Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comFeb 26, 2024, 12:00 PM ET
CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard.
We are still in the calm before the storm that will inevitably be the NHL’s trade deadline, as the schedule during the next 12 days will help confirm whether some teams are buyers or sellers.
Here at the start of Week 20 of the fantasy season, you may be at a similar crossroads. Well, perhaps in keeper or dynasty leagues. In those league types, you may have a similar feeling to some GMs trying to determine if it’s the season to push in your chips or perhaps cash some out.
Remember, in standard leagues, the fantasy season trade deadline is March 1.
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But in standard re-draft leagues, you have one goal: Win now. That doesn’t mean you should throw in the towel if you are sitting in last place. The fun is in trying to improve your standing by swinging for the fences in a trade or two. Even if you don’t end up winning, your league-mates will remember that time you bought Tage Thompson at his lowest before he went on a tear.
Hold it! That is not an actual prediction backed up by any information. In fact, Thompson has done the same this month as he has all season — which is perform below the lofty expectations we set prior to the campaign at your fantasy draft. He is just an example of the type of player you would target in a swing-for-the-fences type trade.
You want a player with a spectacular track record — and it doesn’t have to be an overly long one; just enough to have proof that the player has the ability to really pop off and make a difference. But you want them to be squarely in the doldrums, the longer the better. Thompson is just a great example because he was a top-10 fantasy player last…
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Author : Sean Allen
Publish date : 2024-02-26 16:49:07
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