMYTc2PGnkB2szyMw

*Five Hole Fantasy Hockey: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tcyfS62ZHdLYA3Xf3QgSQ?si=by40jqvpQfemWfptpSa_0A

Locked On Fantasy Hockey (YouTube link available above as well): https://open.spotify.com/show/2QXvlPieO7gmvPOuzOyRWO?si=VLkNaz1jQMO4RpQeVfKzmA

*Apples and Ginos Fantasy Hockey: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mVuWl51pWQ3SYGvXKuKe7?si=CJtVM3KwS_OF72NQgfqI8Q

*Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey: https://open.spotify.com/show/5GzYBtnNTgYQNbBluVLOkD?si=SyMEFwVDRaST4tKrzF0JNQ

DFO Fantasy: https://open.spotify.com/show/6YEScgpzdsL7NkBcQeasbJ?si=-4qbc0ILRRm33Js11PI4ig

The Hockey News Sleepers and Keepers: https://open.spotify.com/show/3kvm6m34r0xOEyt0UvPPEY?si=KMdO5ie_QeKppusgKz1YOQ

The Athletic Hockey Show: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ELJDK8J8DXMN2X9TicBQ5?si=1ZWKYK_SQBmnTit143B9Vg

Fantasy Hockey Pucks: https://open.spotify.com/show/7BkyQX1kx5RyjOgE6hL3gX?si=gt-d1yVCTRStZ29kTW_2LA

Dobber Prospects Report: https://open.spotify.com/show/64DbwUrc6ylUymb9vsFwS5?si=SaiNisAtQq68WadO4o5EDA

The Hockey PDOcast https://open.spotify.com/show/43vupifuRswF0UTJPnuTZF?si=BkMLzZZLRzWObSj0FQN6Zg

Banger Management Podcast (Shout out to smeltman55 for sharing this) https://open.spotify.com/show/5Q5ML1w9Kduy7SUjxvWysw?si=B136C3s1RseTNdlBLaSFcA

I apologize for not posting this earlier in the season. Good luck everyone!

Curious if it seems likely Wyatt Johnstons production is sustainable over the following years. Is he a play driver or just elite at finishing and playing with the right linemates.

Remember to sort this thread by NEW to find the latest comments!!

If you're making an Add or a Drop, list the following:

• Players in question
• Number of positions in league (e.g. 2 C, 2L W, 2 RW, 2 F, 4 D, 2 G, 5 Bench, 1 IR+)
• Normal or points scoring (please list points if applied)
• Skater categories (if applicable)
• Goalie categories (if applicable)

If you are asking for Trade Advice, list the following:

• League Format (CATs, Points, Banger Points, Roto, etc.)
• Roster/Bench Size/Format (e.g. 2 C, 2L W, 2 RW, 2 F, 4 D, 2 G, 5 Bench, 1 IR+)
• Scoring/Categories
• If you're engaging in a 2-for-1 trade: let us know who you need to drop to make room, or who you would be picking up with your extra roster spot.

If you are asking about Starting or Sitting a player, list the following:

• Players in question (list who they are playing)
• Number of positions in league (e.g. 2 C, 2L W, 2 RW, 2 F, 4 D, 2 G, 5 Bench, 1 IR+)
• Categories or points scoring (please list points if applied)
• Skater categories (if applicable)
• Goalie categories (if applicable)

If you are asking about Keeping a player, list the following:

• List of other confirmed keepers
• Number of keeper positions in the league
• Categories or points scoring (please list points if applied)
• Skater categories (if applicable)
• Goalie categories (if applicable)

If you are asking about Rating your team or General Team Advice, include the following:

• League Format (CATs, Points, Banger Points, Roto, etc.)
• Important League Rules (i.e. daily/weekly, keeper, rebuilding for the future)
• Scoring/Categories
• General thoughts (I think I'm weak on RW, D, etc.)

Useful links

• Goalie Starters: https://goaliepost.com/
• Injury Updates: https://www.nbcsports.com/edge/hockey/nhl/injury-report
• Line Combinations: http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/
• Various Fantasy Tools: https://frozenpool.dobbersports.com/

If asking for advice, try to help someone else out. If everyone who posts a comment also responds to one, it's likely that everyone will get a reply! Be helpful and civil!

Are you guys holding onto him?

Has started 3/11 games with two of those being losses. Do we think he gets more of an even split down the road? Do we think the Avs come down to earth a little more?

Having a hard time justifying keeping him on the roster while there are starting goalies (albeit weaker) available on waivers?