The Canucks' Kevin Bieksa is firing off shots at a career-best rate this season. With two games this week against porous defenses, he makes for a solid discount option on the blue line.
Evan Berofsky talks about some of the early season surprises that might fall back to earth, including the Blues' Jori Lehtera, who hasn't made it through the full grind of the NHL season.
Knowing when to jettison an unproductive player like the Preds' Seth Jones can often be the difference between winning and losing.
Gabriel Landeskog and the Avs qualify as one of the NHL's early disappointments. Is it possible that the offseason addition of Jarome Iginla has somehow made the team worse?
Antoine Vermette and the Coyotes not only have four games this week, but they have four the following week as well, as do the Canadiens.
His new home in Pittsburgh seems to suit Patric Hornqvist rather well - Dan Waldner and Mike Wilson explain why he's better than you think.
Being a successful NHL franchise and being a successful fantasy owner both require patience. In particular, judging how long to be patient with young players is a key in both games. Do you have the patience it takes to wait for a star to develop?
With a month of the 2014-15 NHL season now in the books, it’s time to take an early look at how some key trades made in the offseason are shaping up for the respective teams involved – from a fantasy perspective.
The Lightning's Anton Stralman is off to a great start and getting more power play time with Victor Hedman out.
Fleury gets a four-year extension and I play both sides of the argument on the Penguins-bump for forwards.
Taylor Hall's injury is just the latest in grim news coming from Edmonton. Paul Bruno writes about the Oilers troubles in this week's article.
Even the best goalies will have off-nights, as did Tuukka Rask last week. Darryl Houston Smith advises patience with your elite goalies - they'll bounce back.