With the NFL season right around the corner, many fantasy managers haven't even begun to think about the upcoming NHL season... I'm not one of those people. I've been counting down the days until October - my favourite time of the year - and that's why Fake Teams has brought me on to pass on my fantasy hockey insight to you.
Throughout the month of September and the beginning of October, I will provide you with some of the tools that I will use in preparing my draft kit. Make no mistake, these are the same rankings, lists, and strategies that I use as a basis for my fantasy hockey leagues. Obviously context is everything and depending on the setup of your league, changes will have to be made. I can only write for the 'standard' or 'average' league setup, but this material should provide you a basis from which you can create a winning strategy and capture a coveted championship!
Below you will find the current schedule for our fantasy hockey preseason draft coverage:
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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September 1
Draft Kit Preview and Schedule
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2
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3
Hockey League Setup - Custom Features for the League Commissioner
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4
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5
Offseason Changes in the Fantasy Hockey Landscape
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8
Rankings - Centers Anchor your Team
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9
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10
Rankings - Left Wings are your X-Factor
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11
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12
Rankings - Right Wings Provide some Pop
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15
Rankings - Defensemen Win Matchups
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16
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17
Rankings - Goalkeepers are your Secret Weapon
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18
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19
Consolidated Rankings to Give you the Edge
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22
Breakouts - Forecasting the First Big Year can Pay HUGE Dividends
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24
Sleepers - Forgotten or Unfairly Discounted, they will Win your League
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26
Busts - Overvalued, they Cannot Possibly Return Value at their ADP
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29
Draft Strategy - It's Finally that Time...
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30
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October 1
Mock Draft - Snake Draft Analysis
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3
Mock Draft - Auction Draft Analysis
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6
Final Preseason Rankings - This is your Last Chance...
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NHL Regular Season Opener - The Day We've All Been Waiting For!
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This week, in week one, I just want to get everyone thinking about fantasy hockey again. I'll start with an article for the commissioners out their who want to set up their own league. I'll outline what I like and don't like about certain league types, settings, rosters, and stat categories so that you can decide what your perfect league setup is. After your league has been setup, I'll preview the upcoming season with the fantasy hockey landscape. I'll chat about the changes through the offseason, who went where, what new faces have entered the league, and how all of this will impact each of the teams in the 2014-15 season.
Weeks two and three are what most of you are the most interested in - the rankings. I'll review each position and provide tiers and rankings for each before consolidating them into one full comprehensive list.
Week four will provide you with additional information to make the best draft day selections. You'll find a list for the most likely players to breakout for the first time this year, who you can get on the cheap, and where the hype has simply gone too far.
Week five will concentrate on the second most important part of the year. Nothing is more important than playoff season, but your draft strategy is the blueprint to get you there and the draft is the mustang you're going to have to tame. I'll review draft strategies depending on league types and discuss some real mock draft results.
Week six will be short but sweet. I'll update my consolidated rankings list for any last minute changes to the fantasy hockey landscape before the NHL regular season starts a couple days later.
I'm excited to have the opportunity to provide you with a full draft kit package for the 2014-15 NHL season and I look forward to hearing all about your success stories and championships come April. I'm new to the twitterverse, but I'd love to hear your feedback and questions. Follow me on Twitter
@HockeyGauntlet for more of my thoughts and all of your fantasy hockey needs. #IsItOctoberYet
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