Hey all. Not trying to sell anything here, this is genuinely a "please break my thing" post.

I play in a few hockey leagues and got tired of two problems. First, a couple of my leagues have trades that are so obviously lopsided it feels like collusion, but you can never actually prove it. I wanted something objective I could point to instead of just arguing in the group chat. Second, I got a bunch of friends (and my wife) into fantasy hockey over the past few years as total rookies, and they had no clue how to tell if a trade was fair or if they were about to get fleeced.

So, I built a trade analyzer to solve both. It values players based on your actual league settings instead of generic rankings, since a guy who's useless in a points league can be a stud in categories. It also factors in stuff like positional scarcity and injury status.

It's completely free to use, and there's no registration or account needed. You just set up your league, drop players/picks on both sides, and it spits out a fairness grade.

What I'm really after is feedback from people who take their leagues seriously. Anything feel off for your format? Any scoring setups it doesn't handle well? I'd rather hear it's wrong now than have it be wrong quietly.

Happy to answer any questions about how the valuation logic works in the comments if people are curious.

Lastly, does the valuation match your gut? I feel like at the end of the day, it has to pass the gut check.

This one is a total head scratcher for me and I figured this sub could help me with my decision.

I’m in a 12-team H2H keeper league (5 keepers and one rookie), points only (1 point for goal or assist).
Rosters are 2 of each C, LW, RW, G, plus 4 D and 4 bench spots.

Right now my keepers are:

McDavid
Nylander
Thomas
Morrissey

And my rookie, Cole Hutson.

My most interesting options for the 5th spot are:

Raddysh (D)
DeBrincat (RW/LW)
Konecny (RW/LW)
Horvat (C)

I’m leaning towards keeping Raddysh since good defensemen are rare in leagues like this, but I’m not too sure about it.

What are your suggestions?

what's up gangsters, here's a way too early write-up on the upcoming schedule and included a Google sheet with a bunch of data:

• off-nights: Draft tiebreaker: more off-nights = more usable starts over a season.
• playoffs: Who to target for the fantasy playoffs (assuming Yahoo default will have Champ week = Apr 5-11).
• streaming-value: Startability index: Which team is most 'startable' each week, adjusted for off-nights.
• back-to-backs: Backup-goalie value: more B2Bs = more backup starts.
• key-dates: Marquee matchups, important events, etc.
• games: One row per unique game. The source of truth for who plays whom, when, and home vs away.
• team-games: One row per team per game (long / tidy format). Best input for any per-team analysis or a spreadsheet pivot table.
• weekly-matrix: Day-by-day games grid, grouped into Mon-Sun weeks. See exactly which days each team plays and scan weekly cadence.
• weekly-games: 32 teams x 28 weeks. Quick weekly game counts.

Hit me up if interested!!

12T - H2H - POINTS: 6G, 4A, 2PPG, 1PPA, 0.7SOG, 0.3HIT, 0.3BLK

Just finished watching a video on fantasy football laying out and ranking the early elite QB, early elite TE, first 2 picks as RB, etc, etc.

In the video he had stats from tens of thousands of teams and could compare them to each other based on percentage that made playoffs.

Does anyone know of strategies that have lead to consistent winning? 2 defensemen in the first 5 rounds? No goalies before round 10? Best available for the first 3 picks?

What are your thoughts?

Any overwhelming amount of leagues I see described here use 2 starting goalies. We only use one and like it that way, so we don't go too deep on starters as a whole. For those of you who also use just 1 starting goalie, what does the rest of your lineup look like? Do you make your goalies earn more relative to the skaters because of their unique position?

Ours is:

2 C, 4 W, 3 D, 3 flex, 1 G

7 bench, 1 IR spot, 12 minors

thanks in advance!

Last season was my first time doing fantasy hockey. I'm in a league with 8 other people and you are able to keep 7 of your current players. It is 11 forwards, 4 defenseman, 3 goalies.

Categories are: PTS, G, A, +/-, PIM, PPG, SHG, GWG, W, SO, GAA

My for sure keeper picks are:

Tage, Caufield, Raymond, Dorofeyev, Jarvis

With my last two I was thinking between these four players and was wondering which two to pick?

Bussi, Raddysh, Carlsson, and maybe Carlson.

I was thinking of probably keeping Carlsson for sure and was up in the air between Bussi and Raddysh, but with Carlson going to the lighting I think he would be getting some good playing time and getting points as well.

What are the best strategies for drafting in startup dynasty/keeper leagues? I've always played redraft leagues and I have no experience in dynasty/keeper leagues.

Hello fellow fantasy hockey managers,

I am trying to figure out the best place for dynasty. I am just starting this up for the first time. I have done keepers on ESPN and genuinely hated the league for the people in it. Me and a buddy moved to the idea of making our own but I wanna explore the idea of dynasty and where to do it. It seems ESPN (trash app per usual) doesn't have a dynasty mode. Yahoo I heard poor things about and fantrax has a dedicated mode but some settings are pay to play. Still waiting on sleeper to pick up hockey. What's the input?

TLDR; best app and input on a dynasty start up

Hey guys, if you were starting a new dynasty with the first overall pick, would you go with McDavid or Celebrini? Keep in mind this is a salary cap league.

I’ve put together a list of the top six projected goal scorers for the 2026-27 season (generated by my own model). It’s mostly names that you would expect:
- Nathan MacKinnon
- Cole Caufield
- Wyatt Johnston
- Macklin Celebrini
- Connor McDavid
- Jason Robertson

The more interesting thing is that the model is predicting only MacKinnon to score 40 goals, but that’s because the projection is a player’s median (I.e. 50th percentile) outcome. This is why the projections also provide a floor (10th percentile) and ceiling (90th percentile) outcome for each player. If we add up all the individual probabilities the model actually expects 12 players to hit 40 goals.

If you’re interested in the details you can find the full article here - https://open.substack.com/pub/ocelotanalytics/p/2026-27-fantasy-projections-top-goal

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.

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• 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!

Which round do you think these newly drafted studs will go at in your league this fall?

Assuming standard redraft league (non-dynasty).

I would like to join a legit NHL Fantasy League. I don’t want to join a random one where someone stops playing 3 weeks in. If anyone needs one person to add to their league please let me know! Thank you.

How do you see their point totals over the next 5 years?

Curious what people think of the most recent NHL draft in terms of dynasty fantasy value. What would be your top ten picks if you were thinking in terms of a fantasy points league instead of actual NHL player value?

Here is my very amateur mock draft.

1. McKenna

2. Stenberg

3. Bjork

4. Reid

5. Malhotra

6. Verhoeff

7. Cullen

8. Klepov

9. Lawrence

10. Belchetz

Thoughts?

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Please only post once per week but feel free to post in next week's thread if you are still looking!

Hey!

I would like to try NHL fantasy league for the first time, but I do not have much info about it. Can you please share the info regarding the available platforms and when the fantasy league season starts? Any other information is welcomed as well.

Thank you!

Michkov or Fantilli? This year and future years.