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Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyMar 14, 2024, 05:00 PM ET
CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010
It’s crunch time. With only five short weeks remaining in the NHL regular season, it’s more important than ever to take the “what-have-you-done-for-me-lately” approach to assembling your nightly fantasy lineup. A philosophy that applies even more heavily to the goaltending position, where a swing into negative integers for a single outing can broker the difference between weekly victory or defeat. So never mind reputation, prominence, or sparkling goaltending resumes of weeks, months, or seasons gone by. What only matters at this stage in re-draft leagues, is who’s getting the fantasy job done now.
Accordingly, if your current corps of fantasy goalies isn’t performing to satisfaction, here’s a look at several netminding figures on the apparent rise, other more popular characters who aren’t currently executing to expectation, along with a few attractive streaming options for managers in leagues that allow for such flexibility.
Note: All Goals Saved Above Average values are compliments of Evolving-Hockey.
On the rise
Casey DeSmith, Vancouver Canucks (Available in 90% of ESPN.com leagues): First of all, DeSmith is hardly at fault for Wednesday’s blown 3-0 lead to the Avalanche: the lack of group effort in the third deserving far more of the blame. Pitching a shutout through nearly two full periods, Vancouver’s No. 1-right-now gave his squad a solid chance to beat a red-hot Colorado side. Which is promising, considering he’s going to play a whole lot while Thatcher Demko remains out week-to-week.
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The Canucks are playoff-bound. Coach Rick Tocchet insists his skaters are super fond of DeSmith (and players are more willing to block shots in front of guys they like than not – his words)….
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Author : Victoria Matiash
Publish date : 2024-03-14 21:48:50
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